Eric Crispen

This local community has meant everything to us, and we're truly grateful for every customer who's trusted us with their tech over the years. If you feel like we've earned it, we'd love your vote in this year's Best of the Best... it only takes a second.

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Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.

RIP budget PCs?

Analyst firm Gartner is sounding the alarm: sub-$500 PCs could be gone by 2028, and the culprit is the AI-driven memory crisis.

Here's what's happening:
- DRAM & SSD prices are expected to surge 130% by end of 2026
- Memory will jump from 16% → 23% of a PC's total build cost
- That makes cheap, low-margin laptops financially nonviable for manufacturers
- Global PC shipments are already forecast to drop 10.4% in 2026, the steepest decline in over a decade

Translation: The $250–$500 PC you'd buy for a kid's schoolwork or a spare home computer? It may not exist in a few years.

Gartner analyst Ranjit Atwal put it bluntly: "This sharp increase removes vendors' ability to absorb costs, making low-margin entry-level laptops nonviable."

The irony? AI is eating the very market it was supposed to expand.

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Sources:
- Gartner (official release): https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-02-26-gartner-says-surging-memory-costs-will-reduce-global-pc-and-smartphone-shipments-in-2026
- Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/rising-memory-prices-pile-more-strain-on-consumer-pc-market
- TechSpot: https://www.techspot.com/news/111524-gartner-sub-500-entry-level-pcs-could-disappear.html
- PC Gamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/top-analyst-firm-gartner-predicts-the-sub-usd500-entry-level-pc-segment-will-disappear-by-2028-along-with-worldwide-pc-shipment-decline-of-10-4-percent-in-2026/

𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬!

Even elves deserve breaks, and these elves would definitely like to spend the holidays with their families too.

With that said, here are our hours for the next two weeks!
Mon-Tues: Open 10am-4pm
Wed-Fri: Closed

𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺-𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 10𝘢𝘮-4𝘱𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 5𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘵 10𝘢𝘮.

𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬!
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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 & 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫
𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐈𝐧-𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭.

Residential, Home Office, and Small Office IT Services - including everything from single break/fix computer repair services to full remote administrative IT solutions.

Screen Replacements, Data Recovery, Virus & Malware Removal, Clean-Ups, Tune-Ups, Apple & PC Hardware Upgrades, Windows & macOS Installs, WiFi, Modems, Routers, Game Console Repair (Nintendo, XBOX, PlayStation), Custom PC Builds, and much more.

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 - 𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱, 𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞
𝟑𝟎+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝
Eric Crispen
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100 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘥
𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘍𝘓 33570
𝟖𝟏𝟑.𝟔𝟎𝟑.𝟕𝟏𝟖𝟗

STEM toys these days are on a whole different level. Kits like this let kids tinker, problem-solve, and actually learn while they play. If I’d had anything like this as a kid, I probably would’ve taken apart fewer radios and VCRs just to see how they worked.

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Looking for other STEM or Computer related gift ideas?
Give us a DM and let's discuss. :)

Sphero Bolt+: Coding & AI Learning Robot – Program with Draw, Blocks, Python & Javascript – Animated LCD Display – Ages 8+ – Durable, Qi Charging, Waterproof Students from grades 3–10 can program Sphero BOLT+ to explore STEM concepts, develop AI literacy through computer science, create interactive stories, and design solutions to real-world challenges—just like engineers, artists, or scientists. Whether they're graphing a math race, coding a poem, o...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭!

Are you looking to refurbish or upgrade current or older hardware for yourself or a loved one?
Are you looking to purchase new hardware, and don't know where to start?
Do you need help getting old data moved to your new computer, or need help with a fresh set up?

𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐞'𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩!

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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 & 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫
𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐈𝐧-𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭.

Residential, Home Office, and Small Office IT Services - including everything from single break/fix computer repair services to full remote administrative IT solutions.

Screen Replacements, Data Recovery, Virus & Malware Removal, Clean-Ups, Tune-Ups, Apple & PC Hardware Upgrades, Windows & macOS Installs, WiFi, Modems, Routers, Game Console Repair (Nintendo, XBOX, PlayStation), Custom PC Builds, and much more.

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 - 𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱, 𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞
𝟑𝟎+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝
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100 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘥
𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘍𝘓 33570
𝟖𝟏𝟑.𝟔𝟎𝟑.𝟕𝟏𝟖𝟗

Good morning, and Happy Friday!

Just a heads up that we will be closing the office early today at about 2:30pm in order to start our setup for this weekend's Ruskin Seafood Festival with Misfit's Trinkets & Co!

The festival is FREE ADMISSION this weekend and is taking place Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm! Come on by and say hi, we'd love to see you! This event has TONS of vendors, festivities, and food trucks for the whole family to check out, so it's absolutely worth getting out to enjoy the beautiful weather and seeing what we all have to offer!

Photo for tax, and to show some of the new and exciting things Rythum 3D-Printed up for this festival. As well as plenty more that will be available all weekend long!
Our beloved Racheal and Charity will also be with us again this year, featuring all their high quality, handmade crocheted goods and plushies.

In addition, KnotCharity will be raffling off a GIANT CROCHETED TURTLE with all proceeds benefitting Firehouse Cultural Center, Ruskin, FL
Tickets for the turtle will be $5 each, cash only. We will be taking tickets all day Saturday, and Sunday morning, and drawing for our winner at 3pm on Sunday!

If you would like to reach us during the weekend regarding the festival, please feel free to reach out to our business page here, or Rythum's business page at Misfit's Trinkets! We cannot guarantee our ability to answer phone calls or texts to our business number, but we can respond to Facebook messages!

We apologize for any inconvenience as a result of our closing early today, and we do appreciate your patience. We will return to our normal business hours of 10am-4pm Mon-Fri on Monday!

We hope to see all your bright and beautiful faces this weekend!

Prime Big Deal Days (Oct 7–8) with REAL Apple discounts.

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𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻!

For the fourth year in a row, Eric Crispen Computer Repair has been named a 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱).

https://guidetoflorida.com/ruskin/business-consulting/eric-crispen-computer-repair

We are beyond grateful for the continued love and support from our community. Every review, every recommendation, and every kind word has helped us reach this milestone year after year.

Thank you for trusting us as your go-to tech team and for making us a part of your lives here in Ruskin. Here's to many more years of keeping your tech running strong!

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔... 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒀𝒐𝒖, 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖!

𝙒𝙊𝙊𝙏!! We’re excited to share a big milestone... we’ve officially reached 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀!

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The support and appreciation we get from this community means the world to us. Your word-of-mouth recommendations and reviews on Google and Facebook are what keep our small, local, family business going strong.

From the bottom of our hearts... 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 for trusting us with your tech!

Phishing isn't just a nerdy IT problem. It's about people. Scammers pose as vendors, coworkers or managers to trick you into handing over money or sensitive info. They send emails, texts or social‑media messages that look legit... and they succeed because we're busy and trusting. Check out this site for more great tips → https://it.nc.gov/resources/online-safety-privacy/tips-guidance/avoiding-phishing-attacks

𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧
• Pressure and secrecy. "Urgent!" "Confidential!" They want you to act fast.
• Weird details. Generic greetings, first‑time/external senders, sloppy spelling or off‑brand domains ("micros0ft.com").
• Sneaky links/attachments. Hover over links to see where they really go.
• See more tips from Microsoft → https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/protect-yourself-from-phishing-0c7ea947-ba98-3bd9-7184-430e1f860a44

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛
Your IT team can build strong walls with firewalls, antivirus and endpoint detection, but a single click can undo all of that. As one security firm notes, phishing scams may ask for permission to run on your machine, and "𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘋𝘙 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶". Verizon's 2024 data breach report backs this up: the human element plays a role in 68% of breaches, and people typically click a malicious link within 21 seconds. In other words, the weakest link isn't the hardware - it's us, the humans. Want to read more about training your employees? You can start here → https://www.vc3.com/blog/best-way-stop-employees-clicking-phishing-scams

𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘
One common trick targets payroll: scammers create or hijack an employee's email, then ask HR to change that person's direct‑deposit details. They may include fake forms or voided checks to look legitimate. Don't make changes based on an email alone... ALWAYS verify with the employee directly and require multiple approvals. Here is a great article detailing this → https://www.cyber.nj.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1685/214

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗢
• Slow down and verify. If you're asked for money or sensitive info... call or message the sender using a known contact method. (never trust an email/message source)
• Educate EVERYONE. Regular training and simulated phishing tests help employees spot scams.
• Think before acting. Be leery of requests that urge immediate action or offer deals that seem too good to be true.
• Use Multi-factor Authentication (MFA/2FA) and strong, unique passwords.
• Report and review. If you suspect a scam, report it and check your accounts regularly.

𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦
→ https://www.occ.gov/topics/consumers-and-communities/consumer-protection/fraud-resources/phishing-attack-prevention.html
→ https://www.cisa.gov/secure-our-world/teach-employees-avoid-phishing
→ https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦
Phishing scams, whether an invoice from a fake vendor or a "quick" payroll change request, are only stoppable if users are intelligent, vigilant and properly trained. Technology can assist, but your skepticism and verification are the last line of defense.