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Steve
05-19-04, 10:42 AM
Well I personally only order from like 2 places but I figured this is a good place to do this, and you know this way everyone knows how good certain computer part sites are and how bad they are.



Name: Zip Zoom Fly (formorly googlegear)
Link: http://zipzoomfly.com
Comments: I recently made my 7th order from zipzoomfly and each time has been better :)
Up's:
- Free 2nd Day shipping on just about everything
- Toll Free Phone Support
- Amazingly Cheap Prices
- Great friendly support
Down's: So far I haven't faced any
markblair
05-19-04, 10:05 PM
Name: PriceGrabber
Link: http://www.pricegrabber.com
Comments: Not a computer parts store but a great resource for finding the best prices on everything you need.

Name: Price Watch
Link: http://www.pricewatch.com
Comments: Not a computer parts store but a great resource for finding the best prices on everything you need.

Name: NewEgg
Link: http://www.newegg.com
Comments: Excellent online shop which carries quite a selection of products.
Up's:
- Excellent selection of products
- Great prices which are sometimes well below the competition
- Friendly service
- Fast delivery
Down's:
- I've never had a problem with them and I can't think of anything that sticks out.
Ben - HMD
05-20-04, 05:15 AM
These are stores based here in Australia but they are the ones I use, and are very good!

www.hozirontek.com.au
www.gamedude.com.au
www.thunderbirdcomputing.com.au
thebyp2
05-20-04, 06:10 AM
for uk stuff:

http://www.dabs.com (of course)
http://www.microlanduk.com
http://www.aria.co.uk

and my local bits shop, who don't seem to have a website :)
Robert
05-20-04, 10:22 AM
Originally posted by thebyp2:

and my local bits shop, who don't seem to have a website :)

What are you waiting for?!?!?! Get started on one!!!
thebyp2
05-20-04, 10:28 AM
i don't design anymore :)
Robert
05-20-04, 10:48 AM
Originally posted by thebyp2:

i don't design anymore :)

Set them up with oscommerce script. No design needed!!
thebyp2
05-20-04, 11:06 AM
yeah yeah. i know. i could set up something not too bad in about 20 minutes.

truth is that he's an old friend of mine from my EDS days. He got out and opened the shop because he wanted a quiet life. I think anything along those lines would be out of the question as it has a dangerous possibility of bringing in 'to much' business
bd2003
05-23-04, 02:50 AM
<== old EDS'er, too... from back in the "white shirts/no beard" days... ugh.
interactive
05-23-04, 08:44 AM
OT:
What's EDS? Must be an English computer related group?
thebyp2
05-23-04, 10:20 AM
Originally posted by bd2003:

<== old EDS'er, too... from back in the "white shirts/no beard" days... ugh.

so you got your life back to eh? ;)



OT:
What's EDS? Must be an English computer related group?

I'm not sure what OT means, but if your asking what eds is, then they are one of the worlds largest 'solutions' companies out there. Not sure exactly where their head office is although its somewhere in the southern states i think.

Basically, if theres a government contract to be had, the've got it. Think IBM's evil twin. :eek:
bd2003
05-24-04, 10:53 AM
yup.. Ol' Ross had the right idea business-wise, but man - what a stickler for the "old school"... But I still voted for him for Pres... heh heh

They're headquartered (or at least were when I was there) in Plano, TX...
thebyp2
05-24-04, 10:58 AM
Originally posted by bd2003:

yup.. Ol' Ross had the right idea business-wise, but man - what a stickler for the "old school"... But I still voted for him for Pres... heh heh

They're headquartered (or at least were when I was there) in Plano, TX...

Plano, thats the one. We were fairly convinced that it never existed. The guy in plano who was the contact for us certainly kept up the texan stereotype :)
markblair
05-24-04, 09:39 PM
OT = Off Topic
Ol' Ross = Ross Perot. Yep, he ran the place (EDS that is) until just a few years ago. Not sure if he sold it or ???

They actually have a pretty big location here in Michigan too. I know the headquarters is in Texas but just like any other big company, they are all over the place.

:D
thebyp2
05-25-04, 01:28 AM
Originally posted by markblair:

..They actually have a pretty big location here in Michigan too. I know the headquarters is in Texas but just like any other big company, they are all over the place.

:D

they certainly are everywhere. When i left i said i was moving to a new location so couldn't work for them. They looked up where i was going to live and gave me the choice of about 10 contracts within 30 minutes from me :confused:

Had to sthink of a new reason after that:D