Used Computers, Discount, Closeout Computer Hardware Shops
Surplus Computers
offers discounts on many hardware and software items. Surplus Computers is located in the heart of Silicon Valley next to San Jose International Airport in a 30,000 square foot warehouse, no more than 15 minutes from the headquarters of Intel, AMD, Quantum, Applied Materials, Maxtor and others from whom they purchase manufacturer and corporate excess, overstock, and slightly obsolete inventories in huge quantities to maximize the savings to you. Many of their offers come with free shipping. Check their new items page for daily additions.
Computer Geeks
specializes in providing computer-related excess inventory, manufacturer-closeouts, and high-demand computer components and peripherals at highly-discounted prices to tech-savvy, "Geeky", consumers. All of the products sold on their site are in stock, ready to ship, and include a warranty.
Founded in 1989 in Walnut, California, MWave
sells new notebook & desktop PCs, computer components (including hard drives, memory, and flat panel monitors), peripherals and electronics (including mp3 players) at low discount prices to a customer base of over 3 million users.
If it's electronic, OnSale!
has it on sale, including digital cameras, iPods, computer systems, and peripherals. For example, as of November, 2004, Onsale is featuring a 17" flat panel computer monitor for only $189.
Eagle Computer
has closeout prices on desktop and laptop PCs, peripherals, and software, with brand-names like IBM and Microsoft. Their guarantee (see website for details): "Any unopened products(other than Microsoft products with XP style product activation) may be returned for a refund of the purchase price of the returned items, not including shipping within 30 days from date of purchase. Eagle Computer reserves the right to charge a 5% restocking fee... Defective merchandise may [also] be exchanged or refunded." They do accept international orders, but their maximum credit card order is $200 for non-USA credit cards. And they can ship to APO & FPO addresses.
Computer Hardware Shops (that also sell software)
Founded in 1984, CompUSA, with about 225 stores in 90 metro areas, in 2008 was acquired by Systemax, an NYSE-traded corporation which also owns Tiger Direct.
Both CompUSA and TigerDirect carry a very similar inventory of over 50,000 identically-priced items, including notebook computers (Core 2 Duo models from Toshiba, Sony, HP-Compaq, Gateway and Acer), monitors, motherboards, CPUs, PDAs, networking gear, accessories, gaming supplies, digital cameras, consumer electronics, plus more than 2,000 software titles, and DVD & VHS movies. CompUSA and TigerDirect both have a 30-day return policy (see websites for details) and both do ship internationally (but accept wire transfers only for international orders).
Because they are both owned by Office Depot, Computers4SURE and Tech Depot
both carry nearly identical merchandise at nearly identical prices. The prices are low, and the inventory includes over 60,000 products: computers of all kinds, and everything you need to go with them. They ship only to the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They CAN ship to PO Boxes and APO/FPO addresses. You can also order computer gear directly from Office Depot itself, but their computer inventory is not as extensive as that at TechDepot and Computers4SURE.
Best Buy
is a retailer of personal computers, consumer electronics, entertainment software and accessories, with over 800 retail stores throughout the US. Most items can be returned up to 30 days later for a full refund, and to avoid shipping charges and receive a refund more quickly, you can return items to any Best Buy store.
Circuit City
carries a huge variety of computer, video, and audio products. Their inventory includes desktop & laptop PCs, PDAs, digital cameras, camcorders, and TVs. Their guarantee (see website for details): "Try it out for 30 days. If something's not right or you've simply changed your mind, please return it within that time so we can either exchange it or give you your money back. Since computer technology changes so quickly, we can only offer a 14-day tryout on PCs and related merchandise. For a full refund of a Product, we'll need you to return the box and packaging too... Any Product purchased on-line may be returned to any Circuit City store (except our Circuit City Express locations)..." As of this writing, Circuit City offers free shipping on all orders over $24. They ship only to the continental USA, plus Alaska and Hawaii, and they cannot ship to APO, FPO, or PO Box addresses.
Buy.com
carries a full range of PC products, including 473 different LCD displays by Sony, NEC, Samsung, Planar, Viewsonic, IBM, Acer, LG, Princeton, MicroTek, KDS, and other manufacturers. A 21.3" Samsung Syncmaster 213T flat panel LCD display with 1600x1200 pixels is only $679.98, $579.98 after a $100 mail-in rebate. As of this writing, they offer free shipping on many items. No credit card? Buy.com now accepts payment via PayPal.
Super Warehouse
offers over 30,000 products available for immediate shipping, including computers, printers, toner, scanners, monitors, projectors, and more.
The HP Small & Medium Business Store and the HP Home & Home Office Store sell Hewlett-Packard and Compaq desktop PCs, workstations, notebook PCs, and servers, plus HP printers, digital cameras, and other peripherals and accessories, direct from the manufacturer.
PCMall
is a computer products superstore with more than 1.3 million customers, from individuals to large corporations. They carry almost anything you might be looking for, including IBM ThinkPad Notebook PCs with Pentium M CPUs and 802.11g wireless networking. They also carry countless other desktop & notebook PCs, as well as peripherals and software.
Based in the UK, and established for over 15 years, with four retail locations, Morgan Computer (UK)
are one of Europe’s leading dealers in surplus, end-of-line and refurbished computer equipment. Mainland UK delivery is charged at £10 (ex VAT) - £11.75 (inc VAT) per order. You can also bid for overstock, refurbished and second user computer equipment at Morgan Computer Auctions.
In the UK, Conrad Direct UK
is one of Europe's favourite electronics and technology retailers, with a huge selection of more than 15,000 articles and the very best brands at best prices. Their wide range of products includes computer, multimedia, telephone, auto hi-fi, modeling and model railways gear.
Mac, PalmOS, Linux, Mobile
You can purchase ALL Apple products direct from the manufacturer at The Apple Store,
including the new iMac G5, PowerMacs, eMacs, Apple PowerBooks & iBooks, MacOS, Mac software, iPods, and much more. The Apple store provides free ground shipping with orders over $50.
Club Mac
is the number 1 online Macintosh superstore. You name it, they've got it. Also check the ClubMac Clearance section.
More than 1.3 million individuals, home offices, small businesses and large corporations rely on MacMall
to deliver the Apple-Macintosh products they need. MacMall offers a 30-day return policy on selected items based on manufacturer return policies otherwise all purchases are final. Ground shipping is available throughout the 48 contiguous states, overnight is the only shipping method available for orders that must ship on Saturdays, or to Alaska and Hawaii. They do not take online orders for international addresses or APO/FPOs.
The Official Palm Store
is the place to buy Palm™ Zire and Tungsten handhelds, and Treo SmartPhones, direct from the manufacturer, including free software and free shipping. They also sell designer accessories, Palm expansion cards, and PalmOS software. You can search for PalmOne handhelds, software, and accessories with this form:
Laptops for Less
offers laptop accessories, including batteries, power supplies, cases, and more, at factory prices, with free shipping. They also carry accessories for other mobile products like PDAs, DVD players, digital cameras, and MP3 players.
Blank DVDs, Blank Media
YesBuy
carries all varieties of CD and DVD blank media, including LightScribe blank DVDs for less than $.50 in quantity, printable blank DVDs, and blank Blu-Ray discs. They sell CD and DVD sleeves for as low as 2 cents each in quantity. YesBuy also carries consumer electronics gear, including mp3 players, Flash memory, HDTVs and LCD flat panel displays, and more than 8,000 computer hardware, software and accessory items.
At Super Media Store
you can save up to 70% on blank DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs, DVD+RWs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, flash memory, and printer ink cartridges. As of December, 2004, Super Media Store is selling blank 8x DVDs for as low as 33¢ each in quantity, and the prices keep dropping. Blank DVD brand names include Ritek, Optodisc, Samsung, Memorex, Verbatim, Radius and ProDisc. They have a 30 day return guarantee for most media, 15 days for most hardware (see website for details). They ship via UPS to the US, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Alaska. The do not ship internationally.
Meritline
has low prices on blank optical media, including blank DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, as well as blank CD-R and CD-RW discs. They sell cases, sleeves, & labels for your discs, and DVD & CD "burners," as well DVD & CD recording software. They also sell blank Zip & Jaz discs, VHS tapes, and other media, flash memory (USB, MMC, SD, Compact Flash, memory stick, etc.), and other peripherals and accessories.
Memory, PC & Flash
EDGE Tech
offers "cutting edge" Computer Memory Upgrades, including RAM modules, Flash memory (SD, SDHC, Compact Flash, etc.), and USB portable hard drives, like the 400GB DiskGO! 3.5" Portable USB 2.0 & IEEE-1394 Hard Drive, and the USB-powered 80GB DiskGO! 2.5" Ultra Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive.
United Kingdom shoppers can upgrade factory-direct today with Crucial Memory (UK),
The Memory Experts. Crucial is the standard RAM memory in all Micron PC's, and many others. Of course, they carry the high-speed DDR (double data rate) that Crucial pioneered. They also sell quality CompactFlash memory used in digital cameras, MP3 players, handheld PCs, and other devices.
My Memory (UK)
sells memory for PCs, cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, digital cameras, and other digital devices. They also sell inkjet catridges, photo paper, batteries, and other accessories. They carry USB, CompactFlash, SD/MMC, MemoryStick, and other formats of flash memory, as well as PC DDR SDRAM, from makers including SanDisk, Lexar, Sony, Kingston, Magicstor, and others. My Memory is based in the UK, but will ship internationally.
Peripherals, Parts, Accessories
Creative Labs
offers the ZEN line of mp3 digital audio players and personal video players, the industry-standard Sound Blaster audio cards, the Creative Inspire speaker series, and more, direct from the manufacturer. UK shoppers link to Creative Labs UK.
Better Cables
manufactures their own high-performance audio/video cables for home theater and home audio systems. They are an 8-time inductee into AudioReview.com's Cable Hall of Fame. Their prices are lower than other audiophile cables because they are both the manufacturer and the retailer of the cables. For orders shipping to the US, they provide free ground shipping. They also ship internationally via UPS Expedited or UPS Express.
Buy Iomega Zip and Jaz
removable media hard drives and disks directly from their manufacturer, Iomega, and get free shipping as well.
123 Inkjets
sells virtually all inkjet cartridges at half the retail price, with free shipping. They sell other printer supplies, too.
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