Comp USA Vs. Circuit City Vs. Newegg

[Confusednewbie1552]

So is comp USA, circuit city or newegg better in terms of prices, quality, and customer service.

 

[ed21x]

newegg >>*

for b&m, Circuit City ranks up there with price matching, while comp USA should be on the bottom of the list. It really depends on what you plan on buying, though

 

[n0cmonkey]

I've found some good deals at local mom'n'pop shops. One of the benefits of buying locally is the ability to take the product back and complain in person. :evil:

But I order a lot of stuff from newegg too.

 

[Zebo]

Fry's , mwave then newegg.

Circut city does have an excellent game selection though, I usually buy all my games there

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

Oh yeah forgot about frys. Btw does Frys make computers for ppl by just giving them a list of waht you want, i'm j/w.

 

[jdiddy]

Originally posted by: Zebo
Fry's , mwave then newegg.

Circut city does have an excellent game selection though, I usually buy all my games there

Mwave rocks especially since they just moved thier warehouse 5 minutes from my house, but thier selection lately is'nt that great.

 

[SilentZero]

Newegg...my first and only choice.

 

[Nebor]

Fry's makes me want to go on a horrendous killing spree everytime I walk in the door. Lunging about, screeching and lashing Fry's employees with the velvet ropes of their Customer Service line, laughing as the clip on tie clad weenies run crying from my wrath. I wield an off the shelf power supply like a morning star, striking a dweeb in the face. I jam a DIMM into one's eye, screaming "Here's a performance gaurantee!"

It basically ends in me walking away from a pile of rubble, sweaty and breathing heavily.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
Oh yeah forgot about frys. Btw does Frys make computers for ppl by just giving them a list of waht you want, i'm j/w.

I donno...All I go there for is whats in thursdays sports page. Red hot deals.

Last week I got a ECS KT333 board and barton 2500+ for $69 and shipped it to my cousin.

This week I got a seagate 160mb drive with 3 yr warranty and 8mb cache for $60

 

[NewBlackDak]

Our bestbuy and cc are both pretty small. No frys or compusa here.
The local store is pretty bad with prices. You can almost calculate exactly 15% over what Newegg has on everything, and then add the 8.25% sales tax.
They'll do in a pinch, but otherwise I try to stay out of there. I'd like to support locally owned businesses, but anyone who doesn't look for a value is a fool.

 

[Zebo]

Nice setup newdealdak.

need more ram. I think CC which you have is running Kingston Value RAM for $68 for 512 with rebate. You can look through the packages until you find ones with Hynix BT-D43 chips, which are capable of 270MHz!!!

 

[edmundoab]

I personally prefer Newegg.
Impress with the speed of shipping. Customer service.. well, sending e-mails don't seem to work that well. But calling should do the trick.

 

[SpunkyJones]

I love newegg, I buy most of my stuff there. I only go to a compusa or best buy i I need something immediatly.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: SilentZero
Newegg...my first and only choice.

 

[Bulldog13]

Originally posted by: SilentZero
Newegg...my first and only choice.

 

[1sikbITCH]

Newegg here too, or CompUSA in a pinch. If I just need a cable or something, there is a local shop 5 minutes from my house, but they have to rape you on the prices to make any money. They probably shop at Newegg too

http://www.littleshopofhardware.com/

Check out their "New and Used Systems"

 

[JBT]

Newegg

 

[davegraham]

i personally buy from.....me.

all that withstanding, i generally (or in a pinch) buy from Newegg.

cheers,

dave

 

[Rendition]

newegg is by far the best.

 

[Brian48]

I'd rank Newegg over CompUSA and CircuitCity in terms of reliability, price (for the most part), and service. The only problem is, I can't help but notice that lately the prices of hot ticketed items like the x800 and 6800 cards have been inflated to crazy levels just like all the other online stores. At least the really large stores like CompUSA, BestBuy, CC, etc.. have stuck to the MSRP.

 

[viivo]

Originally posted by: 1sikbITCH

http://www.littleshopofhardware.com/

Check out their "New and Used Systems"

"Our 466 Celeron© System
At just $849.00 Complete, this system is perfect for the average user that needs more than average power."

Yes, now I can play Quake 2 at and up to 40 frames per second. MWahaha.

 

[acebake]

I guess Circuit City for me....of course, maybe that's because I work there.

I've always liked CompUSA, but the nearest one is an hour away, so I don't go often.

 

[mikecel79]

Originally posted by: 1sikbITCH
Newegg here too, or CompUSA in a pinch. If I just need a cable or something, there is a local shop 5 minutes from my house, but they have to rape you on the prices to make any money. They probably shop at Newegg too

http://www.littleshopofhardware.com/

Check out their "New and Used Systems"

"The 550 Pentium II© System
For just $1299.99 Complete, this system is build for productivity. After looking at the price you wont believe it when you see what you get with this system."

Your right I don't believe it. There wasn't a PII 550Mhz.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

CompUSA's return policy is terrible,only store credit,reguardless.

Circuit City isn't even geared toward computers,just consumer electrnoics...

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy
CompUSA's return policy is terrible,only store credit,reguardless.

You can get a refund as well (less the restocking fee on hardware). Best Buy has a better return policy, but doesn't stock as much computer stuff (at least the ones around here don't).

Circuit City isn't even geared toward computers,just consumer electrnoics...

Yeah. The one near me is tiny, and doesn't even carry computer software!

Newegg is the best of those three in terms of prices, but if I had to pick a local store, it would probably be CompUSA. No Fry's or MicroCenter nearby (although MicroCenter isn't as competitive on price as they used to be)...