Alltech of Lomita Inc. in Lomita, CA Open now

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  August 13, 2020, by Phillip Thomas
  While replacing the screen on a Lenovo L530, a connector lifted off the WiFi card during removal. No biggie, there's plenty online but I decided to call Alltech to see if they had something in stock, since they were down the street and it'd save shipping time. On the first call, despite offering to give them the model name and part number of the WiFi card, they say they don't need it and to come in. Sure, I get it, they want to confirm it in-person. There, Camille gives me an Acer card, mentioning it should be fine. I brought the original card in so it could be matched, but was told it would work. Come to find out after installing it at home, that Lenovo has a white list of approved cards and won't boot up with third-party chips -- you'd think a computer repair store would know this, Lenovos are standard for business machines, but it's goofy and I get it. Second trip to the store, he brings me a different Intel WiFi card -- on the right track -- and he says it'll be fine. Turns out, nope -- No one at Alltech actually confirmed if this card worked with the L530. I call back, they promise to call me back with whether or not they can find one, and the business day ends with no solution. When I told them the model name, they were like "Ohhhhh, you have a Centrino.." I guess Camille didn't read the model name on the original WiFi card I brought him earlier in the day..? I'm back the next day, my third trip, having not heard back from either of them. I'm over it, this is why I usually buy things online, because I know what I'm ordering will work because I've done