Where is the best UK based online source for PC bits?

[boing]

I know Newegg gets good reviews but i am based in Belfast and would prefer somewhere closer to home, any ideas?

 

[bacillus]

try dabs,com or scan!

 

[Shagga]

Dabs and Scan as above, but I also buy from Overclockers UK and Crucial UK

 

[millsy]

Also try:

aria
addons
coolcasemods
ebuyer
komplett
overclock.co.uk
theoverclockingstore
coolingshop
watford
cclcomputers
simply
tekheads

Search engine:
computerprices

 

[metallibloke]

<< try dabs,com or scan! >>



I highly recommend a visit to scan today to look at the christmas bird (the non-feathered variety!) on the frontpage!!!

 

[Mem]

Millsy you missed out
Novatech & Insight along with GB.buy.com .

 

[boing]

Fantastic cheers everyone!

 

[millsy]

Nice one!!

I have actually got Novatech, insight but not GB.Buy.com

Just didn't advertise as I never used them and bit pricey.

I will add that other one to me list.

Always good to look through all and work out best price hey!!!!

 

[robg1701]

All of da above
P.S. If yuou havent previously made an order with gb.buy.com, heres a link where youll find a" £15 off when you spend £30 " voucher....used it to aquire a M$ I.E 3.0 recently for ~£27 inc p&p

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/events/2001/christmas/vouchers/

 

[Shagga]

If we are just listing site to compare, these might also help.

m²'d
PC Warehouse
PC World CAn u believe it, they're selling hardware now.....LOL (well Selling might not be the right word!)
Premier Computers

 

[Davegod]

i reccomend dabs.com , especially on prices. one thing to note though is theyre not too clear about "expected dates", not much of a problem for existing products or if time not an issue, but when theyre waiting for a product not quite out yet the dates given are VERY subject to change... like my Creative GF3Ti200, took a month when originally expecting 2 weeks plus post time... in the end i got it before their email said it would (at least they DO give you regular email updates). It wasnt their fault (i still got mine before any other site said they had in stock) but its not quite clear just how preliminary some of the dates are. Nevertheless id still reccomend them.

also add Watford.co.uk (watford electronics - not used them tho)

Computer Shopper a good mag for finding these things out

[edit: oops someone got watford already
- shaggy u seen englands WC group?? could not have been any harder except swap sweden for germany, even then im not so sure!]

 

[xes]

Don't forget about Maplins

Talking of PC world, I recently bought an AMD 1500+ cpu from there, and had a great arguement with their staff. I asked (just to see what the sales bod would say) if the clockspeed of the 1500+ was 1500Mhz......sales bod "hmmmmm"'s then says "yeah, of course it is".....it ended up with me and another customer *informing* the staff (tech service bloke included) that "actually, it is 1330 Mhz... I think they still didnt believe us,so maybe in six months time i'll go back and return my "1500 mhz" cpu and demand one that is 1.5 Ghz =) .

 

[Shagga]

Davegod - Sorry M8, been away a while just catching up. The group is NOT good, but hey means there is less chance of a good team in the final!..lol