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Computer Vendor and Shopping Index

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1. Best Mail Order Systems	2. Name Brand Manufacturers
3. Discount Stores	4. Online Stores
5. Motherboards and RAM	6. Shopping Directories
7. Peripherals

 

1. Best Mail Order Systems

Vendor	Phone	Comments
Dell	800-374-8617	We use Dell computers everyday and advertise Dell products on our site. They only use Intel processors.
Dell Business Computers	N/A	The place to go for all your business computing needs. Everything from servers to business printers.
Gateway	800-846-7563	Quality desktops and laptops. They have Country Stores in many cities. Sells Intel and AMD prcoessor based computers.
Micronpc	800-284-2349	Quality laptops and desktops. Probably best known for their AMD Athlon DDR systems.

 

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2. Name Brand Manufacturers

Vendor	Phone	Comments
Apple	800-MY-APPLE	iMacs, iBooks, G4s
AST	800-727-1278 CS	So-so quality.
Compaq (Note: Compaq and HP merged in early 2002)	800-888-5925	Good laptops and desktops. Quality is improving.
Fujitsu PC		Good notebooks.
Hewlett-Packard	800-637-7740	Easy to use desktops. Notebooks are usually less expensive, but quality needs improvement.
emachines		Definitely the cheapest desktop. So-so quality.
IBM	800-426-7255	Good notebooks. Desktops are OK.
NEC	888-863-2669	Good notebooks. Desktops are OK.
Sony	888-531-7669	Good desktops. Notebooks are of good quality and are very popular.
Toshiba	800-959-4100	Good laptops and desktops.

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3. Discount Stores

Vendor	Phone	Comments
Best Buy	800-369-5050 CS	Name brand computers.
CompUSA	800-266-7872 CS	Builds computers and sells name brand ones.
Circuit City	Call local store.	Name brand computers. Charges 15% restocking fee on all computer returns.
Office Depot	888-463-3768 CS	Computer equipment and office supplies.
Staples	Call local store.	Computer equipment and office supplies

CS = Customer Services instead of Sales phone number.

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4. Online Stores

- Less expensive, but some have a 15% restocking fee. No software returns.

Vendor	Phone	Comments
Amazon.com		Books, computers, software, music and more.
buy.com	NA	Computers, software, peripherals and more. No restocking fee if product returned within 30 days. No software returns.
CDW	800-726-4239	Name brand computers and peripherals.
Computers4SURE!		Name brand computers and peripherals. Fast shipping.
Digiconcepts	909-245-4125	Family owned and operated computer store. Name brand peripherals.
MicroWarehouse	800-793-5034	Bought out USA Flex. Manufactures their own computers and sells name brand systems and peripherals.
PCMall.com	800- 863-3282	Name brand computers and peripherals.
Insight	800-467-4448	Name brand computers and peripherals. Sells refurbished items and has an auction.
Puget Custom Computers	-	Specializes in custom built computer systems for business and home.
Super Warehouse	800-814-5410	Specializes in printers, scanners, and peripherals.

CS = Customer Services instead of Sales phone number.

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5. Motherboards and RAM

Vendor	Phone	Comments
AZZO Computers	1-888- 726-9273	Motherboards, memory, peripherals. Thirty day money back on most purchases.
Crucial.com	NA	A subsidiary company of Micron. The place to pick up high quality Micron DRAM, SDRAM, and DDR. Lots of onsite help in finding the right memory.
TC Computers	1-800-723-9491	Complete in-house systems. Also have barebones systems and a good selection of motherboards and peripherals.

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6. Price Search Engines

Vendor	Phone	Comments
DealTime	NA	A computer store search engine. They search 160 computer stores for items you want. Very functional and a fast way to weed through larger computer store offerings.
PriceWatch	NA	A directory to various online computer and hardware vendors. Consumers can shop by price for many different items. Not for the novice computer shopper as many items are OEM (without documentation and full warranty).

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7. Peripherals and Services

Vendor	Phone	Comments
Iomega	NA	Zip drives, CD-RW, Microdrives, Flash cards.
AnyPoint(TM) Intel Wireless II Network Products	NA	AnyPoint(TM) Wireless II Network 11Mbps USB Model - 10% off and $20 rebate
Creative Labs Inc	NA	The best sound cards, speakers, and more.
Wholesalers- Direct	NA	Console game, digital camera, portable mp3 player, laptop, pda's, gps, rc cars, home theater, hepa filter and more @ wholesale prices. Large selection + customer support.

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