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Just for the record what a thorough full service from me entails is
1) Breakdown laptop completely
2) Clean all case items and internal components from dust with static free wipes
3) Clean all ribbon cable connectors, inspect under magnification to ensure no broken creases
4) Remove all old thermal grease off of CPU/GPU N/S bridges
5) Seperate heat sink & fan, clean fins & blades, replace all new tape for component joins/wiring placements
6) Remove display bezel, full clean of display/trim
7) Blow out keyboard until all dust, hair, skin, items removed
8) Inspect all port items for wear/loose on the board. USB. DC jack, etc
9) Complete virus/malware removal with multiple cross layers of scanning
10) All OS updates completed
11) All chipset/GPU drivers upgraded
12) Firmware checks across all components
12) Bios check/flash if customer has agreed (a bad bios flash can brick a board, of course most new boards have a dual
bios in place to prevent this.
13) All exploitable items like java/flash upgraded
14) All old distribution files removed + typical disk cleanup procedures + update cleanup + autoruns cleaning + msconfig tuning.
15) Complete defraggmentation
16) Manufacture Hardware diagnostic scans + memtest + HD checks (usually quick method if hard drive is new and spin time power on hours are low)
17) Courtesy set of system backup DVD's I create.
18) Nice laymans document on what new softwares I have added and how to schedule them for mainetance..etc.
Yeah, that takes a lot longer than your 30 minute refurbish which is probably just slapping on some new thermal grease if you can get to the
heatsink easily enough through an access port and factory reseting it. Than slapping a for sale tag on it without any updates to it.
My customers get their shit back looking and feeling like its brand fucking new.....and they appreciate that and have no problem with my bills and what I charge...
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