For intermediate programmers they are recommending a terrible book full of fake reviews by a scammy author (I purchased the book earlier in the year and returned it). Were any of these recommendations vetted?
All these companies provide bad service 3x the cost of local mom and pop shops. Whether its office max, geek squad, ups, fed ex, they provide inferior service and quality of repair for an inflated price. Shame on OEM's like Toshiba for not servicing their own equipment.