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Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

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Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Dell
19
9%
Amazon.com
39
19%
NewEgg.com
36
18%
Office Depot
10
5%
Micro Center
9
4%
Best Buy
29
14%
Frys
14
7%
Circuit City
3
1%
Staples
9
4%
Other
35
17%
 
Total votes : 203

Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby momoffduty » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:36 pm

I used your link for Amazon last year when I bought my scanner. :)
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby Chuck Engels » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:40 pm

Thanks Cheryl, everything helps :)
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2. Cybertron PC - Liquid Cooled AMD FX6300, 6 cores, 3.50ghz - 32GB DDR3 - MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G, 4GB Video Ram, 1024 Cuda Cores.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby Bob » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:39 pm

Sounds great! I'll definitely use those links. I've already used the Amazon link.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby Chuck Engels » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:12 pm

Thanks Bob your support is greatly appreciated too :)
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby Bob » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:17 pm

One more question, Chuck. I only see the link for ordering the Adobe Master collection on the chuckengels.com site. How do I order from Adobe so that muvipix still gets credit? Do I click through to the master collection link and then navigate to the product I want or do I do something else?

Very shortly, I will be upgrading to the CS4 versions of my Adobe software and I'd like muvipix to get credit through the affiliate program. I normally buy my Adobe software direct from Adobe so I have the option of a direct download and would prefer to continue to do so.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby Chuck Engels » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:51 pm

Anytime you use the link to Adobe it keeps track of any purchase you make.
So just use the Master Collection link to go to the Adobe Store. I will try to get a more generic link up there later this week.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby Bob » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:24 pm

Thanks, Chuck. I'll do that.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby AdobeAndrew » Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:21 pm

I find newegg has the best deals, is reliable and has fairly good customer service.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby Jordanmphoto » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:15 am

Chuck Engels wrote:CompUSA closed almost all of their stores last year, how many are even open anymore?


Well there's one about 20 minutes from me and I live on the back end of the world, as far as the chain stores are concerned. They bought up the abandoned Circuit City store (almost brand new at the time) and started up in a niche that was not being covered. Namely: I bought a custom computer from them early this year and got a great package for a price not available from Dell or other stores. If something goes wrong or I want something new added I just take the box up there and plunk it on their tech desk. They've replaced a bad power supply under warranty with no problem and installed a new BD recorder at no cost. I'm happy. I can find cheaper prices on some things elsewhere and they don't stock much of things like discs, but I always look there first.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby _Paz_ » Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:29 am

I've had good results building barebones systems with http://www.adamant.com/. I also shop NewEgg and Amazon, B&H Photo and Video and Buy.com.
My laptops have been IBM, Lenovo and I'm happy with them.

Bad results with Abe's of Maine, which is really in New Jersey. Their site via Amazon says their return policy is Amazon's return policy. Abe's links to their return policy takes you to Amazon's return policy. BUT they don't have Amazon's return policy. Refused to give me an RMA # when I still had over a week left.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby VernonRobinson » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:46 pm

I don't shop much there, but if I were you, I would clip these return policies and complain to Amazon. You may find that they may be able to help. I dealt with Abe's of Maine once back in the 1980's for some camera gear. They were sleazzy then. Sad to see they have not changed. Sorry for your difficulty, but I would try and get assistance from Amazon and your credit card company.

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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby BuddyB » Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:06 pm

Locally, if I need something quickly, cables etc., I go to Best Buy. I purchased a BareBones computer from Portatech.com. I find them about as reasonable as you'll find. I added some stuff tomy computer and have had the system a year with very little problem; only Windows issues. :)
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby RJ Johnston » Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:21 pm

I've been buying more and more computer stuff from Amazon, including my computer. Really fast delivery. Some software apps you can even download from Amazon.
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby BuddyB » Wed May 08, 2013 2:04 pm

Any place where I can get parts, eBay, Amazon, NewEgg, and my last computer from Portatech.com. They put together an excellent machine that came to me clean with none of the extra stuff that's usually stuck on there for trial,etc. I've had it approximately a tad over a year with no trouble except Win 7, but it was no burger biggie. I'm as happy as if I had good sense. :)
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Re: Where Do You Shop For Computer Stuff

Postby hpharley90 » Mon May 13, 2013 5:47 pm

I used to buy from newegg but switched to tigerdirect recently because I found the help at newegg wasn't what it used to be.
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