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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 11812 reviews
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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
GeekSquadProtection-ADH PLAN DOESNT WORK
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not going to say to much only because still not resolved. Was told that the insurance/gsp-adh i purchased after being asked, on pin pad if i want.does not repair or replace Surface Go 3. The thing that gets me is i took the surface back less then 48hrs after making the purchase of gsp and surface go 3. Even store employees said it only repairs or replaces certain items, and was told if i dont do return i will end up losing more money. After speaking to geek squad at 800-433-5778 they said that the store is not telling me the the whole story th,the item is replaceable and to go back up to the store.After going back to the store was told by employees at the best buy location that the geeksquad call center is wrong,after asking to speak to the geeksquad supervisor they said they don't have one. Call geeksquad call center back and then was told to write informal 60 day dispute notice to a email for arbitration @bestbuy. If anyone that comes across this review and agree please give shout out and like thank you. I will keep this review updated.
This review is from 2-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Scam
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Incredibly disappointed. Purchased a protection plan for my cell phone, when I tried to use a year later was informed about the 160 dollar "service fee", which was in the small print of the receipt. Pay for a protection plan and then pay to fix the phone? What exactly am I paying for when I pay the cost of the protection plan? Well, I paid the service fee and when I received a replacement phone, it was not fully unlocked and as of this review have not been able to use it.
This review is from 3-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Architecture Students
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.DO NOT BUY THIS COMPUTER, Fellow architecture students. This is a terrible computer for significant software like Rhino 8. The vents vent at full speed, and they are also so loud that it's embarrassing to bring around. The computer battery does not last either. I bought this computer because I had the oldest version. It worked well and did not overheat or glitch as much as this computer. STAY AWAY!!!! NOT RELIABLE AT ALL!!!!
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
Not worth paying for more than one year.
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Read the fine print. If you pay for a 3 year plan and they have to replace your device they “fulfilled their obligation” and the protection does not roll over to the replacement device. That should be in bigger print. So I paid for 3 years and have to eat the extra money I paid. That is ridiculous. I could have paid for one if I would have know that.
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 3 out of 5 stars
DOES NOT COME WITH AniMe Matrix display
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I DO NOT TRUST GEEK SQUAD WE ASKED IF IT CAME WITH THE LED AniMe DISPLAY, THEY CLAIMED IT DID. My friend and I ordered the same laptop, however mine got lost in the mail. This laptop does not come with AniMe Matrix display.
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from GeekSquadSupport
Posted .We appreciate your feedback. It is critical that we receive candid feedback from our customers, to help ensure that we can grow and improve our services in the future. It looks like you felt that your experience didn’t live up to your expectations. We would love to talk over what happened and any next steps that might be available to you. Please give us a call at (800) GEEK-SQUAD or (800) 433-5778.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Broken Wifi Card, Weak Battery, and a Hot Mess
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I ran into several issues with this laptop. The first is the worst, and that was the Wifi card. I keep losing my internet connection every 2-3 minutes, and I can only fix it temporarily by going into the Network Settings and using the Windows troubleshooter. This cycle keeps on repeating though, making it virtually impossible to get any work or gaming done. The battery life is also lower than I had hoped. Even with casual use, and no gaming, it still drains somewhat fast. This laptop also tends to get very hot, as the fans will often turn on randomly, even with no gaming occurring. I also experienced many issues with Windows 11 on this laptop, but they may be attributed to Windows 11 only, so I'm not too sure. The laptop wouldn't turn on after sleeping though, and there would be frequent frame glitching. Overall, I've been very disappointed with this laptop, and even on sale, it wasn't worth it. I'll be returning this laptop and buying a different brand. 1. Battery life - It's not terrible, but it drains faster than I had hoped, even with just casual use. 2. Heat - This tends to get pretty hot, and the fans will turn on randomly sometimes, even when not running any games. 3. Wifi Card - I believe that my wifi card is most likely defective, as it keeps losing internet every 2-3 minutes, and I have to go into the network settings to get it fixed. This makes it virtually impossible to get any real work done, so I'll be returning this laptop and purchasing a different brand. Overall, I'd avoid this one
This review is from 3-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Scam
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.geek squad is actually a scam they said that they could fix my laptop, but they never could fix it doesn’t even deserve one star now my laptop doesn’t work right it keeps dying fast. I had to keep it plugged up.
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Buyer Beware of Refurbished Computers at Best Buy
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.When looking at new computers, was told by the sales person that "refurbished" computers were just ones returned by the customer and "refurbished" by the manufacturer and then resold with a full warranty. Ordered the Dell Latitude 7250 for $339.99 because it was the size we wanted. The computer seemed to work fine, but we had some issues with Microsoft account. Could not get a real person at Microsoft so tried to call Dell for technical support. Dell informed us using the service tag that the "warranty" was no longer valid since the computer serial number showed the computer was over 7 years old. We then noticed from the documentation that came with the computer that it was not refurbished by Dell but some 3rd party company who refurbishes computers and sells them thru Best Buy. It had a 1 year warranty thru that company but was still a 7+ year old computer for $339.99. Would never pay that much money for a computer that was over 7 years old. Feel this is deceptive of Best Buy to not disclose the age of the "refurbished" products.
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
I would recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Beware of Promises of Best Buy Sales Team
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Salesmen made big promises to me in June when I spent $5K on tv and sound system equipment which I paid for in full upon receipt of my first bill. Geek Squad has cancelled on me multiple times or just did not show up. Bethel Park PA store manager has been non-responsive to my email and telephone call. Covid as an excuse can be used only so many times. I still am waiting for my universal remote control to be programmed so that I can use my zone 2 sound system. Salesmen promised that Geek Squad would educate me with my systems. Salesmen will not answer my emails, texts, or telephone calls. The customer service representative at the corporate office took my report and said she would help me but that promise has failed as well. My next appointment is supposedly scheduled for the first week of January. Seven months is too long to wait for a fully operational sound system that has been paid for in full.
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 3 out of 5 stars
Sometimes beneficial, other times not.
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Never used it, which isn’t a bad thing…. Ultimately not worth it due to nothing happening.
This review is from 3-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
Service was not up to par
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I brought my computer in due to virus. Geek Squad downloaded all my data to my back up drive. After repair, they could not get the load the data back to the computer as my password would not work. They do not have the knowledge to retrieve my data from the backup drive, which is encrypted, so I lost all my photos and data.
This review is from 3-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Broke My Laptop Beyond Repair
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Bought a 2-year warranty. Near the last few months, my laptop had a very small loose hinge issue. All they had to do was fix the hinge. Instead they removed my SSD (and did not return it), broke the webcam and mic, went through my PERSONAL files, destroyed the speakers, and the final attempt to fix it they busted the screws so bad that it was no longer possible to reopen the laptop for repairs. The laptop was sent out 3 times. Each time more things were wrong when they returned it. This was a perfectly functioning gaming laptop with a loose hinge and they destroyed it. They then would not let me take my laptop and recredited the amount I paid not including the $200 spent on the warranty that I used to destroy my laptop. Definitely do NOT use them and dont bother wasting your money on a warranty.
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from GeekSquadSupport
Posted .Thank you for taking time out of your day to connect with us about this. It's always frustrating when a repair does not go as expected and communication falls through. We’d like to sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, delay, or burden you may have faced. We would love to talk over what happened and any next steps that might be available to you. Please give us a call at (800) GEEK-SQUAD or (800) 433-5778.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Waste of money and time
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought the three year protection for my laptop and a few months ago I went in for a repair. They got my information wrong and I didn’t hear anything for a month. Then after calling and finally getting ahold of someone they got the right information and finally sent it out for repair. Another month goes by and I still haven’t heard anything from them. I call them again and after hours of calling different numbers and waiting I finally got a hold of someone who told me that my laptop couldn’t be repaired. I went into the store after that and they gave me a $200 gift card after having paid nearly $900 for the laptop plus the protection. The employees were rude and never seemed to care. I’m a full time college student and this whole experience really didn’t help since classes are starting back up.
This review is from 3-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from GeekSquadSupport
Posted .Thank you for taking time out of your day to connect with us about this. It's always frustrating when an appointment does not go as expected and communication falls through. We’d like to sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, delay, or burden you may have faced. We would love to talk over what happened and any next steps that might be available to you. Please give us a call at (800) GEEK-SQUAD or (800) 433-5778.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Louie
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Placed a order on line for laptop on 12/20/2023 and the promised delivery date is 12/22/2023; nothing delivered on 12/22 and got a text message instead from BestBuy saying it is delayed and will be delivered between 12/23/2023 and 12/26/2023; again nothing delivered on 12/26/2023; called BestBuy customer service 18882378289 on 12/26/2023 and was told he will get an email response to me on the order status in 24 hours. In 24 hours, received nothing(no email, text or phone) from Best Buy. On 12/28/2023, called the customer service again, this time was told will get me feedback in 7 to 10 business days. I am speechless when I got that type of response. Is this the way Best Buy treating their Customers?
This review is from 3-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
Fair I Guess
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The agents were knowledgeable on the few things I consulted them on. I didnt use this service much dufing my 2 years.
This review is from 2-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Graphics card issues from the get go, will return
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Right off the bat, the laptop started freezing (I couldn't even complete the setup wizard), causing a restart with chkdsk. I ended up having to reinstall Windows, and the problems continued. Any time I try to use an application that substantially utilizes the dedicated GPU, the laptop seems to struggle during the switching between the integrated and dedicate graphics: the screen goes blank for a moment, application windows don't redraw correctly, sometimes Windows freezes, the keyboard and mouse are non-responsive and then they work again, and some other times it just freezes entirely and it either blue-screens, or I have to force-shut down. I researched solutions and tried uninstalling the AMD drivers, the NVidia drivers, did a clean reinstall, updated the BIOS to the latest, but the issues persist. Looks like AMD + RTX don't get along well at all. What a shame, I really liked this laptop on paper, but it won't work :(
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
I would recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
It Run SLOW
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Think twice before buying this please pass by it .
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
AMD CPU not compatible with Oculus Link
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It is currently very difficult or impossible to make this work with Oculus Link Beta because of the AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU. It will choose the AMD Integrated graphics and there's no option to switch what the Oculus software chooses. Tried many many things on the Oculus forums for hours. Very disappointed that it is VR compatible but not for all Headsets...
This review is from 1-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
Poor quality
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Returning asap. The quality of this laptop is so bad. They images look milky white on the screen. There is no crisp looking color/images. Aside from that that computer does what its supposed to do.
This review is from 3-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Adh coverage doesn’t cover all accidents.don’t get
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I paid $103.99 for 2 year adh after being sold on the fact that it covers anything on my tv while on a leasing program with progressive, only to be told that my tv falling from the wall as a freak of nature wouldn’t be covered. Yet the contract with progressive says that a fall from heights is covered. I’m so annoyed and have to purchase a tv where the black and white specifically states I’m covered. Don’t waste your time getting it on a television cause it’s bull.
This review is from 3-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection
No, I would not recommend this to a friend


