Looking for online computer parts stores that can provide you with what you want at a decent price is never easy. Wholesale computer parts distributors can give you the quality products you want for a price that can beat any department store. You may have seen computer parts catalogs for companies such as Newegg, Tigerdirect or Amazon. These companies can provide the level of service you need along with a quality product for a great price.
I will talk about the different online computer parts stores that will not only sell you quality products, but help you save money and get the best product for your needs. Each store has things that compliments it, but not all are optimal for every type of person. The wholesale computer parts distributors I will talk about are Newegg, Amazon and Tigerdirect. All big hitters in the computer parts business, but on top of their game in the customer service business as well.
The Newegg one of the online computer parts stores is the best of the crop when it comes to cheap computer parts. They provide a large assorment of computer parts with great customer reviews to give you a brief idea of what might be a good product. What many people really love about them is the fact that they sell refurbished computer parts. They can be discontinued computer parts, used laptop computer part, but most people refer see them as bargain computer parts.
Buying buying discounted computer parts online this way can be dangerous, but Newegg provides you a great warranty to ease your mind. The Newegg RMA process is quick and painless and I have used it several times with some DOA computer motherboards came my way. You simply give them a request for a RMA within 30 days of receiving the computer part and they will have it processed within 48 hours. You will receive a box with a pre-paid shipping sticker and you send it back to them. Within 2 weeks you will get a fixed computer part or a replacement computer part. It's a great policy from a great company. It just can't be beat.
Anothing great thing that you will love is the customer reviews that are received after they purchase a product from them. They talk about the product, what condition it came it, how good the product itself was, and sometimes they also release a little anger if something doesn't make them overly happy. We all have problems sometimes, especially with computer. They will never act right all the time. We can help ourselves by buying quality and beating the odds of something going wrong or discovering that overblown claims were given in the specifications of the product.
After many years Newegg has moved to other products such as electronics, cell phones, digital cameras, gaming, software and even home & garden. Why they strayed so far from their roots is beside me, but I guess it as a business decision to expand their good name. I am not sure about their other product, only their computer hardware components.
The online computer parts stores that Amazon own are numerous. They don't really specialize in anything. They do their best to sell everything and have succeeded thus far. Newegg is seemingly trying to cut into their business as well by stepping out of the bargain computer parts world and into the sell everything world.
Amazon is the most trusted of the online computer parts stores in the world. It provides quality products to people around the world with great warranties that you probably won't find any many places. That online can make people want to purchase from them. Also people can sell these items online using Amazon like Ebay and you can buy the product. These products are always new or used. When they are used they are backed by the same type of warranty that Ebay boasts for fraudulent claims on their website.
I am becoming more and more of a fan of Amazon.com because of the amount of available computer parts they have available and for the price they are offered at. You will find even better deals with used computer parts if you have interest in that. You can rest assured that Amazon online computer parts stores will take care of you if you receive any DOA products from their inventory or another reseller. That is the kind of guarantee that I like!
This company is the last of my top picks namely because of their high amount of products. Anything they advertise you can rest assured is a good product, but they are missing a lot of items and new items are all they are focused on. I find this a bit disappointing because they have a great business overrall. They used to be a bit better at selling computer parts, but the last couple years they have been slacking considerably, now Newegg and even Amazon has blown them out of the water.
What Tigerdirect does have is lots of great deals all the time on special things. At the moment, mini-laptops are going dirt cheap on the website. I am personally looking into getting one so I can update the website more efficiently. When you still have a day job like myself you are forced to give time to your website on your personal time. Nobody wants to waste time when they don't have too. Believe me a portable laptop that is not too heavy and worldwide internet access (I am going to use IPHONE 3G for access) is just great!
I would definitely put Tigerdirect behind the other two online computer parts stores because of the amount of products they have and the spotty customer service you may receive. However, the company is a good overrall business. I just think they may need some new management in this financial crisis. They are losing their place in the online scene by not competing with the big guns.
I hope that this has helped you look into the inner workings of some of the most popular online computer parts stores. You are best off taking your purchases from these online businesses because of the trust that many people have installed in them and the products they distribute. I always purchase from one of them so you can rest assured that I trust them fully.