Advance Office Machines

I’m giving this business five stars even though I didn’t actually use their services because Mr. Baranovsky was friendly, knowledgeable, and honest about the fact that my paper shredder wasn’t worth fixing. He could have taken his time doing that and charged me for it, but instead I was out of there in about 15 minutes with good advice about what kind of replacement to buy and how much was reasonable to spend. Very nice man running an old-​fashioned neighborhood service business — support him!

I spoke with Albert on the phone about my printer showing low inks and spending days trying to fix this including ordering factory authorized inks, everything. Youtube reset my printer attempts with two guys I tried to get to help. Nothing. Last chance: Epson or Albert! Mac guy told me about Albert. I go in and after a short diagnosis he switched out the ink cartridges and all the lights went off, printer is ready to go. You and I know he could have taken it in the back, kept it overnight, charged me $ 100 and said it was fixed. He is a straight up guy. I offered to pay something but he refused. I would not hesitate to take whatever business I could to him!
Thank you again, Albert

My Brother laser printer’s output wheels were spinning backward causing paper jams. I called AOMS and spoke with Mr. Baranovsky. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating, and had me bring in my printer that afternoon. He quoted me a reasonable price ($ 75.00) up front. After spending what I believe to be quite a while working on my machine, he called me to let me know that it was working and ready to be picked up, AND spent a half an hour with me on the phone explaining what he thought had gone wrong and how he though I might avoid the problem recurring. Excellent service from an experienced and honest individual. Highly recommend.

Albert (as in Einstein) was able to fix my old HP workhorse printer when others had tried & failed twice (and charged me more than Albert did nevertheless).
Originally trained as an elevator engineer, Albert lives & breathes engineering & design and does systematic & thorough analysis & troubleshooting for the products his customers bring him.
He moves things in & out very quickly… same day service for me, and fixed – really fixed – for the price of the diagnostic. He understands all the finest points of operation & explained everything to me; I only wish I had a doctor, car mechanic, and financial advisor as good as Albert. I am thrilled.
I now have his label on my printer & wouldn’t dream of ever going anywhere else.
Advance Office Machines was recommended to me by the impeccable Phil’s Electric. Albert answered my call immediately, was flexible & available, gave me a quote, and offered me pick-​up/​drop-​off service (!) which I did not use as his is a one-​man operation & it didn’t seem right to have him leave the shop.

My husband took our Canon printer to Advance Office Machines (since he broke it) as it serves us both in our home offices. The owner is very professional, fair and knowledgeable — he has like 25 years of experience, and we were very happy with the service. Definitely recommend for the price, quality and ease of being able to fix it right here in the city.

Excellent and friendly service. I had a Canon laser printer that died under warranty and took it to him as a factory-​authorized service facility. He quickly diagnosed the problem and said he could repair it, but that under the Canon warranty I had a choice of having him repair it or having Canon replace it by mail.
I told him that it would be my preference to get a replacement, and he was kind of enough to provide the phone number for Canon warranty service hotline and to wait as I called them so that he could verify the problem he diagnosed if that was required. (Canon was easy to deal with, verification was not required and they quickly arranged for a replacement.)
His kind and helpful approach made the process easier and made me feel better about Canon products.
A note you might find helpful: Mr Baranovsky seems to be a one-​man operation, and does site repairs as well as drop-​off repairs (Canon covers only drop-​off repairs, which is understandable for low cost products). I suggest you call him to make sure he will be in his shop when you arrive, instead of out doing an on-​site repair elsewhere. His number is 415−668−9088.
Summary: nice guy, very cooperative, and had 40 years experience in printer repairs. How can you beat that?

I was having problems with a shredder and took it in for a tune up. Mr Baranovsky was thoughtful, focused and prompt in explaining what needed to be done and why.
He also explained to me aspects of the interrelated set up of my computer and printer, giving the information in a logical and thoughtful way that I had not heard from anyone previously in similar tech encounters. Although his work seems to focus on peripherals like my shredder, his understanding of how an entire tech set-​up must work together is refreshing and provides the big picture of how it all fits together. Too many techies are not wired that way, leaving the customer rather bewildered (been there, elsewhere).
The shredder was fixed promptly, and all is well. Ah, if only all encounters with the techno-​world were so helpful and useful!
And PS, the shop is on the north side of Geary, and just around the corner from the shop is meter-​free parking on a residential section of 14^th Avenue.

I have been in business for over 27 years. I have an older IBM Selectric II that I love, but due to age, it was not functioning anymore. I searched for many places to fix it, but they had either retired or would not touch it.
I met a very knowledgeable and helpful owner, Albert, who not only was able to fix it, but schooled me on how to best maintain it so it will last forever.
I have worked with many vendors to repair other machines in our office, but Albert was not only the most helpful, but did a great job at a reasonable price.
For business owners like me for over 27 years, I definitely would recommend him for any warranty repair or office machine repair.

Wonderful people to work with. I brought my poor dead printer over to them and Albert had it fixed within the day. The prices are great and I’m a huge fan of local businesses. Definitely, definitely, definitely recommend them.