Re: [TCLUG:15855] Mailorder

[John Hesterberg <jh@sgi.com>]

Mark A. Bentley writes:
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Mark A. Bentley wrote:
> > 
> > Can anyone recommend a good online mailorder place?  I found one called
> > MicroX-press (www.microx-press.com) which seems pretty good.  Anyone have
> > any experience ordering from them?  Any others?
> > 
> 
> Oh, I supose I should have mentioned that I'm looking for a "computer
> stuff" mailorder house.  I'm looking to put togeather a cheap PC for a web
> server among other things...(which would run Linux of course.)

Check out http://www.thechipmerchant.com .
They started out doing only memory, but have expanded into other components.
I've ordered memory from them several times, and wouldn't hesitate
to use them for other stuff.

Stay away from buy.com.  They're bad news.  Their prices are low,
but they gouge you on shipping.  This let's them claim "low price",
but in fact you end up paying more.  They also charge your credit card
even when they don't have something in stock.  My dad waited 6 months
to get something, and he never did get it (they did give his money
back when he finally cancelled the order).

Cheers,

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John Hesterberg			email:	jh@sgi.com
Technical Lead, HPC Linux	phone:	651-683-5879