ot: the best online computer parts store?

[Gregory Nowak]

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Well, since we're into local stores, there is krex computers in Morton
Grove Illinois, which is northern suburbs of Chicago:

http://www.krex.com

They sell locally, as well as being an online store, and as far as I
know, you pay the same price when you pick stuff up directly, as you
do when buying online, the difference being shipping costs of
course. They were very good when I built my first pc with all parts
from them about 7 years ago, but they've dropped in competitiveness
since than in terms of pricing.

There is also frys electronics:

http://www.outpost.com

or

http://www.frys.com

which is a chain of stores in the western U.S., though I believe they
have the most locations in Arizona, as opposed to other states. They
are an online store as well. Their prices are good, and their
selection isn't bad either. However, they are good if you're only
upgrading a pc, if you're building one from scratch, then you won't be
able to buy all the parts you need for that at frys. Also, the
prices, and selection in some cases, differ between the retail stores,
and the online store.

Greg


On Wed, Sep 12, 2007 at 03:02:10PM -0400, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
> Here where I live there is a place called Intrex. They serve most all my
> needs with great prices. However, it's a local shop with only about 7
> locations and those are all in one state. If you happen to live in North
> Carolina in the Triad or Triangle area, it is about the best shop around
> for selection and pricing, not to mention the fact that you don't have
> to pay for shipping and wait, since it is local. On the other hand, I
> have found nothing else like Intrex anywhere else, maybe someone who
> lives in another area could give local suggestions. If there isn't a
> good local store, the only way to get a good selection and a good price
> is by shopping online. The chain stores, for some reason, seem to have
> higher prices, although their selection is generally good. Just an
> example, I bought a crossover network cable from Best Buy and paid $22.
> Later I bought another crossover network cable of the same length from
> Intrex and paid $8. I found the same price gap for USB cables, both at
> Best Buy and Circuit City as well as at a couple of office supply
> stores. The prices at those stores were around $20 for an 8 foot cable,
> but at Intrex the price is $7, and if memory serves, that is the price
> for a 10 foot cable. The only other places where I have found prices on
> the same level have been Newegg and ZipZoomFly. But both require ff3. I
> can browse the sites using lynd and links, but I can't order anything
> without using ff3.
> 
> Live long and prosper,
> Lorenzo
> 
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