[olug] Good Hardware Place

[Shawn Mattingly]

Best buy is good for the odd emergency hard drive or usb cable or
something.  I never talk to the salespeople as a matter of policy :-)  I
liked CompUSA better.

DYNATRON tech wrote:
> THERE ARE FEW LOCAL PLACES.
>
> Reboot the User - i've never been there, but i hear a lot of people say good
> things.
>
> DIT - this place sucks, don't be fooled. (i did have a polite employee help
> me after hours once)
>
> computer renaissance - really sucks
>
> compUSA - not quite horrible, but they shut down shop.
>
> radio shack - 5$ for 3 LED's? who buys this crap? i bought an 80$ soldering
> iron that looked nice, but now only beeps when i turn it on (1/2 a year
> later)
>
> Best buy - what a joke! i buy from good local people professionals, not faux
> geeks and shifty corporate types..
>
>
>
> the key to having parts is keeping an inventory.
> hopefully if you don't have the time to get it, you can trade with an
> OLUGer.
>
> i shop online outlets, or trade with friends most of the time.
> unless you have a political opposition, china is a good place to go for bulk
> orders.
> check out froogle.com (sort buy price) and ebay before buying.
> even if you don't get it there, it will give you a good idea of a fair
> market price.
>
>
>
> On 10/5/07, Shawn Mattingly <smattin at mimezine.org> wrote:
>   
>> I order most of my stuff through Newegg, CDW and Insight but if I'm
>> looking for something quick and local then it's Best Buy or Computer
>> Outlet Center in Ralston.
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>> Adam Lassek wrote:
>>     
>>> Also check out the new Best Buy that opened on 72nd and 370. It has a
>>>       
>> very
>>     
>>> good hardware selection as far as Best Buys go (usually crap), and I've
>>>       
>> seen
>>     
>>> better prices than Newegg on some things. Mostly just upgrade stuff
>>>       
>> though,
>>     
>>> no procs or mainboards.
>>>
>>> On 10/5/07, Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> DIT might have been a good place to go 10 years ago, but these days all
>>>> they have is garbage and they treat their customers they are garbage.
>>>> Only go there if you need something RIGHT THIS MINUTE.
>>>>
>>>> I would say 99.9% of us mail order through NewEgg.
>>>>
>>>> Craig Wolf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> There are 2 places I REFUSE to go.  DIT treats their customer like
>>>>>           
>> crap
>>     
>>>>> anymore and Radio Snack...well, buyer beware.  Newegg.com or
>>>>> zipzoomfly.com for web or what Jon posted if you HAVE to have it
>>>>>           
>> today.
>>     
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Phil Brutsche
>>>> phil at brutsche.us
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