Advanced Skyline Technology Ltd.
8 reviews 331 Alden Rd #2, Markham, ON (855) 489-0795 www.astsys.com suggest an edit
27 October 2023 9:01
Like so many others I have to say that this company just plain sucks. Bought a refurbish DELL Desktop, it worked okay for a while, but then started to power off randomly. Provided so called support, with the service tag, model and serial numbers. Not good enough for these clowns, that want proof of purchase, etc.it's their damn service tag for crying out loud. Rather than deal with these clowns and their song and dance to avoid covering their product under warranty, I just returned it to Amazon, with a complaint about the company. I haven't seen a company this crooked since I had to deal with the lying losers at LG. Do Not Buy Advanced Skyline Technology Products, THEY SELL JUNK AND WILL MAKE IT A NIGHTMARE TO GET THEIR SO CALLED SUPPORT.
20 October 2023 0:48
DON'T WORK IN THIS TOXIC COMPANY. THEY WILL TRY EVERYTHING TO GET YOU TO SIGN AN UNEQUAL CONTRACT.
16 September 2023 8:34
I worked for this company as a technician for 6 months. All I can say is stay away from their products.
10 September 2023 10:56
DETAILED, HUMAN REVIEW ON MY PURCHASE:
Wanted to write a review earlier but decided to wait a few months to see how the computer holds up.
I ordered a $600 gaming PC from Best Buy's online store. After ordering it, I came to realize it was a third party purchase by AST. Opened their google page, read all the nightmare reviews, and was super worried. Considered cancelling the order, but figured I'd just see how it went.
The PC that came featured a GTX 1060Ti graphics card, as mentioned in the ad. 16GB ram (32 was an option for $50 more, but they were sold out). They were a little ambiguous as to the rest of the specs, so I sort of expected the worst.
The processor I got was intel i5 6th gen, which is super old, but can't really expect much better for the price range. My only gripe is that the motherboard is part of the HP workstation, which means that it's basically impossible to upgrade the processor. If I ever plan to upgrade parts, I'll basically have to swap out the entire motherboard, meaning I can only really keep the graphics card (which is where most of the value is anyway) and the two samsung 8GB RAM slots.
It comes with a 512GB SSD, the brand is "Kingfast". Not the best nor the worst, you can do your own research. Naturally, they went with the cheaper components.
I've had this computer for around 4 months, and so far it's actually been running pretty good. No major flaws have shown yet, everything is working as expected. The computer is, understandably, not super speedy, sometimes it can freeze up or take a long time to load things, but that's just because the processor is like 7 years old.
I've been able to run practically any game at at least 50-60fps, and low-demand games like League of Legends at 140 (minimum 80) on max settings. Although, again, because of the processor, sometimes the gameplay on graphically demanding games can be quite stuttery. The only real exception has been Tarkov, where I can barely get a steady 40fps, but Tarkov is super poorly optimized anyway.
The deal I bought did come with a mouse and keyboard, but they were of pretty poor quality. The brand is basically unheard of. I swapped it all out for razer gear within a few days.
The computer itself was in fine condition, no damage, but there is sort of a fading in the color on one side of the tower. Doesn't bother me much though.
OVERALL:
For $600 ($550 before tax), I got probably around $500 worth of computer. If you're savvy, you could probably build yourself a computer of similar or better quality for the same price, but personally this has worked just fine for me and it runs well enough to do basically everything I need it to do.
It took around 3 weeks to ship to BC, Canada, and this was in the middle of boxing week, so it definitely could have been worse.
A lot of the reviews complain about customer service - I can't really speak on that because I havent had to deal with them much aside from asking them for updates about the shipping, and at the time they were very prompt with their responses.
Maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones amidst all these bad reviews, but according to my experience, if you're looking for a starter PC to run some decent games and get some work done, AST has you covered.
Wanted to write a review earlier but decided to wait a few months to see how the computer holds up.
I ordered a $600 gaming PC from Best Buy's online store. After ordering it, I came to realize it was a third party purchase by AST. Opened their google page, read all the nightmare reviews, and was super worried. Considered cancelling the order, but figured I'd just see how it went.
The PC that came featured a GTX 1060Ti graphics card, as mentioned in the ad. 16GB ram (32 was an option for $50 more, but they were sold out). They were a little ambiguous as to the rest of the specs, so I sort of expected the worst.
The processor I got was intel i5 6th gen, which is super old, but can't really expect much better for the price range. My only gripe is that the motherboard is part of the HP workstation, which means that it's basically impossible to upgrade the processor. If I ever plan to upgrade parts, I'll basically have to swap out the entire motherboard, meaning I can only really keep the graphics card (which is where most of the value is anyway) and the two samsung 8GB RAM slots.
It comes with a 512GB SSD, the brand is "Kingfast". Not the best nor the worst, you can do your own research. Naturally, they went with the cheaper components.
I've had this computer for around 4 months, and so far it's actually been running pretty good. No major flaws have shown yet, everything is working as expected. The computer is, understandably, not super speedy, sometimes it can freeze up or take a long time to load things, but that's just because the processor is like 7 years old.
I've been able to run practically any game at at least 50-60fps, and low-demand games like League of Legends at 140 (minimum 80) on max settings. Although, again, because of the processor, sometimes the gameplay on graphically demanding games can be quite stuttery. The only real exception has been Tarkov, where I can barely get a steady 40fps, but Tarkov is super poorly optimized anyway.
The deal I bought did come with a mouse and keyboard, but they were of pretty poor quality. The brand is basically unheard of. I swapped it all out for razer gear within a few days.
The computer itself was in fine condition, no damage, but there is sort of a fading in the color on one side of the tower. Doesn't bother me much though.
OVERALL:
For $600 ($550 before tax), I got probably around $500 worth of computer. If you're savvy, you could probably build yourself a computer of similar or better quality for the same price, but personally this has worked just fine for me and it runs well enough to do basically everything I need it to do.
It took around 3 weeks to ship to BC, Canada, and this was in the middle of boxing week, so it definitely could have been worse.
A lot of the reviews complain about customer service - I can't really speak on that because I havent had to deal with them much aside from asking them for updates about the shipping, and at the time they were very prompt with their responses.
Maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones amidst all these bad reviews, but according to my experience, if you're looking for a starter PC to run some decent games and get some work done, AST has you covered.
01 September 2023 8:18
This company sucks! They provided misleading information and used customer information improperly. Be careful when dealing with this company!
25 May 2023 9:03
I feel like I've been scammed!
My old desktop finally died, and I needed a new one asap (I'm a school teacher, it's report card season.a computer is crucial!). I was very wary of buying a refurbished computer, but figured I could trust Best Buy backed companies. We live in BC and can barely afford groceries, let alone a computer, so we went for it.
I purchased a refurbished desktop computer through Best Buy's website, by Advanced Skytech Ltd.on April 17, it arrived April 26. I set it up, but it's had very little use. May 25, I get a message that hard drive failure is imminent, and then sure enough, it crashes completely. Now I'm out $350 and have no computer, yet again.
I contacted the company to request a return and refund, and they tell me that my 30 days is up. Turns out, it's 30 days from the day you place the order, not the day it arrives (nowhere is this specified on Best Buy's website, it just says 30 days). Go figure! The Rep then tells me I can pay, at my expense, to ship this massive computer back to Ontario and it'll be 3-5 weeks to repair it (with what I'm sure will be more cheap, defective hardware that will crash as soon as warranty is up!).
I thought Best Buy was a reputable company, and am honestly shocked that I've just been swindled and it's just being allowed to happen. Contacted Best Buy - so far nothing from them either. I guess it's my mistake and I will have to live and learn, but hopefully someone else will read this and avoid being scammed! Beware of Advanced Skytech Ltd.
My old desktop finally died, and I needed a new one asap (I'm a school teacher, it's report card season.a computer is crucial!). I was very wary of buying a refurbished computer, but figured I could trust Best Buy backed companies. We live in BC and can barely afford groceries, let alone a computer, so we went for it.
I purchased a refurbished desktop computer through Best Buy's website, by Advanced Skytech Ltd.on April 17, it arrived April 26. I set it up, but it's had very little use. May 25, I get a message that hard drive failure is imminent, and then sure enough, it crashes completely. Now I'm out $350 and have no computer, yet again.
I contacted the company to request a return and refund, and they tell me that my 30 days is up. Turns out, it's 30 days from the day you place the order, not the day it arrives (nowhere is this specified on Best Buy's website, it just says 30 days). Go figure! The Rep then tells me I can pay, at my expense, to ship this massive computer back to Ontario and it'll be 3-5 weeks to repair it (with what I'm sure will be more cheap, defective hardware that will crash as soon as warranty is up!).
I thought Best Buy was a reputable company, and am honestly shocked that I've just been swindled and it's just being allowed to happen. Contacted Best Buy - so far nothing from them either. I guess it's my mistake and I will have to live and learn, but hopefully someone else will read this and avoid being scammed! Beware of Advanced Skytech Ltd.
21 March 2023 8:24
I just received a refurbished Dell PC from these guys and it was a joke. The cover was cracked, not installed properly and the WLAN card was missing. Just wasted five hours I'll never get back. And now I have to drive to the post office to return the POS.
02 December 2022 6:31
I can't believe I live near this place I need to ask the people here where they sell their glorified old computers