Fry's (Outpost.com) or NewEgg.com?

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geckoman

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I'm facing a reality that I may need to build a new machine to replace the one in my sig. In the past, I have always gone to Fry's to get stuff because it's right there - about 15 minutes from home, I can look at the stuff and take it home with me.

However, I know that Newegg is also a force to be reckoned with.

How about your pros/cons for the Frys vs Newegg choice?
 
Fry's is complete crap...I use to deal with them fools in sacramento,ca but now I'm newegging it till something better comes along.

Frys is a little over priced and complete pricks

Newegg.com
not so fast anymore
still good prices
 
Why limit yourself to only those two options? I barely ever purchase computer items in stores anymore, as it's just easier (and usually cheaper) to buys things online. Newegg, Jab-tech, Monarch, and others have all gotten business from me in the past.
 
i have been buying from the egg for a few years now and i have never been
dissapointed in either pricing or shipping!
excellent in both those departments!
 
I buy from Newegg, Zipzoomfly, ClubIT, and occasonally Tigerdirect (sometimes they have a massive rebate on something I want). Newegg and ZZF are the ones I get the majority of my parts from. I really like zzf simply because they give you free 2nd day air on anything smaller than about the size of a monitor.
 
i love the egg, i use to get all of my stuff from tigerdirect, but that place got shaddy fast! and i do all my online purchases from the egg, i dont purchase as much now that they switched to UPS, but its still the only place i get computer parts from online.
 
Why are you limiting yourself to just two? I have purshased from plenty of places without any problems. Just search for the best prices from a reputable vendor. Reputable vendors include Newegg, ZipZoomFly, Monarch, eWiz, Mwave, SVC, NCIX, Directron, ChiefValue, etc.

I mainly buy stuff from Newegg and ZipZoomFly. I think Newegg is superior, but ZZF does have free 2nd day shipping on most items. If you are building a new rig this can cut costs down quite a bit.
 
newegg doesnt always have the best deals. a local PC store I goto sometimes has really great prices (PCClub). The other day my roomate bought 2 sata 250gb drives @ $135 each. which i thought was a complete steal.

i love newegg though, i always look there first to get a good price
 
Most people here have said what's on my mind, but I'll just make a compiled list of vendors:

Newegg.com
ZipZoomFly.com
Monarchcomputersystems.com
Jab-tech.com
Directron.com
ClubIT.com
Mwave.com
eWiz.com
TigerDirect.com
ChiefValue.com

I get most of my things from ZZF now, but ClubIT is getting pretty good as well.
 
Wow! Thanks for all the responses.. this gives me some other places to check out...
 
newegg.com - Fast as hell shipping, you gotta bug the sh*t out of them to get your refund back though. Tax in CA

monarch - Bought my Opty from them, upgraded my shipping when I only paid for ground. No tax in CA.

directron.com - Bought many things from them. Great reseller. No tax in CA.

amazon.com - easy returns, no tax in CA, free shipping most of the time. Limited computer parts selection. I always check amazon first before buying anywhere else online.
 
i agree newegg.com is by far the best on prices, but on customer service..... i'm not so sure now. Some of you people are not in the same situation that I'm in. see, i live on the submarine base here in ct., and now I am limited to a P.o.box. i call up newegg saying i need to place a big order to update my system a bit, and maybe they can cut me some slack since ive been buying them for every single computer i've built. I get some smart ass punk giving me a reply basically saying they could care less how much business they've been doing with me. I think itll be the last time they will be getting anymore of my money.
 
Quak3R said:
i agree newegg.com is by far the best on prices, but on customer service..... i'm not so sure now. Some of you people are not in the same situation that I'm in. see, i live on the submarine base here in ct., and now I am limited to a P.o.box. i call up newegg saying i need to place a big order to update my system a bit, and maybe they can cut me some slack since ive been buying them for every single computer i've built. I get some smart ass punk giving me a reply basically saying they could care less how much business they've been doing with me. I think itll be the last time they will be getting anymore of my money.
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Yep same here. Last year I spent $26,000, yes thats thousands and when I called up to place a big order I had some issues with a 1 day sale item and they treated me like an ahole. I know its business and I mean nothing but $'s to them but theres other retailers out there. After hearing your story I will no longer shop there for my customers.
Ty for making this country great!
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My friend was just building a rig, he priced everything from newegg and then zipzoomfly. ZZF was $40 cheaper...Thats why i dont shop at newegg as much anymore.
 
MrSlacker said:
My friend was just building a rig, he priced everything from newegg and then zipzoomfly. ZZF was $40 cheaper...Thats why i dont shop at newegg as much anymore.
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Competition is good for the end user, I find the lowest prices rotate around a lot, so I just find whatever is lowest, normally that means I end up getting parts for a rig from all over the internet. However I always get harddrives from ZZF regardless if it costs a few bucks more.
 
i have never had any problems with newegg so i always order everything from them unless they dont have it in stock.
 
Zipzoomfly and Newegg are the stores I buy from. I would exclusively buy from ZZF, but they don't have a wide range of selection as the Egg.
 
I always use NewEgg or ZZF/Googlegear. I've never had any trouble with either-- I had to RMA a PSU to NewEgg and it was totally painless.
 
Zipzoomfly has been my fav for a long time even before they changed names they always had the best prices with free second day shipping. Newegg I use for items that zipzoomfly dosn't have like dvd media and certain out of stock items (like Zipzoomfly had a artic cooling fan/heatsink out of stock I had to buy from newegg who was slightly more expensive.). I will buy only from a store if i really don't want to deal with shipping since i have a tiger direct next to me I can buy flash memory for pretty much the same prices as zipzoomfly and value ram is the same. I wont trust any small shop off of pricewatch though because it all seems to shady.
 
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