Computer Peripherals Direct from the Manufacturer
Logitech
sells a wide variety of their own brand of computer peripherals and audio gear, including PC mice, keyboards, webcams, home and pc speakers, earphones and headsets, network music players, ipod/mp3 players, gaming accessories, universal remote controls, and video security systems.
Radio Shack
carries the cables, connectors, accessories and batteries for your personal electronics that it is often difficult to find anywhere else. They also carry a full line of consumer electronics from major manufacturers, including digital imaging, portable computing, and home entertainment components.
Used Computers, Discount, Closeout Computer Hardware Shops
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.
Surplus Computers
offers discounts on many hardware and software items, like Western Digital hard drives and 20 GB mp3 players. 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.
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.
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.
The Official Sony Store
sells Sony VAIO notebook and VAIO desktop computers, famous quality Sony computer monitors, CD/DVD burners, accessories, Sony Clie handheld computers, and AIBO entertainment robots. They also sell sells Sony electronics from Sony TVs, home theater and video products to portable audio & home audio products (and accessories) direct from the manufacturer. Their inventory includes Sony digital imaging products, like Cyber-shot & Mavica digital cameras and Micro MV, Mini DV, Digital-8, & Hi-8 Sony camcorders plus Video Walkmans, digital photo printers and accessories.
The HP Home & Home Office Store sells 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.
Mac, PalmOS, Linux, Mobile
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
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.
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.
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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