You might literally be buying trash on Amazon

Re:You might literally be buying trash on Amazon by dragontamer on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @12:55PM (#21816356)

Microcenter serves my computing supplies needs quite well. There's nothing like feeling the darn thing with your hands before buying it.

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Re:You might literally be buying trash on Amazon by chefandy on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:21PM (#21816734)

Even if you don't live near one (there are only 25 locations in the country, including one in California which is well south of L.A.) the online prices are competitive, and the customer service is decent.

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Re:You might literally be buying trash on Amazon by 0xffff2 on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @06:10PM (#21819990)

I used to live pretty close to that one in California and I've missed it ever since I moved up to the bay. Never realized that it's the only Microcenter in California.

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Re:You might literally be buying trash on Amazon by chefandy on Thursday December 19, 2019 @01:44PM (#21837844)

I've only been to the one near MIT in Cambridge. I'd be curious to see how other locations compare.

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Re:You might literally be buying trash on Amazon by acheron on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:15PM (#21816657)

Yeah, I agree that finding a "good" place for some products is hard, but "computer parts" is not one of those categories, as Microcenter is perfectly fine.

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Re:You might literally be buying trash on Amazon by blackearl on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:33PM (#21816899)

They only have so many locations. I recall being really disappointed being 100+ miles away and not being able to cash in on their CPU/MoBo deals

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