Cheap computer components suppliers. PLEASE read before asking "where can I buy x"

Gerry · 10-01-2002 10:12pm #1

It has been suggested that it might be a good idea to have a sticky detailing where to buy cheap computer components. Should have done so a while ago I guess, would have stopped half the repetitive threads...

Anyway, please post links to companies that have good prices, anything off topic will be deleted. I'll start the ball rolling I guess

www.itdirect.ie
www.jaguarcompsys.ie
www.marx-computers.com
www.komplett.ie

I would put up links to trade places, but since most people are not in the trade, and cannot buy from them, it would be irrelevant.

MarcusGarvey · 10-01-2002 10:42pm

UK Suppliers:

http://www.watford.co.uk/
http://www.aria.co.uk/
http://www.jungle.com/
http://www.dabs.co.uk/

Cheap but be weary as they can be unreliable and people got burned before:

http://www.scan.co.uk/

Memory Only:
http://www.crucial.com/uk

<edit> just fixed the bite-ltd url </edit>

Scruff · 10-01-2002 11:47pm

another good irish one, biggest selection of components i've seen on any irish site:

www.munstercomputers.com

(its back up again, they just redesigned it.

)

leeroybrown · 11-01-2002 12:13pm

Memory only, but they charge no delivery for Ireland.

http://www.shop4memory.com

yellum · 11-01-2002 8:12pm

http://www.tekheads.co.uk

flamegrill · 12-01-2002 10:43am

http://itbdirect.com

how did you miss that one?

strat · 12-01-2002 9:38pm

UK SITES - WATCH FOR STG AND DELEVERY CHARGES!

www.overclockers.co.uk

www.theoverclockingstore.co.uk (recommended - ordered on thursday and recieved the folloring monday

)

www.overclock.co.uk

www.novatech.co.uk

BioHazRd · 13-01-2002 10:33pm

I would like to recommend
Dawn Computers

They are based in Dublin, and will deliver anywhere in IRL.

The site is not fully functional yet, but I have seen a preview, and it looks good

bugler · 16-01-2002 1:55pm

http://www.just-mi-computers.com/

They post to Ireland. Only have bought from them once. It took ages to get here, but this was apparently due to losing a HD full of emails and customer info etc.When I mailed again they were very apologetic, sent me an Athlon XP 1800+ instead of XP 1600 for the same price to avoid further delay (they ran out of 1600's), and sent it express mail, took basically 5/6 days to get here from LA. I have yet to return home and try it out, but I'm happy

Total cost - €171. (!!)

Davo777 · 25-01-2002 12:00am

the url might be useful http://www.km-elektronik.de/

yellum · 22-02-2002 8:23am

http://www.silicon-group.co.uk/

Click on the offers link, its a scanned in newspaper ad, but the prices on it are good.

Gerry · 12-03-2002 6:43pm

http://www.komplett.ie

Apparently their prices are slightly higher than ocuk, but delivery is very reasonable. Worth a look, they seem to have all the latest gear. (Yes, I know they are based in Norway)

Update: I recieved a celeron 1.2ghz chip in 2 days, delivery was under 5 euro. Highly recommended

Matt Simis · 25-03-2002 12:27pm

The CCL url is: http://www.cclcomputers.com/

I have used them too and they are better than Scan, although slightly worse range.

Matt

frea · 04-04-2002 11:50am

Although you cant order online yet I have found these to be very very reasonable, cant do you any harm to call:

http://www.computercentre.ie

:alien:

halfab · 09-04-2002 7:59pm

both cork based.

www.e-stock.ie www.teratronic.ie

they dont have credit card transaction and need accounts set up first but worth a shot..

Balfa · 10-04-2002 3:54pm

WWW.MICRODIRECT.CO.UK

a wee bit cheaper than scan, but i've had no problems with them at all. Generally, they deliver to Ireland in under 24hrs. Quicker than any irish supplier i've used

WWW.NEWEGG.COM

It's american, so shipping is bound to cost a bit, but they're the cheapest prices i've ever seen anywhere.

koneko · 11-04-2002 2:49pm

http://www.newegg.com do not ship internationally...

http://www.komplett.ie are very good for both stock, prices and shipping
http://www.overclockers.co.uk are a little more expensive, but still really good

layke · 20-04-2002 12:53am

http://www.ccity.ie/tradeonly

You need a biz to buy through, dont forget the 21% VAT.

OH! a word of warning, you are meant to know what you are buying, these guys DO NOT DO SUPPORT! If something is unsatisfactory, thats life. You are meant to be a company with your own tech guys. Only if the product is faulty you get comeback.

Cheap and quality parts, I have been buying off these guys for years

LaYkE

ToxicPaddy · 23-04-2002 3:52pm

try here

Their prices are very reasonable... and seem to have a good selection of stuff...

Based in Dublin too...

Quigs Snr · 07-05-2002 10:07am

The Best prices I have been able to find are on Ebuyer.com. Cheapest by a long shot for most things. delivery costs a bit to Eire but if you are getting big orders, thats ok. Typically I would get between 500-1000 stg worth from them each time. I have noted an alarming trend however.

Every time I get a large order they send me one faulty item (normally RAM or a MB) and they send one incorrect item(eg: PC100 instead of PC133 - although last time to be fair I ordered 2 Geforce 3 Ti 200's and was sent 2 Abit Siluro Geforce 4 TI4400's with DVI and TV out !!! needless to say I didn't complain).

Any mistakes they do make they do correct. Times are erratic, last order arrived 2.5 days after the order went in, time before that it was 13 days. Last thing I returned for being faulty took 2 weeks to get sent back, time before that it was 6 days.

Overall though, since I started using them, I have gotten all the stuff I wanted (and in the case of the GF4's - a whole lot more besides). Sometimes you wouldn't want to be in a rush, but if you are getting enough stuff, or a few of ye are buying and the delivery cost doesn't matter, then I have yet to see them beaten on prices.

My tuppence worth. Jaguar Components in Dublin, although even taking into account exhange rates are more expensive are also quite decent although their stock tends to be generic cheapo small names, I have never had any problem with it.

TacT · 13-05-2002 5:29pm

http://www.jaguarcompsys.ie

Mr. Fancypants · 28-06-2002 3:39pm

Just won an ebay auction with www.asenashop.com . They are an american site and seem quite professional and ship to Ireland for a decent price. (Shipping my Ti4600 for $28 with tracking).

They currently have Geforce 4 Ti4600s for $327. They have a nifty used section too, there is an opened but unused Sony Cybershot DHC-f707 there for $789. Bloody good digi camera that retails in Rip Off Ireland for 1599 Euro.

With the dollar almost at parity with the euro there are some bargains to be had...

JJSolutions · 04-09-2002 6:18pm

Antenna Electronics sell computer components, tv's, videos, cctv systems and install networks. They are based in killybegs Donegal

check out the following url

http://www.antenna-electronics.com

TacT · 21-09-2002 2:20pm

funnily enough http://www.iplanit.tv/shop have been overlooked. well priced, the staff know what they're on about and the service is top notch! gg

Warning prices EXCLUDE vat at 21%

oneweb · 21-09-2002 5:42pm

Can anyone add to the following for *Walk in and take home* stores?

Unity - Dublin CC
Maplin - Dublin CC
Marx - Dublin CC
IT-Direct - Dublin CC
Beyond2000 - Dublin CC
Compustore - Dublin CC

'cos most of these are pretty well known already and it'd be nice to get physical addresses of other stores. (Any comments on the above?, apart from the ones already mentioned in the thread)

donaloconnor · 21-09-2002 7:26pm

...........

Emerald Computers, Millstreet Co. Cork -http://www.emeraldcomputers.biz

MisterAnarchy · 09-10-2002 12:00pm

I thought I'd recommend www.EBuyer.com as very few people seem to have used it in the past.
Ebuyer has a huge range of goods and the prices are the best I have seen ,it rarely is beaten.
Only drawback is the P+P to Ireland which is 25 Pounds .
The site is extremely well presented and the categories are vast.
You can set up a personal catalogue of up to 50 items you are interested in and monitor the price from day to day.
I think Dabs is a very poor site in comparison with very little detail on the products.
I built my computer using Komplett and EBuyer and used top quality components.
I dont use anything else now.

VOGAD · 13-10-2002 4:22pm

www.elara.ie is cheaper than the other sites, check it out......

mofu · 13-10-2002 8:41pm

Hey,
www.discountcomputersni.co.uk Northern Irish company and deliver to Rep. for something like 11 euros:D

[edit] Forgot to add, very low prices:D [/edit]

Hyzepher · 26-11-2002 7:11pm

I have used these guys - www.cdmediaireland.com and for me they had the cheapest stuff for CD-R and DVD-R.

I use a lot and have bought some crap from stores in town but this stuff seems to be good quality - don't know if they got their prices wrong but delivered to me anyway.

Hyzepher

STaN · 27-01-2003 3:23am

all i will say is

http://uk.pricerunner.com

it compares all the major uk vendors and some more to get you a cheap price.

You can still save allot of irish prices, depending on what it is. I saved over 300euro on a printer

simonp1 · 07-02-2003 3:16pm

Has anyone experience with www.pixelprice.com

Thanks

Praetorian · 21-02-2003 11:23am

http://www.dabs.com/home.asp

BArra · 27-02-2003 2:10pm

anyone had any dealings with www.encom.ie ?

im in need of a monitor and they seem to be the only irish suppliers around selling a few variations of iiayama monitors

anybody bought anything from them..?

baz

Saruman · 01-04-2003 2:46pm

I have never used this bunch, i just noticed their ad on buyandsells website!

www.computerbits.ie

typical Irish Prices i think, but i have not compared with komplett or anyone. Anyone heard of or used them before

Mad Mike · 21-05-2003 2:38pm

http://www.pc-memory-upgrade.co.uk/

Despite the name they are in Kildare, they price in Euros and they have free delivery.

Excellent service and nice special offers for customers.

Acidflash · 22-05-2003 6:05pm

just came across this site

http://www.westmedia.ie

Col_Loki · 26-05-2003 8:39pm

http://www.pc-memory-upgrade.co.uk/

Wow you should definetly look at these guys great prices , good stocks and variety. They also do MP3 players , pendrives and more. Definetly worth a look..............

Mad Mike · 27-05-2003 9:16am

Originally posted by COL_LOKI
http://www.pc-memory-upgrade.co.uk/

Wow you should definetly look at these guys great prices , good stocks and variety. They also do MP3 players , pendrives and more. Definetly worth a look..............

Do I hear an echo ? - See my post a few mails up.

Seriously though he is right, and despite appearances the site is Irish.

jow · 28-05-2003 8:22am

Hi All,

it is time for a small announcement

This thread is for recommendations, recommending your own company doesn't count, you have to pay for advertising on boards.ie. You stated you were not advertising and then proceeded to advertise! Contact any of the admins regarding advertising.

Regards, Gerry

Adrian · 04-06-2003 3:24pm

Elara

Don't know if they are good. Anybody know?

Just found the site today on google.

Dingatron · 18-06-2003 8:18pm

Found this site the other day https://www.compgeeks.com/

They are one of the few american sites that ship internationally and I've just ordered a Radeon 9700 for 187 euro including shipping:D

The dollars great at the minute so well worth having a look. Their stock isn't great but they have a few bargins.

M03 · 27-06-2003 1:06pm

Just to echo a lot of what people have already said:

Thumbs Up:

Komplett.ie (Competitive Prices, Quick, Good Range)

shop4memory.com/pc-memory-upgrade.co.uk (Great Customer Service, extensive range of memory and great prices)

Marx Computers (Great Customer Service, Some nice bargains)

Thumbs Down:

Dawn Computers (2nd rate, 2nd hand components)

Will be ordering from elara.ie soon and from what I have seen and heard it will be going in the thumbs up section.

M03

milltown · 30-07-2003 4:17am

Big008.com

Found him through Ebay. Great prices on cases. I ordered a case, shipping cost $25, shipped on Thursday and received the following Monday.

r1csm1th · 17-08-2003 6:49pm

Another good one is www.sccc.biz - if you ring them they will advise you on shipping costs to Ireland

sci0x · 30-08-2003 9:53pm

Harvey Norman just opened in Dublin. They are cheap enough.

Johnboy0512 · 22-09-2003 9:46pm

FOR ANYONE WITH MACHINES THEY WANT TO GET RID OF, CONTACT TWI, TECHNICAL WASTE IRELAND WHO WILL COLLECT AND DESTROY ON SITE (IF POSS).
IT'S NOW A LAW TO RECYCLE.
THESE GUYS GIVE GOOD QUOTES AND SOMETIMES COST NOTHING DEPENDING ON QUALITY OF EQUIPMENT.
KEEP THIS IN MIND

oneweb · 28-09-2003 10:04pm

The most unusually named Pushing tin is fairly new, 'striving to be Ireland's number one online supplier of
Laptops, Computers, Hardware, Software, Peripherals, Consumables & Gadgets.'

sci0x · 10-10-2003 11:43pm

PCN offer Computers, Label Printers, Components, Software, Network Solutions, Dara Protection etc but their site is very basic.

zep · 03-11-2003 1:13pm

Guys,
Try this german site - Even cheeper that komplett.ie
Shipping is a little more expensive.
http://www.jes-computer.de/

Rgds,
Zep

sci0x · 20-11-2003 11:42pm

Check out ...No Waffle Computers.ie.

Cheap computer components suppliers. PLEASE read before asking "where can I buy x"

Comments