Tech Medics Duluth

04/08/2026

This one hurts... 😳

Money saving Pro-tip: ​OLED laptops look fantastic, but replacing their paper-thin glass screens will cost you 2-3x more for parts💸.

Standard LCDs average $60-$150

This screen? $500 💸 Thats just for the part 🫣

If you're accident-prone or live in a hazard zone, save your wallet and stick to LCD.

​Pro-tip: Sweep your hand over the keyboard before slamming it shut. Don't be the person who shatters a $500 screen over a stray crumb 🫡

04/05/2026

Happy Easter everyone! Hope everyone has a great holiday. Just wanted to clarify for the record that this post from April 1st was in fact an AI generated farce (as was the followup comment showing water type pokemon extinguishing the blaze at the behest of the fire department), the shop is completely intact. Its crazy how convincing the technology has gotten, but yeah, just an edge-lord april fools post! 😝🙏 thank u tho to the people that expressed concern, apologies if i sparked any alarm

Well it was fun while it lasted. Those lithium ion batteries are no joke 🥸

04/01/2026

Well it was fun while it lasted. Those lithium ion batteries are no joke 🥸

04/25/2025

Well that was a very pleasant surprise today 🤗 thanks Phil!

04/01/2025

Cracked? Pringled? Don't sweat it, Tech Medics can have you back up and running in an hour!

03/25/2025

Shooting spiderwebs from your wrists makes u Spiderman. 🤩🕸️

Wearing spiderwebs on your wrist makes you sad. 😢

Don't be sad, let us fix it 🤝

Full-service repair on all your devices, call or message for a quote today! 🤙🥳

Tech Medics LLC (formerly iLF) is the Twin Ports most trusted provider for Smartphone and electronic

10/31/2024

This guy says it great, temperature extremes are NOT good for Li-Ion batteries. I see a lot of devices come in that are splitting apart, screens popping off, panels separating. Its literallly the battery acting as a balloon expanding in the device.Don't let it get too hot, and don't plug it in to charge it if it's too cold, and if your tech seems to be splitting itself apart from inside, stop by the shop, you probably need a new battery!

10/28/2024

Did you know we fix HDMI? If your port is mangled, bent pins, or just needs to he resoldered, Tech Medics has you covered. We do other ports/components too, all done in house, not outsourced. Call or stop by for details!

Tech Medics LLC (formerly iLF) is the Twin Ports most trusted provider for Smartphone and electronic

10/23/2024

Is your laptop splitting apart when you open it? If so, this is what is probably going on inside. One of the most common laptop issues is these rivets breaking out of the plastic leaving the hinge attached to nothing. No worries, it can be fixed in a few different ways:

A) replace the LCD lid entirely (expensive, good as new)

B) epoxy the rivets back in place (inexpensive, will never be as strong as original)

C) mad max steam punk awesomeness (inexpensive, better/stronger than the original, maybe a little funny looking)

Pictured is obviously option C, where the entire backplate is now supporting the hinge instead of just a tiny brass donut gently hugged by cheap plastic. This one only took a couple hours to complete.

How do you avoid this in the first place? Of course avoid impacts, but also remember the hinge is designed with a certain amount of inertia so that it can hold position. If you are whipping open the laptop and slapping it shut, the hinge will only move so fast and all that excess force is just wrestling the tiny brass donut from the grip of the cheap plastic. Open and close your laptop smoothly and gently.

TL;DR don't break your hinge. But if you do, call me, I got you 😉

08/28/2024

If you have a Li-battery powered device and you feel it's bulging or expanding, it's not your imagination 😳 sometimes they do this, like in this Surface Pro. On some devices the swelling can break other components as they deform so it's best not to let it progress this far. Miraculously this screen still appears functional though with all that tension it'll be like defusing a bomb getting that screen up. If you have a device that's having battery issues and appears to be expanding on the inside, stop in to the shop for an assessment or call/text (218)522-1893 and we can help get things back to normal before the problem balloons out of hand!

12/08/2023

One of the more fun jobs to do. This customer had priceless memories on this thumb drive and unfortunately snapped the port right off the board bringing half the solder pads with it 😨 Can't save the drive but with a little creativity and some .1mm jumper wires, we saved the data! 🫡🤗