Dabs.com or komplett.ie?

AndyWarhol

Dabs have great selection and you don't need to be an expert at building computers. Delivery is cheap and fast too.

Komplett.ie is more configurable, but is it worth the hassle?

kmick

If you have a problem dabs are UK based and are by reputation a lot more difficult to deal with. I have used Komplett and they are good. End of story.

Endurance Man

Neither !!!!
pixmania.com all the way!!

Dooom

Komplett and Pixmania.

Ordered a bunch of stuff off Komplett on a Monday and had it on Wednesday morning.

Ordered a set of Logitech Z-5500 speakers off Pixmania (at 12.56 next day delivery), last Friday and I should have them tomorrow. DHL says that it's left France anyway so they better friggin be here!

starman100

Dabs.com seem to be more competive on price as far as I can see.

Ordered some stuff last week (case, memory, graphics card, DVD writer, HD) and Dabs came in just under €400, Komplett were €475 for alsmost exactly the same items (case was a good bit cheaper on dabs).

As regards delivery, dabs are a little bit dearer, but not much.

As regards service, we shall have to wait and see....

(Bank holiday in UK will cause some delays I expect)

irlrobins

elara.ie and microaid.ie

In particular found microaid very good for responding to queries or sourcing stuff not listed. Always cheapest for what i needed to buy.

Jammer

kmick wrote:

If you have a problem dabs are UK based and are by reputation a lot more difficult to deal with. I have used Komplett and they are good. End of story.

Yeah, which is a great deal nearer then where komplett are based, doesn't make any difference really...

Komplett are lousy with customer service as fair as i'm concerned, and delivery is hit or miss...

Endurance Man

Never heard of microaid before . There website is bloody horrible :eek: , but prices look okay.

Jammer

Endurance Man wrote:

Never heard of microaid before . There website is bloody horrible :eek: , but prices look okay.

No, they're ex. vat

irlrobins

Endurance Man wrote:

There website is bloody horrible :eek:

yea! its sh1t. But i tend to decide what i want and then jsut price it rather than browse through it. Or if i'm feeling lazy i mail and say "I want this, how much?"

Endurance Man

I think half the reason i love pixmania is there website is so easy on the eyes. Great layout with the best pics iv ever seen. If i want a clear pic of a product i go there before i go to the manufacutres website :rolleyes: . Im sure they must take some of those themselves .

Dooom

Ahhhhh! Why are my speakers in Belgium??!?

August 29, 2005 12:52 Paris - France Shipment picked up
August 29, 2005 14:35 Paris - France Departing origin
August 29, 2005 18:26 Paris - France Departed from DHL facility in Paris - France
August 29, 2005 19:52 Paris - France Arrived at DHL facility in Paris - France
August 29, 2005 19:54 Paris - France Departed from DHL facility in Paris - France
August 29, 2005 20:46 Paris - France Departed from DHL facility in Paris - France
August 30, 2005 01:16 Brussels - Belgium Arrived at DHL facility in Brussels - Belgium

Endurance Man

They're picking up my chocolates .

Random

Both have their issues. Komplett have less.

I've had my share of DABS.COM and my most recent dealings involved a strongly worded letter to them telling them to shove it.

Komplett.ie all the way for me.

Sparky

komplett i vote for, i used pixmania and still do but i found since june there delieverys are slower especially when you order on thurs or friday on dhl

Gurgle

Spike wrote:

Ordered a set of Logitech Z-5500 speakers off Pixmania (at 12.56 next day delivery), last Friday and I should have them tomorrow. DHL says that it's left France anyway so they better friggin be here!

I ordered a UPS from pixmania on 12th august, next day delivery my arse, they were in stock when I ordered, shipped on 24th, delivered on 29th( as in yesterday).

Avoid like the plague.

Endurance Man

I ordered a UPS from pixmania on 12th august, next day delivery my arse, they were in stock when I ordered, shipped on 24th, delivered on 29th( as in yesterday).

Avoid like the plague.

Gurgle, think yr being unfair :eek: . I no at least 10 people who have used them and have been 100% satisfied. I have heard of many komplett horror stories just like yours. Your story is the first bad thing iv heard about them :rolleyes: .

jor el

I just did a quick comparison of prices as someone in my family is looking for an upgrade to thier PC and I was going to get the bits from Komplett. For an upper-middle of the range spec that has A64 3000+, 1G RAM, 250G HD, 6800GT, DVD writer and case with 400W PS the price comes to €994 on komplett and €873 (£598) on dabs, both include delivery and were mostly the same components. So over €120 savings from dabs. I wasn't expecting that.

I have bought from both and never had a problem or had to return anything so I can't comment on how good/bad either of them are.

I think I'll give dabs a try for the next order though.

Gurgle

Endurance Man wrote:

Gurgle, think yr being unfair :eek: . I no at least 10 people who have used them and have been 100% satisfied. I have heard of many komplett horror stories just like yours. Your story is the first bad thing iv heard about them :rolleyes: .

Reporting my bad experience with Pixmania in the 'whos a good supplier' thread is unfair ?

I've used Pixmania once - 100% Failure rate
I've used Komplett at least a dozen times - 100% Success rate

... so I recommend Komplett.

case_sensitive

Bummer, victim of the Hub and Spoke transit system. Was at a conference sponsored by DHL once, and I had to sit through 90 minutes of how the system works.. Instead of flying a plane from France to Ireland every time they have enough packages to fill one, they send everything to a centralised hub every night. So if you DHL something from London to Dublin, it goes via Belgium (their European hub)!

I've used both komplett and Dabs on half a dozen occassions each, and I've successfully returned stuff to both. Dabs, click on return item, they send you a box, nothing complicated really, but not quick.
Biggest problem with both was GLS who are TOTAL muppets. Three or four times (as in 25% of the time) I've had to to drive up to their poxy depot and pick up my parcel. Also, I'm practically on first name terms with their staff, having to chase my two-week's late parcels virtually every time I order from either of them.
IT Direct, the lads are decent, and you can pick up on Parliment st. Yes, it's way more expensive (for most but not all things), but it's convienent.

Spike wrote:

Ahhhhh! Why are my speakers in Belgium??!?

August 29, 2005 12:52 Paris - France Shipment picked up
August 29, 2005 14:35 Paris - France Departing origin
August 29, 2005 18:26 Paris - France Departed from DHL facility in Paris - France
August 29, 2005 19:52 Paris - France Arrived at DHL facility in Paris - France
August 29, 2005 19:54 Paris - France Departed from DHL facility in Paris - France
August 29, 2005 20:46 Paris - France Departed from DHL facility in Paris - France
August 30, 2005 01:16 Brussels - Belgium Arrived at DHL facility in Brussels - Belgium