NewEgg.com is an excellent computer parts retailer, and are highly recommended.
Written: Jul 2, 2004 (Updated Jan 11, 2005)
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About one month ago, my wife decided she wanted to put together a computer to use for college work. Having looked in to other options, notably OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers, like Dell and Gateway) options, we decided that, despite the cheap prices, OEM computers just weren't for her. It's another rant entirely as to why we ultimately decided with building our own computer from scratch, but that's the path we ultimately decided on.
Having built my own computer from the ground up before, I knew it could be a daunting task. The local computer store is entirely too overpriced to make ordering from them a viable option, yet it can be a hassle to order so many different computer parts online at once. There are special computer shopping services available which allow a person to shop for the absolute lowest prices available, but it would require ordering parts from over a dozen different retailers. We knew we had to find a single retailer that could offer us consistantly affordable prices if we wanted to build a low-cost computer without a lot of hassle.
We ultimately decided to go with NewEgg.com, one of the Internet's most well-known and trusted computer parts retailers. I had used NewEgg several times int he past, so I was sure they wouldn't steer me wrong again. It's a good thing for my wife and her schoolwork that we chose the right place to shop.
NewEgg.com provides a number of simple ways to find what you are looking for on their site. A power Search feature allows you to find items based on a number of different search criteria, including category of item and the minimum and maximum price you are willing to pay for it. If you have used their orange navigation tabs (found at the top of the web site) to browse to the category your desired item might be in (such as CD/DVD burners, to use a popular item as an example) you will be given a more extensive list of options to fine-tune your search based on that product type (speed, colour, manufacturer, and more; options vary based on the type of product you are searching for) and find the item that fits your every need.
If you know exactly what it is you're looking for, you can easily browse to the category of product using NewEgg's simple navigation. For example, if you want to find a CD/DVD driver, simply click on the "Computer Hardware" tab, then click "Shop by Category", and choose the category from the huge A-Z list of options. You can also shop by Brand, Top 10 Sellers, New Products, Special Sales, and Rebate Sales, if you're looking for a special deal or the best of the best.
Once you have found the product(s) you are looking for, simply click on the "Add to Cart" button and it will be sent to your Shopping Cart. When you have finished selecting all of the items you need, shopping cart icon in the top-right of the screen to view your cart, make any necessary changes, and "check out" (order your items). You may have to register for a free NewEgg.com customer account, but registering is fast and easy, and it will help them keep your records straight. Once registered, you will be able to enter your billing and shipping information and finally confirm your order. If you have used other online shopping services before, NewEgg's will be familiar and easy to use, and even if this is your first ever online purchase they provide plenty of helpful tips along the way to ensure that check out is hassle free.
After you have placed your order, NewEgg will give you an estimate of how long it should take for your items to arrive at your home. The thing that shocks me about NewEgg every time I order from them is that it usually takes one to two days less than the estimated time for all products to arrive. Even during the December shopping season, my wife and I managed to order all of the parts necessary for a computer and have the entire shipment delivered within the work week. We placed the order on Monday and by Friday we had all seven packages sitting in our living room! Some of the packages came from a New Jersey shipping address while others came from California, but all of them arrived within two days of each other (Thursday and Friday arrivals), and they even upgraded one group of packages to Overnight Shipping free of charge, to ensure that it would arrive around the same time as the others.
As a side note, we also ordered a stick of RAM (memory) from NewEgg the very week of Christmas. The RAM was ordered via standard shipping and we weren't expecting it to arrive before Christmas day. NewEgg surprised us though, and on the Thursday before Christmas the RAM arrived, just two days after we ordered it. NewEgg had apparently upgraded us to overnight shipping, once again free of charge, just to make sure that it got here in time to be placed under the tree. I cannot stress enough how amazingly well NewEgg handles their shipping, and while their shipping prices may seem a little bit high at times, I have always found the service to worth the price.
Perhaps I'm getting a bit ahead of myself. I mentioned NewEgg's excellent service and their capability to fulfill large orders in a timely manner even during the busy holiday season, but I haven't mentioned their huge selection of products! As I mentioned, we managed to order all of the necessary parts to build a computer from scratch for a reasonable price, but there is so much more than that!
The major product categories that NewEgg has listed on the orange navigation tabs are: All Products, Computer Hardware, Software, Notebooks, Digital Cameras, Networking Products, Misc Products, Home Electronics, Accessories, and Refurbed/Clearance products. As you can see, there is more to choose from than computer hardware. Chances are, if it's high-tech and Geeky in some way, NewEgg has it. Their variety of products within each category is mind-boggling, and their prices are extremely reasonable.
I could not recommend NewEgg strongly enough. Their selection of products, low prices, ease of check out, and absolutely fabulous shipping and customer service make them the number one online retailer of any kind, at least in my book. I recommend NewEgg to all of my friends and family, and I would definitely recommend them to you.
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What product did you purchase or try to purchase? Several pieces, including enough for a new PC.
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Location: Oregon, USA
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