Recommended Online Buying Sites for U.S. & Can.

[Lazza]

Originally posted by:- Hoss


Price Search Engines for U.S.
A Tip and a Warning...Some of these sites on a 56K Dialup can be very slow to load. :(
Once there, check to see if they offer an Option to Not Load Pictures, etc...If your having Probs.



PriceGrabber (http://www.pricegrabber.com/index.php)

My Fav Search Engine

Best place for your online comparison shopping on Computers, Software, Electronics, Video Games, Movies, Music, Books, Toys.

EZ to Use & Searchs Reputable Sites

Includes a Rating and Rebate Information on the Selected Item

Enter your Zipcode and it will even Compute the Shipping Costs!
DealTime (http://www.dealtime.com/)

Another Very Good Site

A Bit Harder to Use then PriceGrabber but still EZ

Returns Reputable Sites plus a few PriceGrabber Will Miss
My Simon (http://www.mysimon.com/)

EZ to Use and Worth A Look

Quite Good for Electronics Equip
Yahoo Shopping (http://shopping.yahoo.com/Computers/)

Not Bad but Some Sites are Questionable
PriceWatch (http://www.pricewatch.com/)

Good Search engine

However, I feel Many of the Sites are Very Questionable!

Use it, But Be Careful Where You Buy
Street Prices.com (http://www.streetprices.com)

Have not used it, but very similar to PriceWatch

However the sites seem to be more Reputable from what I saw.

(Thanks 86bj60)
ZDNet ComputerShopper (http://www.zdnet.com/computershopper/)

This Use To Be a Very Good Site But it Has Slipped

Still Worth a Look...Includes Links to Nice Reviews
CNet Shopping (http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/0-1257.html?tag=sb)

This use to be My Fav and is Still A Good One

Includes Links to Good Reviews
PriceScan (http://www.pricescan.com/home.asp)

Have Not Used this One Many Times...

Found it to be Mediocre

[Lazza]

Online Buying Sites Reviews
One of the Best Tools for You to Use!
Once you have Decided on a Site to Buy From, Unless You Know Different, Check them out here.

ResellerRatings.Com (http://www.resellerratings.com/)
Ratings for Computer Hardware Vendors
Have a Gripe or a Rave Post it Here!
Just Want to See what They are Saying About A Site you Might Buy From...


RatingsWonder.Com (http://www.ratingwonders.com/)
Ratings for All Sorts of Online Sites


Epinions (http://www.epinions.com/webs-Web_Services-All-7452072-Online_Shopping)
Another Consumer Review site and it's decent
(Thanks Elaine, forgot about that one) :)


BizRate.com (http://www.bizrate.com/ratings_guide/guide.xpml)
A Site of Last Resort IMO, but it works
I just don't trust them & Gomez as much as others and Gomez DOES accept contributions from the vendors!
BizRate uses those little Forms we occasionally fill out after a purchase.



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Online Recommended Buying Sites
Allright I'll start out with a few of the lesser known sites that I have dealt with.
And I'll add the big boys near the bottom as we all know about these.


AllstarShop (http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/)
Ship US Only, Great Service
Good place for most Hardware
Good Prices for Cases and Mobo's & CD-ROM's


Essential Computer (http://www.essencompu.com/)
Good Prices on Mobo's etc..
Free Shipping on some items and Low Rates on others
Lots of In House Specials and Good Service.
US Only?


New Egg.com (http://www.newegg.com/)
I can highly recommend NewEgg, ship promptly, great prices and handled a return/replacement on a CPU very well indeed!
Usually my first stop and after looking around my last stop as well.
US Only

mwave.com/MultiWave Direct (http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/index.hmx?)
Have never used them, but they do have a good rep. If your looking for a Barebones System or a Mobo Combo..I'd start here. Great Selection
US and Canada

*Note for the Canadian Shoppers
Do you ship to Canada?
Yes, we do currently ship to Canada. However, we are unable to accept Canadian (International) credit cards. Therefore, we would require payment by wire transfer or prepaid US money order.
Please keep in mind that our web site is not equipped to quote shipping charges for Canada.
Therefore, please send an e-mail to quote@mwave.com, if you are interested in receiving accurate shipping charges for your location. Be sure to include the exact items that you are interested in purchasing, along with your shipping address.

Buy.com (http://www.us.buy.com/retail/department.asp?loc=101)
Great Site, Good Prices, Good Service
Always Check for Coupons, Free Shipping and Discounts Available Often!
US & UK

Outpost.com (http://shop.outpost.com/)
Another Great Site, Flat Rate Shipping over $100 from $3.95 to $7.95
Free Shipping over $500
Ship Worrldwide

Egghead.com (http://www.egghead.com)
Great Site, Good Shipping Prices and Service
Always check this site and the 2 above!
Ship Worldwide

*Important Note
Egghead has filed for Bankruptcy, but appear to still be doing biz at this time.
Last newz they are in the midst of selling out to Fry's Electronics who will then run the site. Aug 2001

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/541966/ref%3Dtab%5Fe%5Fpc%5F7/002-7423261-9794437)
They are adding more & more PC parts all the time, and prices are good.
Also a good place for Electronics

Gateway Accessory Store (http://www.necxdirect.com/hai/serve_page.html?file=docroot/index.html&nonce=guest_gate)
Powered by NECX Direct (http://www.necx.com) (go here as well)
Believe it or not they do have Good Deals on Some Items!
And a very good rep... Worth a look


Borderfree (http://www.borderfree.com/)
If you Live in Canada and want to Shop the US Sites?
Then this might be the place for you!
Check it out

Canada Computer (http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.html)
I can't vouch for this one, but I did stumble on it & thought I'd add it for those you you North of the Border
Canada

NCIX (http://www.ncix.com/canada/index.cfm)
Another one for the Canadians & they have a decent rep at ResellerRatings
Good Prices by the look as well
Canada & US

Directron (http://www.directron.com/)
Another one I bump into with a good rep
US & Canada

Now open to Canadian shoppers

On a trial basis, we have opened our store to Canadian customers for direct online ordering. Please choose "UPS Standard to Canada" as the only shipping method and "Wire Transfer - Canada" as the only payment method. Sorry, we do not currently accept any other forms of payment methods from Canada. We're experimenting this new service only with UPS Standard shipping method. We may consider adding a FedEx option in the future.



Thompson Computer (http://www.tcwo.com/)
I've never bought here, Good Rep but not the best prices or selection IMO
still worth a look
US Only?

HL Technology (http://www.hltechnology.com/)
Recommended by a member here for the Canadian's to check out
Canada


Nex Fan (Http://www.nexfan.com/)
A nice little shop for Case Fans, CPU Heatsinks & Fans, Psu's & Cases etc..
Great Prices too
I did order from them once...nice people!
US Only


Insight (http://www.insight.com/web/apps/selectcountry.php?)
These are the people who took over Onvia...one of my old favs, but have not checked them out yet.
US, Can, UK & Ger.

PC Shopping Planet (http://www7.shoppingplanet.com/)
No they don't have the Best Prices,
But they DO Have Great Customer Service!
Very Good Site for Barebones Systems
Ship Worldwide




- Hoss

[caraloca]

what about canadians sites?

[Lazza]

what about canadians sites?Fine, if you can reccomend any good ones put them in the USA/N America thread. Cheers. :)

[LiLViEtDuDe917]

Forgot about fatwallet.com

[smokafatty]

Well www.svc.com (http://www.svc.com) has some of the best prices on pc stuff but they don't seem update their site too often, half the stuff I order is out of stock which ends up delaying my order.

But when you can get a pair of 12" neons for around $5 its worth the hastle. :)

[Neo]

CDROM-Guide's Bargain Finder (http://www.cdrom-guide.com/cdbargains.cgi)

Now Powered by PriceGrabber!
Shouldn't you guys start your own?

And zipzoomfly.com is also a good site, free 2nd shipping on most iteams too.

[dcjapanman]

you should add computergeeks.com to the list, I have ordered from them several times with no problems

[wh0dat]

try these sites i always use
www.pricewatch.com (http://www.pricewatch.com)
http://www.ableshopper.com/ <---my favorite, only if you like rebates

[Jesterrace]

I can recommend a good Canadian site for media. www.blankmedia.ca

[jaguarsin2001]

parts = www.chiefvalue.com

media = www.rima.com (best packaging job on media I've even seen! & an official Taiyo Yuden vendor)

[CousinFizz]

Believe it or not i've been using www.Amazon.com (http://www.Amazon.com) and just used www.Crucial.com (http://www.Crucial.com) for an upgrade for my SDram... nice prices and www.eBay.com (http://www.eBay.com) of course too. Can't get much lower on price and the warranties are still there as well. I go to newegg alot too... :cool: