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Re: Bargains - Computers
« Reply #15 on: 16 August 2008, 05:58:15 »

I agree be very careful with Aria, http://www.scan.com are fantastic and there customer service is excellent.
another company I have used and do a great bargain PC build are http://www.dunedin-computers.com/ with these guys I had built a nice spec'd PC for just over £200 for my neighbours kid, and apart from 1 reinstall due to kids playing on the PC it has been running fine  :y
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Re: Bargains - Computers
« Reply #16 on: 16 August 2008, 10:27:03 »

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Used them a couple of weeks ago for the first time, prices seem quite good.
Might have to start driving over if deliveries are a problem. :(

Think they are all as bad as each other at times
The tight margins means that sorting out issues is last on the agenda.   There is also a mentality within the high volume/low profit sector of that industry that its OK to fall behind paying suppliers, still take a fist load of orders, sell the trading name to the directors (but not assets or business), go bust, and restart next day under same trading name (or start up under a similar name).  Watford Electronics/Savastore/Saverstore have done this before.

Ebuyer, Dbas and Microdirect have probably been the best for sorting issues ime (I guess the amount of stuff I order does mean I will always hit issues with suppliers) out of the very low cost suppliers.  Misco are a little more expensive normally, but are a bit more 'professional'.  I also used Bluepoint a fair bit (trade only though), but think they have gone off the boil since massively expanding about 5yrs ago.
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Re: Bargains - Computers
« Reply #17 on: 16 August 2008, 10:27:58 »

All these suppliers, and still I can't find a suitable motherboard  :'(
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