Online Computer Shoping

***King KiD*** · December 29th, 2003

Hello. I was just trying to buy my self a new computer recently at Tiger Direct.com. I’m sure you all have herd of that site before. But I came in to some trouble with it. When I was ordering they could not verify the debit card I was using. Now I might just do a money order and get it all done that way. But I had to cancel my order witch kinda sucked. I was wondering if any one else knew of other sites that I could get these parts from. It might be just me but I think that Tiger Directs princes have gone up in the last month.

But if you guys could point me in a good direction that would be great. hehe and its kinda good that I had to cancel my order because I had forgotten to purchase a Video Card and a CPU fan, of all things lol.

***mEkImIrMe*** · December 29th, 2003

Dude, www.pricewatch.com, it is the best site for finding cheap parts. Tiger Direct is listed in there but it is one of the more cheaper ones. Some sites would be
www.portatech.com
www.newegg.com
www.buyxg.com
The best experience i have had would be with the first two.
What ever you do, do not buy from www.ewiz.com, they nearly blew up my computer by "accidently" sending a refurbished water cooler (My motherboard was on fire)

***Peeping Tom*** · December 29th, 2003

Yeah, I ALWAYS recommend pricewatch as well.

And, uh, if it burst into flames, it didn't NEARLY explode, did it?

***mEkImIrMe*** · December 29th, 2003

It waa glowing red and smoking, my dvd-rom back plate blew off, and my 2 front usb ports are totally burned out. My lights also dimmed alot.

***King KiD*** · December 30th, 2003

holy crap (pardon my french) thats fucking nuts! Im glad you told me. even though I never herd of the site, ill be sure to stay away from it. But thanks, Ill check out the other sites you mentioned.

***King KiD*** · December 30th, 2003

oh one more question. How was the perchising part of that site, Pricewatch. Would I be able to pay with the debit card?

***Peeping Tom*** · December 30th, 2003

It's just a listing of multiple sites. Each one will have different policies.

***mEkImIrMe*** · December 30th, 2003

Yea, most sites run threw checks and credit cards, if you are looking for a good deal you will have to do alot of searching to find a cheap price and one that will be able to proccess a debit card. Depending on your situation, age, and your income you should get a credit card because you will need one eventually. Just rember to have enough money before you buy it.