Taoyuan Nights

Do you have an Apple Mac or an iPod? Then this may be useful if you ever need to get it repaired.

Although there are a number of Apple stores in Taiwan, most of them do not offer a repair service themselves. Instead, they will accept your damaged Mac or iPod, and post it off to a central repair depot.

If, like me, you instead prefer to take your electronic equipment directly to the people who will be fixing it (perhaps, because you want to explain the problem precisely to the guy that will be repairing it), then there is another nice alternative.

Data Express have just moved their service center from a hidden corner near Shuanglien MRT station, to a nice new easy-to-find place in K-Mall. K-Mall itself can be found directly across the road from Taipei Main Station, and next to the 2nd tallest building in Taipei - the Shin Kong Life Tower. Just walk into K-Mall, take the lift downstairs 1 level, and you will find Data Express’s repair center at the opposite end of the building, on the left hand side.

These guys have given me excellent service since I arrived in Taiwan. They speak great English; they fixed my laptop’s problems correctly and quickly in each case when I had minor problems; and they are super friendly.

I strongly recommend them if your Apple equipment needs servicing.