UK Online Stores

[Ant]

Can anyone recommend any good UK based hardware stores? I keep doing the round of Scan, Simply and Dabs. I'm currently interested in monitors as mine have all died recently

[GNEP]

I have used Technomatic in the past (OK, a couple of years ago) for some memory sticks. Had no problems with them.

Now I use the bloke in the computer shop down the road - he is open late, gives me good prices (for cash....) and it makes delivery a breeze (i.e. I don't have to be at home to receive stuff during the week)

just my thoughts.

gnep

[mdhome]

I bough my reconditioned Sony G500 for 450 from them last year.

Digi-UK

Cheers MD

[Paddy]

I got my Sony CPD-G400 from digi-uk...
Big thumbs up to them!

I drove down to view the monitor as it was a second.

[RoGuE]

The suppliers I tend to use most nowadays are:

https://www.dabs.com

https://www.ebuyer.com

https://www.overclockers.co.uk

Suppliers I use if the above haven't got what I want, or are too expensive:

https://www.insight.com/uk

https://www.scan.co.uk

Chris.

[Fat Tone]

All of the above plus sometimes www.simply.co.uk

Good shopping bots: www.computerprices.co.uk, www.pricewatch.co.uk

I guess you would be one short now anyway?

[Evildead666]

www.microdirect.co.uk in manchester.
I bought loads of stuff from them, and it has always worked, otherwise, Dabs and Scan.....

[SteveC]

From another forum I'm a regular on:

PRICE CHECKERS

https://www.pcindex.co.uk

http://www.computerprices.co.uk/

http://www.price-guide.co.uk/

SUPPLIERS
www.pcworld.co.uk /
www.simply.co.uk /
www.novatech.co.uk TICK
www.overclockers.co.uk TICK

https://www.insight.com/uk TICK

www.ebuyer.com TICK
www.dabs.com TICK
www.ukpc.tv People have reported problems with these people
www.dell.co.uk /
www.jungle.com TICK (crap order tracking)
www.amazon.co.uk TICK
www.microlanduk.com /
www.meshplc.co.uk /

www.tekheads.co.uk /
www.theoverclockingstore.co.uk /
www.cclcomputers.co.uk /
www.coolcasemods.com /
www.scan.co.uk bad customer service
www.kustompcs.co.uk /

https://www.redstore.com/fx/home.php3 /

www.overclock.co.uk /
www.aria.co.uk Not good aparently

https://www.littlebush.com/ /

https://www.addnewhardware.co.uk/index.asp /

https://www.clic2it.com/supplies4/ /

www.microdirect.co.uk GOOD
www.ram-direct.com /
www.kingdomkomputers.co.uk /
www.morgancomputers.co.uk /
www.sapphiresystems.co.uk /
www.eclipse-computers.com /
Crucial
www.watford.co.uk TICK
www.silicon-group.co.uk not used
www.chillblast.com would use them again, parasthacker best CS
www.vgicomputers.com not used
www.itl-computers.co.uk /

http://www.microwarehouse.co.uk/ /

http://www.redstore.com

http://www.dale-systems.co.uk/ /

http://online.stak.com /
http://www.johnlewis.com Excellent Cust service
http://www.europc.co.uk Excellent all round

[Pace]

What's wrong with Scan Steve? I've only dealt with customer services once (to enquire about a product), and they responded within about 20minutes.

P.

[RoGuE]

People always seem to report bad customer service with Scan, stemming back from when they were basically a two-man operation and couldn't cope. I've used them a few times, and never had a problem, but obviously some people have.

Chris.

[birdy]

I use

http://www.overclcokers.co.uk Good.
http://www.ebuyer.com Cheap. free carriage
http://www.microdirect.co.uk Good. expensive carriage

http://www.aria.co.uk v.good. cheap carriage too
http://www.scan.co.uk Not impressed. sometimes cheap

I use mostly ebuyer cos they are extremely cheap, have a very good range and carriage is free, Microdirect because i have a trade account with them, they have a decent range (not always the stock tho) and they've always been pretty decent service wise.

I won't use scan anymore. i have had a couple of bad experiences with the wrong stuff or broken stuff. they were not easy to deal with.

[Fat Tone]

I haven't used these yet: www.mbytes.co.uk as I've only just come across them, but the prices look keen. You have to register.

[Ant]

Thanks folks, plenty to keep me busy there

[The PIT]

Ant before diving in Email all companys about there credit card refunding. If they can't be arsed to reply or to reply correctly ie answering your email correctly forget about them.
Despite the advertising and I'll quote Barclay card "If you haven't got a written confirmation that you will be refunded against your credit card there is nothing we can do"
So if the comapny is in business they can hold on too your money as long as they like. One company scan.co.uk do that. To get a refund is down to local small claims court.

[GNEP]

Oh by the way Ant - forgot to mention Novatech - they were prompt and friendly when I dealt with them at some point last year. Also have some quite good offers on sometimes.

gnep