Anyone looking for a cheap screen replacement or a Windows crack will now have to travel to the far from convenient computer markets of Zhongguancun.
Not so. The 2nd floor of 258 Life Mall in Maizidian is still fully operational, with computer sellers, software installers (English or Chinese), and repairmen of both computers and phones. Not as large as ZGC of course, but still a lot more convenient. :)
Thanks for the tip! Easy to forget given it's so tucked away. Have you had personal experience of getting stuff fixed there? How was the quality/workmanship?
It really is quite the lesser-known location! Even after tbj wrote the artcile about it's closing and subsequent re-opening, there are still a lot of people who don't know about it. But yes, I've used the 2nd floor services a lot, both to buy 2nd hand hardware, install English software and get phones and computers repaired, and it's always been no problem at all.