Custom Laptop Business

Custom Laptop Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 8th, 2024

Looking to blend technology and personalization? Consider a custom laptop business. This venture involves designing and building laptops tailored to individual specifications, catering to aesthetics, performance, and unique user needs.

In simple terms, you're assembling laptops based on what customers want regarding design, hardware, and functionality. Think of it as crafting a high-performance machine that feels personal and exclusive.

Starting this business allows you to work with tech enthusiasts and professionals who demand more than standard off-the-shelf products. You'll get to explore various hardware components, design features, and cutting-edge technology.

Embarking on this path requires technical knowledge, a keen eye for design, and consistent customer engagement. If creating tailor-made solutions and pushing boundaries in technology excite you, this might be the perfect business idea to pursue.

In this list, you'll find real-world custom laptop business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a custom laptop business that makes money.

1. TechUnwreck ($1.44M/year)

Matt McCormick, founder of TechUnwreck, came up with the idea for his business when he broke his cell phone screen and decided to fix it himself. He started a small e-commerce website offering phone repairs through the mail, attracting customers through Google Adwords. The business grew and evolved to focus on bulk repairs for schools and businesses, and in 2021, they are expecting to do 30,000 device repairs and $3 million in sales.

How much money it makes: $1.44M/year
How much did it cost to start: $500
How many people on the team: 8

How Cracking My Screen Led Me To Build A $2.7M/Year Business

TechUnwreck, a mail-in bulk device repair service for schools and businesses, started as a part-time side hustle learning to fix phones after its founder's own phone broke and is now expecting to do 30,000 repairs per year and $3 million in sales in 2021, thanks to a committed hiring process, in-person repair model, and online reputation.

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