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| 02 August 2013
| Utilizer
Posted on 08/02/2013 12:31:08 PM PDT by Utilizer
Depressing news for those of us who appreciate great prices on computer gear and component parts. The Geeks website now displays a simple page explaining that all ordering has now ceased. Competition appears to be the overriding reason, and a general unwillingness to have been forced to this point is quite apparent. I, for one, will miss all the great deals they offer, and have offered for many years.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: amazon; computers; electronics; geekygear
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To: Utilizer
Oops, I didn’t see you had already posted a screenie. Thanks.
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posted on
08/02/2013 2:38:58 PM PDT
by
KevinB
(A country that would elect Barack Obama president twice is no longer worth fighting for.)
To: Utilizer
I bought from them many years ago, but then stopped when the deals didn’t look so good compared to what I could find on EBay.
22
posted on
08/02/2013 2:44:38 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: Defiant
There were things you could get from geeks that simply were not available anywhere else. 4-port rackmountable KVM switchbox for 12.50US$, midsize ATX case with power supply and dual fans for 30US$, five recordable minidvds for 0.50, 80GB HD for 19.98, External USB 3.5" IDE HD case for 5.99...
Need I say more? *grin*
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posted on
08/02/2013 3:00:14 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: Moonman62
Ebay requires PayPal. No thanks.
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posted on
08/02/2013 3:06:17 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: Utilizer
25
posted on
08/02/2013 3:44:26 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(I weep over my sons' future in this Godforsaken country.)
To: raybbr
Thanks for that link, mate. Purplus.net has great deals on software, if you do not mind some older stuff. All good thus far on this end.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:00:04 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: KevinB
Here ya go, mate. "http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Aug-0-2013/Storagesale02/index-landing.html?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL080213&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL080213-_-EMC-080213-Index-_-Header-_-ClickHere"
Look right at the very top...
27
posted on
08/02/2013 6:06:36 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: Defiant
NewEgg has much better prices than Fry’s Electronics. Just recently purchased a new computer case: 19.99 on sale and 19.99 Mail-In Rebate with 5.99 shipping. Never seen Fry’s beat that.
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:11:45 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: Utilizer
29
posted on
08/02/2013 6:23:36 PM PDT
by
KevinB
(A country that would elect Barack Obama president twice is no longer worth fighting for.)
To: KevinB
Quite welcome, mate. Tip: ignore Buydotcom. Since they got bought out a few years back their offerings -even their ‘elite list’ ones’ just have proven to be more annoyance than anything else.
30
posted on
08/02/2013 7:31:38 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: Defiant
TigerDirect has never seemed to be all that good for My purposes. If I recall correctly, they are based in Florida -so the shipping charges for anything I order from them costs roughly twice the advertised price when all is totaled up.
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:33:52 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: Utilizer
Ehrmmm... make that: ‘so with the shipping charges added the final cost is roughly twice the item price in the end.’
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:42:57 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: Utilizer
Wow, you weren’t kidding about it being cheap!
33
posted on
08/02/2013 8:31:34 PM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(Molon Labe)
To: Bikkuri
Even more so than you see there. New case fans 0.99ea, DVD reader/CD writer combo IDE 9.99 on sale, DVD burner 12.99, new networking hub 4.99, OEM pci netcard 5.99, new computer case (no PS) 14.99 -to name just a few...
*sniff* And I was so looking forward to getting even more lovely stuff!
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posted on
08/02/2013 8:42:57 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Axes flash, Broadswords swing, shining battle-armour ring! ...How many of them can we make die?!)
To: Utilizer; All
FWIW good prices on reliable cabling here:
Www.monoprice.com
To: Utilizer
Tip: ignore Buydotcom Thanks for the tip.
36
posted on
08/03/2013 5:21:37 AM PDT
by
KevinB
(A country that would elect Barack Obama president twice is no longer worth fighting for.)
To: Mad Dawgg
Ha! That's what I thought at first, too. I've never heard of this place before, though. I always buy my computer gear from
Newegg.
To: Defiant
I would think that Frys is killing Geeks more than any other competitor. I spend 10 times as much there as I do at Geeks. I agree. Around here, we love the 6-page ad on Frysday.
My bank has a newspaper sitting on one of the counters. Every Frysday I go in, cash a check, and steal the Frys ad.
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posted on
08/03/2013 7:52:56 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Be a truechimer, not a falseticker!)
To: zeugma
www.frys.com/ads.
It comes online on Thursday night sometime before midnight. I can’t wait for the paper.
In the last year, I bought a 50 inch LED TV for $369, a Blu Ray with wifi for $29, a $229 photo camera with 20x optical zoom and HD recording for $89, a core i3 laptop for $338 (back when the closest I could get elsewhere was around $450), an HD video camera for $99, and tons of RAM, SD cards, flash drives, hard drives, and tons and tons of gadgets and gizmos that are often fractions of what I would pay elsewhere. I don’t know how they do it, I guess they figure that when we buy something super low we will get something else at retail and they will make money, but I almost never get anything there that isn’t one of the loss leaders. Love the place. My wife hates it.
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posted on
08/03/2013 9:27:56 AM PDT
by
Defiant
(In the next rebellion, the rebels will be the ones carrying the American flag.)
To: Utilizer
One thing Fry's is rarely good at is computer cases and power supplies. I always went to Geeks for that. I checked Newegg for years when I bought stuff, and only bought something once from them, a flash drive that I regretted getting when I saw it on Fry's for less a week later. Whatever I wanted from Newegg was always lower on Tiger Direct, Geeks, Meritline or Fry's. Usually a lot less.
CPUs and motherboards are best on Amazon unless you can find a deal on a combo at TigerDirect or in a Fry's ad. Fry's combo deals are usually for AMD stuff, they don't discount the Intel cpus very often.
Hard drives are best at Fry's. Geeks had some good deals, too, but their best prices were usually on refurbished drives, and you take your chances with those.
Anyway, name an item, and I can tell you which place I would go first for the best deal on it. Sad to see one of my resources go bye-bye.
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posted on
08/03/2013 9:36:34 AM PDT
by
Defiant
(In the next rebellion, the rebels will be the ones carrying the American flag.)
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