For starters, I'm going to stick with newegg.com since my dad knows that Newegg was originally the retail Egghead store. So he's familiar with them. My mom lacks alot of knowledge about computers and jumps to many stupid conclusions. She watches too much Dateline NBC and how they talk about 1 specific guy getting hacked, etc. *sigh*
Anyways, I need your help. I need links to recent articles from reputable sites (like CNET, ZDnet, PCWorld) that are short and geared for the casual reader. The article has to talk about internet shopping security. It's gotta be recent (so that it talks about the 128 bit encryption, etc...). It should also have more Pros than Cons about Webshopping.
I also need your suggestions and recommendations on how I can persuade them to buy stuff online.
Here's my dillema if you wanna go into detail.
This late-Christmas, my parents are going to buy me whatever comp parts I want to upgrade as long as it's in a reasonable price range and under $500. I want a new motherboard, new CPU and new DDRram. My local hardware shop is running low on products this season. They only have a MSI K7T266 Pro2 for $130, Athlon XP 1600+ for $159 and 256mb DDRram (I presume its generic, not sure) for $65. My local hardware store only has the MSI and the ASUS A7V266-E but they sell that for $200 (which is way too expensive IMO).
After reading a few reviews, the MSI doesn't seem like that great of a choice. In benchmarks, the MSI doesn't fare too well compared to other KT266A boards. To keep the story short, there are alot of other minor nuisances with the board. The generic RAM doesn't exactly make their offering too flashy either.
My friend has been persuading me to buy online since it's cheaper and you get a wider product selection. Newegg.com has the EPOX EP-8KHAL (retail) for $90! Newegg has a 256mb stick of Crucial DDRram PC 2100 (OEM) for $63. Last but not least, an AMD Athlon XP 1600+ (retail) for $139.
For about $50 cheaper, I can get higher quality parts and I have the ability to throw in an Enermax Mid-tower case with 300W PSU and still save more money than if I were to buy the mobo, cpu and ram only at the store. Please help ASAP thanks!
Anyways, I need your help. I need links to recent articles from reputable sites (like CNET, ZDnet, PCWorld) that are short and geared for the casual reader. The article has to talk about internet shopping security. It's gotta be recent (so that it talks about the 128 bit encryption, etc...). It should also have more Pros than Cons about Webshopping.
I also need your suggestions and recommendations on how I can persuade them to buy stuff online.
Here's my dillema if you wanna go into detail.
This late-Christmas, my parents are going to buy me whatever comp parts I want to upgrade as long as it's in a reasonable price range and under $500. I want a new motherboard, new CPU and new DDRram. My local hardware shop is running low on products this season. They only have a MSI K7T266 Pro2 for $130, Athlon XP 1600+ for $159 and 256mb DDRram (I presume its generic, not sure) for $65. My local hardware store only has the MSI and the ASUS A7V266-E but they sell that for $200 (which is way too expensive IMO).
After reading a few reviews, the MSI doesn't seem like that great of a choice. In benchmarks, the MSI doesn't fare too well compared to other KT266A boards. To keep the story short, there are alot of other minor nuisances with the board. The generic RAM doesn't exactly make their offering too flashy either.
My friend has been persuading me to buy online since it's cheaper and you get a wider product selection. Newegg.com has the EPOX EP-8KHAL (retail) for $90! Newegg has a 256mb stick of Crucial DDRram PC 2100 (OEM) for $63. Last but not least, an AMD Athlon XP 1600+ (retail) for $139.
For about $50 cheaper, I can get higher quality parts and I have the ability to throw in an Enermax Mid-tower case with 300W PSU and still save more money than if I were to buy the mobo, cpu and ram only at the store. Please help ASAP thanks!
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