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Mac Mini specialists since 2007 in Dubai Media City

Mac Mini Repair Dubai M4, M4 Pro, SSD Upgrade & More

Mac Mini repair Dubai for home-office creatives, freelance developers, small studios and SME teams across Dubai Media City, Tecom, Studio City, JLT, Marina, Business Bay, DIFC, Bur Dubai and Knowledge Park. SSD upgrade, logic board, display and port repair, won't-turn-on recovery and data recovery on Mac Mini M4 Pro (2024), Mac Mini M4 (2024), Mac Mini M2 Pro and M2 (2023), Mac Mini M1 (2020) and Intel Mac Mini 2018 and 2014. Free diagnosis, AED prices written before any work, 90-day warranty.

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Mac mini jobs we handle

  • Mac Mini SSD upgrade (external TB4 NVMe)Request a quote
  • Mac Mini logic board repairRequest a quote
  • Mac Mini RAM upgrade (Intel 2018)Request a quote
  • Mac Mini port / display repairRequest a quote
  • Mac Mini won't turn on / no-powerRequest a quote
  • Mac Mini data recoveryRequest a quote
  • Intel Mac Mini internal NVMe upgradeRequest a quote

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Azizi Technologies repairs Mac Mini in Dubai: external SSD upgrades, RAM upgrades on Intel models, logic board repair and thermal cleaning, each quoted in writing. All Mac Mini models including M1, M2, M4 and M4 Pro. Free diagnosis, same-day turnaround, 90-day warranty.
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What Mac Mini repair in Dubai actually covers

Mac Mini Repair Dubai for home offices and small studios

Mac Mini repair in Dubai at Azizi Technologies is a component-level service for the small but mighty Apple desktop, not a whole-unit swap. We diagnose and repair the actual fault: a single damaged HDMI or Thunderbolt 4 port, a power-rail brick after a residential voltage spike, an external Thunderbolt 4 SSD upgrade, or a logic board repair on the M4 Pro. Free diagnosis before any quote, written AED breakdown, and a 90-day parts-and-labour warranty on every paid job.

The audience is broad and very Dubai-specific: freelance developers running Xcode and Docker on Mac Mini M4 Pro, video editors cutting in Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve, music producers tracking in Logic Pro and Pro Tools, motion designers running After Effects and Premiere, 3D hobbyists in Blender and Cinema 4D, home-office accountants and lawyers in Business Bay and DIFC, and small SME teams running shared Mac Mini servers for office storage and Time Machine targets. Most walk in from Dubai Media City, Tecom and Studio City because the Concord Tower workshop is a 4-minute drive from the Media City roundabout. Models covered: Mac Mini M4 Pro (2024), Mac Mini M4 (2024), Mac Mini M2 Pro (2023), Mac Mini M2 (2023), Mac Mini M1 (2020), Intel Mac Mini 2018 and Intel Mac Mini 2014.

In Dubai specifically, Mac Mini repair has three local factors worth naming. First, residential voltage spikes after generator switchover brick more Mac Mini M4 units than people realise - we see two or three a week from JLT, Marina and Discovery Gardens addresses. Second, the city's heat and dust load in Tecom, Al Sufouh and Marina apartments shortens fan and intake life on Intel Mac Mini 2018 units running 24/7 as home servers. Third, Apple Silicon Mac Mini owners often arrive with a soldered-SSD failure that Apple Genius Bar quotes at AED 4,500+ for whole-unit swap - we route those to a Thunderbolt 4 external NVMe upgrade that hits the same real-world speeds. Azizi Technologies has been doing Mac repair in Dubai since 2007 from two walk-in workshops: Concord Tower, 10th Floor, Dubai Media City and IT Center Building in Bur Dubai. Competing options include Apple Genius Bar at Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates, iCare in The Dubai Mall, Sharaf DG Service Centre, and freelance contractors. Verifiable differentiators: own engineers, Apple-pull parts in stock locally, component-level repair rather than whole-unit swap, and a 4.9 star average across 645 verified Google reviews.

  • Tooling and Apple-pull boards in stock for Mac Mini M4 Pro and M4 (2024), Mac Mini M2 Pro and M2 (2023), and Mac Mini M1 (2020).

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Mac Mini repair services in Dubai

What Azizi Technologies repairs and upgrades

Six service lines built around real Mac Mini faults seen weekly at the Dubai Media City workshop. Click any service for full pricing and parts detail.

  • Mac Mini SSD upgrade

    External Thunderbolt 4 NVMe boot or scratch volume. Samsung 990 Pro in OWC or ACASIS TB4 enclosure. AppleCare preserved.

  • Mac Mini M2 repair

    M2 and M2 Pro logic board, HDMI, Thunderbolt 4 and Ethernet port repair. Heat is what brings most M2s in: the 19.7mm chassis kept M1-level cooling, so we fit a Honeywell PTM7950 pad to the die. Apple-pull parts in stock at Concord Tower.

  • Mac Mini M4 repair

    M4 logic board, port board, fan service for Dubai heat throttling, base 256 GB SSD swap-out path to Thunderbolt 4 external.

  • Mac Mini M4 Pro repair

    M4 Pro Thunderbolt 5 port, HDMI, triple-monitor diagnostic and logic board work. The three rear TB5 ports are loop-back tested at 80Gbps so a failed controller IC is told apart from a bent connector before we quote.

  • Mac Mini won't turn on

    Known-good power swap and cable, dock and display checks first, then the 12V, 5V and 3.3V rails captured on an oscilloscope during boot. DFU restore via Apple Configurator 2, PMIC and buck-converter repair. UPS recommendations.

  • Mac Mini display & port issues

    HDMI port failure, Thunderbolt 4 / 5 port damage, USB-C dropouts, external display flicker, dual and triple-monitor faults.

How a Mac Mini repair runs at Azizi Technologies

From free diagnosis to handover in 4 steps

Four steps from drop-off to handover. Each step delivers a concrete output you can review and approve before the next begins.

  1. 01

    Free workshop diagnosis

    Output: full hardware health report covering SSD SMART (where readable), RAM and unified memory, GPU and ANE (Apple Neural Engine), fan curves and thermal readings, every port (Thunderbolt 4/5, USB-C, HDMI, USB-A on Intel models, Ethernet), and a written list of identified faults. No obligation, walk-in same-day at Concord Tower or IT Center Building.

  2. 02

    Written AED quote + sign-off

    Output: itemised AED quote naming each component or upgrade path (external TB4 SSD via OWC or ACASIS enclosure, Samsung 990 Pro NAND, Apple-pull logic board, HDMI port board, PMIC component repair), part-type disclosure (genuine Apple-pull vs OEM), AppleCare implication if relevant, and a clear turnaround commitment. Quote is written - never verbal - and customer approval required before any work starts.

  3. 03

    Repair with original or OEM parts

    Output: repair carried out in-workshop by ACMT-certified engineers. Logic board work runs on a partner board shop for micro-soldering where needed. SSD upgrades default to external Thunderbolt 4 NVMe with Samsung 990 Pro, Crucial T705 or WD Black SN850X for Apple Silicon to preserve AppleCare. Intel Mac Mini 2014 internal upgrades use the same drive families in the blade slot or SATA bay.

  4. 04

    90-day warranty + handover

    Output: full bench-test on completion (triple-monitor test for port and display cases, sustained Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro session for thermal cases, full read/write benchmark on SSD upgrades), written test report, handover walkthrough either in-workshop or via WhatsApp video, and 90-day parts-and-labour warranty starting from handover date.

Mac Mini repair, quoted in writing

What Mac Mini Repair Dubai actually costs

Diagnosis findings, model generation and part type decide the cost, and each is itemised in your written quote. Free diagnosis first; 90-day parts-and-labour warranty on every paid repair.

Diagnosis & Quick Repairs

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Single port repair, RAM upgrade on Intel units, external Thunderbolt 4 SSD setup, basic power and display diagnostics.

  • Free workshop diagnosis, no obligation
  • Single HDMI / TB4 / USB-C port repair
  • Intel Mac Mini RAM upgrade
  • External TB4 SSD upgrade
  • 24-48 hour turnaround typical
  • Apple-pull or OEM parts (your choice)
  • 90-day parts-and-labour warranty
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Logic Board & Power

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Mac Mini M4, M4 Pro, M2 and M1 logic board repair, won't-turn-on recovery, complex thermal and display cases.

  • M4, M2, M1 logic board repair
  • M4 Pro logic board repair
  • Won't turn on / no-power recovery
  • DFU restore via Apple Configurator 2 included
  • Data recovery with logged chain-of-custody
  • Triple-monitor and TB5 bench test on handover
  • Most popular tier for working pros
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Intel Mac Mini Restoration

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Mac Mini Intel 2018 and 2014. RAM upgrade on the 2018, internal SSD upgrade on the 2014, fan and intake cleaning for 24/7 home-server use.

  • Intel 2018 RAM upgrade
  • Intel 2014 thermal service and fan cleaning
  • Internal SSD upgrade on the 2014 model (1 TB to 4 TB)
  • Fan and intake deep clean for Dubai dust
  • Thermal repaste + PTM7950 option
  • Walk-in at Media City or Bur Dubai, no appointment
  • 24-48 hour turnaround typical
Discuss Intel Mac Mini repair

Pricing indicative for Dubai as of 2026; final price depends on diagnosis findings, model, generation and part type (Apple-pull genuine vs OEM Samsung / Crucial / WD). Outer Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman serviced by appointment with one additional day for travel.

Mac Mini repair Dubai FAQs

Direct answers about Mac Mini Repair Dubai

10 buyer-search questions answered with the factors that set each repair cost, named parts (Samsung 990 Pro, Crucial T705, WD Black SN850X, OWC Envoy Express, ACASIS TB4 enclosures), turnaround times by model, and AppleCare implications.

How much does Mac Mini repair in Dubai actually cost?
Every Mac Mini repair is quoted after a free workshop diagnosis, because cost turns on the generation and the fault. The work we do most: SSD upgrade (external NVMe via a Thunderbolt 4 enclosure on Apple Silicon M1, M2, M4 and M4 Pro, since the internal storage cannot be upgraded: soldered on the M1 and M2, an Apple-paired module on the M4), logic board repair across M4, M4 Pro, M2 Pro, M2 and M1, RAM upgrade on Intel 2018 units only (the 2014 has soldered RAM), single HDMI, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C or Ethernet port repair, no-power diagnosis and power-rail repair, and data recovery. Soldered-SSD reconstruction is the most involved of these. Diagnosis is free before any quote, and every paid repair carries a 90-day parts-and-labour warranty.
How long does a Mac Mini repair take in Dubai?
Mac Mini repair turnaround at Azizi Technologies: free in-workshop diagnosis is typically same-day (45 to 90 minutes for walk-in clients from Dubai Media City and Tecom). External SSD upgrade via Thunderbolt 4 enclosure is a 24-hour turnaround once the Samsung 990 Pro or Crucial T705 NVMe is in stock. Port repairs on M4, M4 Pro and M2 Pro units return in 24 to 48 hours. Won't-turn-on diagnostics and power-rail repair run 48 to 72 hours. Logic board work on Mac Mini M4 Pro and M4 typically takes 3 to 5 working days because micro-soldering goes through our partner board shop. Intel Mac Mini 2018 and 2014 internal NVMe upgrades and RAM swaps are 24 hours. Repairs are walk-in only, so the clock starts when the Mac mini reaches the counter; send the symptom on WhatsApp first and we confirm the likely turnaround when we quote.
Will upgrading my Mac Mini's storage void AppleCare?
On the M1, M2 and M2 Pro Mac Mini the internal SSD is soldered to the logic board, and on the M4 and M4 Pro it is an Apple module paired to the chip; changing either is unsupported internal work that voids AppleCare. That is exactly why Azizi Technologies recommends the external NVMe path for upgrades: a Thunderbolt 4 enclosure with a Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB to 4 TB drive, configured as the boot disk or as a high-speed scratch volume. This route preserves AppleCare in full, hits 3,000 MB/s sustained reads through TB4, and is fully reversible. For the Intel Mac Mini 2014, the PCIe blade slot and SATA bay take a true internal upgrade, and AppleCare is not a factor because those units are well past AppleCare expiry; the 2018 Intel unit has soldered storage. Every quote names the route and warranty implication in writing.
Mac Mini M4 Pro vs Mac Studio M4 - which one needs repair more often?
Across the Dubai workshop's Apple Silicon caseload, Mac Studio M4 generation units come in slightly more often than Mac Mini M4 Pro - mostly because Studio owners push heavier sustained loads (DaVinci Resolve, Cinema 4D, Octane) and the thermal envelope is more aggressive. Mac Mini M4 Pro is the more reliable everyday machine for Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Xcode builds and Premiere editing, but we still see three repeat issues: HDMI port failure from desk-side cable strain, Thunderbolt 4 port damage on portable dock setups, and the occasional won't-turn-on case linked to UAE voltage spikes. Mac Mini M4 Pro repair costs are lower across the board, logic board work included, because the chassis is simpler to get into. If you are choosing between the two for a Dubai home office, Mac Mini M4 Pro is the right pick for most creatives, but read our /blog/imac-vs-mac-mini-for-business-dubai comparison first.
Can the Mac Mini M4 and M4 Pro really drive three monitors in Dubai?
Yes. Mac Mini M4 (2024) drives up to three displays: two via Thunderbolt 4 (up to 6K at 60Hz each) and one via HDMI (up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz). Mac Mini M4 Pro (2024) supports up to three external displays at 6K through Thunderbolt 5 with significantly more bandwidth headroom. In our Dubai Media City workshop we routinely fix dual and triple-monitor failures on Mac Mini units - the cause is almost always a damaged Thunderbolt port, a failed HDMI port board, or a faulty third-party docking station rather than a logic board fault. Single-port repairs are the cheapest job on this page. We test every Mac Mini repair on a triple-6K bench (two Pro Display XDR + one BenQ 4K) before handover. If you need help picking the right dock, see /best-docking-station-for-mac-mini-m4-m4-pro-with-all-essential-ports.
My Mac Mini M4 won't turn on after a power cut - can it be recovered?
Yes, in most cases. Power-cut bricks on Apple Silicon Mac Mini M4 and M4 Pro units are a known UAE-specific failure mode because residential and small-office wiring in Dubai sometimes sees voltage spikes when the building generator kicks in. The fix path at Azizi Technologies: (1) free workshop diagnosis confirms the power-rail status, SMC and T2 / Apple Silicon state, (2) DFU restore via Apple Configurator 2 from a second Mac with USB-C to USB-C to the front Thunderbolt port - this revives 60 to 70 percent of M4 bricks, (3) if DFU fails, we run a component-level power-rail repair covering the buck converter, PMIC and surface-mount fuses. Logic board replacement is the last resort. We strongly recommend a UPS (CyberPower CP1500EPFCLCD or APC Back-UPS Pro 1500) for any home-office Mac Mini in Dubai - we sell and configure these alongside the repair if you want.
Which Mac Mini base configuration should I buy if I want to avoid SSD upgrades later?
For Dubai users who want to avoid the external SSD upgrade path later, the answer depends on workload: (1) For general office, Xcode builds and light Final Cut Pro work, the Mac Mini M4 with 512 GB internal is enough - Apple's base 256 GB is genuinely too small once Xcode caches and Logic Pro sample libraries land. (2) For full-time Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Logic Pro X and Pro Tools work, jump to Mac Mini M4 Pro with 1 TB internal - the 1 TB Apple SSD is significantly faster than the 256 GB base because Apple uses two NAND chips instead of one. (3) For After Effects, Premiere, Cinema 4D and 3D scene caching, go Mac Mini M4 Pro with 2 TB internal plus a 24 GB unified memory minimum. See /mac-mini-m4-best-2tb-for-nvme-ssd for our full sizing guide and how Apple's internal upgrade compares with our Thunderbolt 4 external path.
Internal SSD upgrade vs external Thunderbolt 4 NVMe - which is better for my Mac Mini?
For Apple Silicon Mac Mini (M1, M2, M2 Pro, M4, M4 Pro), Azizi Technologies almost always recommends external Thunderbolt 4 NVMe over internal storage work, for four reasons: (1) Cost - an external 2 TB Samsung 990 Pro in a TB4 enclosure is a fraction of what soldered NAND replacement costs. (2) AppleCare - external preserves warranty, internal voids it. (3) Speed - TB4 hits sustained 3,000 MB/s reads which is faster than Apple's 256 GB internal SSD on the base M4 (which uses single-NAND configuration). (4) Reversibility - if you sell the Mac Mini, the external drive moves with you. The exception is the Intel Mac Mini 2014, where the PCIe blade slot and SATA bay take a true internal 1 TB upgrade that is entirely sensible; the 2018 Intel unit is soldered. For M4 Pro users who want maximum performance for ProRes 4444 and BRAW ingest, we install the Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB in an OWC Envoy Express TB4 or ACASIS TB4 enclosure - real-world sustained writes hold 2,800 MB/s.
My Mac Mini shows no light and no fan. What do you check before opening it?
The cheap causes first. We swap in a known-good power cable from the workshop, which needs no disassembly, and test your HDMI cable, USB-C adapter, dock and monitor against our own reference 4K display, because a fair share of 'dead' minis turn out to be a peripheral fault. Only after you have given written consent do we open the chassis. Inside, the internal supply is read on a Keysight multimeter and the 12V, 5V and 3.3V rails are captured on an oscilloscope while the unit tries to boot, so a failed power IC or MOSFET is measured, not guessed. If the light and fan do come on but the screen stays black, the power path is fine and the fault sits in the display chain instead.
My Mac Mini loses the picture, flickers or drops to 1080p. Is it the Mac or the monitor?
Often it is not the Mac Mini. We reproduce the exact symptom, then swap-test your own cable, dock, hub and monitor against our reference 4K and 5K displays before the chassis is opened. If the Mac is at fault, the HDMI 2.1 connector can be replaced on its own when it is bent or cracked, and a failed HDMI or Thunderbolt controller IC is replaced on the board rather than swapping the logic board. Those controller ICs die from static when screens are hot-plugged on desks without UPS-conditioned power, a pattern we see across M2, M4 and M4 Pro units. If the monitor is the problem, you get a written diagnostic to take to its manufacturer's warranty channel.

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Free workshop diagnosis · No-fix no-fee

Tell us the model (Mac Mini M4 Pro / M4 / M2 Pro / M2 / M1, or Intel Mac Mini 2018 or 2014), the symptoms (won't turn on, dropped HDMI port, triple-monitor failure, SSD full, slow Xcode builds, Final Cut Pro render crashes, fan noise), and which workshop is easier for you to reach. We reply during workshop hours with a free diagnosis slot at Concord Tower or IT Center Building, plus an itemised AED quote written before any work begins. No sales call, no obligation, no upsell.

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Models supported in Dubai

Every Mac Mini generation

From the latest Apple Silicon Mac Mini M4 Pro back to the Intel Mac Mini 2014 - all generations supported with Apple-pull parts in stock at the Dubai Media City workshop.

Mac Mini M4 Pro

2024

Apple Silicon

Mac Mini M4

2024

Apple Silicon

Mac Mini M2 Pro

2023

Apple Silicon

Mac Mini M2

2023

Apple Silicon

Mac Mini M1

2020

Apple Silicon

Mac Mini 2018

Intel Core i7

Coffee Lake

Mac Mini 2018

Intel Core i5

Coffee Lake

Mac Mini 2014

Intel Core i7

Haswell

Why choose Azizi Technologies

Six reasons home offices pick us in Dubai

Each one is verifiable, named and locally specific - no marketing fluff.

19 years in Dubai

Mac repair in Dubai since 2007. Past job notes on Mac Mini builds across Media City, Tecom, JLT and Marina speed up new diagnoses.

Dubai Media City office

Concord Tower, 10th floor - a 4-minute drive from the Media City roundabout. The natural Mac Mini repair hub for DMC freelancers and home-office users.

Apple-certified team

Senior engineers hold Apple Certified Mac Technician (ACMT), T2 and Apple Silicon security validation, plus Genius Bar parity training on M4 generation hardware.

Original parts in stock

Apple-pull boards, port boards and Apple-pull SSDs (for Intel models) stocked locally in Dubai. Samsung 990 Pro and Crucial T705 in OWC and ACASIS TB4 enclosures for Apple Silicon upgrades.

Free diagnosis · no-fix no-fee

Walk in for a free workshop diagnosis. If we cannot fix it, you pay nothing - and we will recommend Apple Genius Bar honestly if your case needs whole-unit replacement.

645 Google reviews · 4.9 star

Verified Google reviews from Dubai Media City freelancers, Studio City music producers, Tecom developers and Bur Dubai SME owners since 2007. Read them before you book.

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Home servers

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Mac Mini Repair Dubai - free diagnosis, original Apple-pull parts in stock, 90-day warranty, walk-in at Concord Tower.

Mac Mini repair across Dubai

Two Dubai workshops, one Mac repair team

Azizi Technologies operates two walk-in workshops in Dubai, both staffed with Apple Certified Mac Technicians and stocked with Apple-pull boards, Samsung 990 Pro and Crucial T705 NVMe drives in OWC Envoy Express and ACASIS Thunderbolt 4 enclosures, plus PTM7950 thermal compound for fan and intake services.

Dubai Media City

Concord Tower, Office 45, 10th Floor, Dubai Media City. Mon-Sat 09:00-19:00 (Fri break 12:00-14:00). Closed Sunday.

Bur Dubai

G 58, IT Center Building, 21 21A Street, Bur Dubai. Mon-Sat 09:00-19:00 (Fri break 12:00-14:00). Closed Sunday.

Finding us

Find your nearest Azizi Technologies workshop

Walk in to either Dubai branch, or book a free Mac Mini diagnosis - visitor parking at our Concord Tower branch (first 15 minutes free, then paid).

Dubai Media City

Concord Tower, Office 45, 10th floor
Dubai Media City, Dubai

Find us in Concord Tower, Dubai Media City. Visitor parking at Concord Tower (first 15 minutes free, then paid).

Opening hours:
Mon to Sat: 9:00 to 19:00, Friday break 12:00 to 14:00
Sun: closed

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Bur Dubai

G 58, IT Center Building, 21 21A Street
Bur Dubai, Dubai

Find us on the ground floor of the IT Center Building, with the walk-in repair counter.

Opening hours:
Mon to Sat: 9:00 to 19:00, Friday break 12:00 to 14:00
Sun: closed

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What Dubai Mac clients say

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4.9 stars from 645 Google reviews across both Dubai workshops.

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Book free Mac Mini diagnosis in Dubai today

Walk in to Concord Tower in Dubai Media City or IT Center Building in Bur Dubai. Or WhatsApp a photo of the unit and the symptoms - we reply during workshop hours with a free diagnosis slot, written AED quote, and a 90-day warranty commitment.

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4.9 stars from 645 Google reviews. Most enquiries answered within minutes during opening hours.

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645
In Dubai since 2007
19 years
On-site response SLA
4 hours
Remote first response
15 minutes
Dubai walk-in offices
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