Wheres the best place to buy a pc in dublin city centre?

madfistbt · 05-08-2005 03:36PM #1

Hi , I wanted to buy a pc but I only have cash so I cant buy online are there any good computer or electronic shops people know where they have good value pcs in Dublin City. The only place I know where to look is Dixons in the Jervis shopping centre.

Appreciate any help thanks

Chalk · 05-08-2005 03:40PM

dell let you pay by bank draft if you can wait a few weeks for it to clear.
or give marx a ring if your in a arush..
http://www.marxcomputers.ie/

avoid dixons/currys/pcworl like the plague.

Hal1 · 05-08-2005 03:53PM

Hi Madfistbt,

I just read through your post and you wanted a pc? well Elara are ok it seams, they are in parkwest you might want to give them a call and then there is Jaguar Computers which are up in ballmount just off the naas rd at the back of the redcow hotel. Then theres me

madfistbt · 05-08-2005 03:59PM

Ive heard bad things abiout dell , they seem good value until you add all the extra charges. Also I dont have a debit or credit card it has to be in cash. I am a really lazy ass too so I cant be bothered to go any futher than the city centre because I live near there. ALSO the pc has to be new, I really dont want a second hand one

Hal1 · 05-08-2005 04:08PM

Well then have you tried maplin electronics, itdirect or peats since you dont have much else of a choice

madfistbt · 05-08-2005 04:18PM

Hal1 wrote:

Well then have you tried maplin electronics, itdirect or peats since you dont have much else of a choice

Oh thanks a lot mate , Do Maplin actually sell full pcs? I thought it was just seperate parts they sold. Do you know where is Itdirect or peats is located?
Appreciate the help here is a link to Boscos album as a thanks

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=359PGQ42

Chalk · 05-08-2005 04:27PM

boscos album, eh?

you wont get cheaper than dell tbh,
even with the extras,
just get one of the special deals they have on with no extras,
and a bank draft means you dont need any credit or debit casrd,
marx are in clontarf..

GrumPy · 05-08-2005 04:29PM

Closer to Fairview actually.

jaggeh · 05-08-2005 04:30PM

peats is on parnell street next door to pennies
it direct is somewhere else, ive never bothered even looking for it since 2000 so ive forgotten. (got a bad 80gig HD of them they wouldnt let me swap as they said i damaged it)

GarGuile · 05-08-2005 04:39PM

Beyond 2000 on Chatham Row near Grafton Street are alright. I've bought stuff off them over the last few years and it's been good. They've some decent acer notebooks at fairly reasonable prices at the moment.

Kali · 05-08-2005 05:19PM

Good value? Only have cash? Head to your nearest supermarket.. Dunnes/Tesco/Aldi

Makes much more sense then spending over the odds in peats or maplins.

Chalk · 05-08-2005 05:26PM

Irish GrumPy wrote:

Closer to Fairview actually.

but its in clontarf so it doesnt matter

Khannie · 05-08-2005 05:27PM

madfistbt wrote:

I only have cash so I cant buy online

Most places will take a bank transfer, or money order, or bank draft or whatever. You may just have to do the order over the phone. I bought my first computer (A Dell) with a bank draft. As Kali points out, the lidl / dunnes / etc. computers are reasonably priced though.

freer · 05-08-2005 05:27PM

Try aldi, sony center, the buy and sell and ring some places from the directory

Soundman · 06-08-2005 04:18AM

Failing that you could just find someone you know with a credit card, find a computer that suits you online and give them the money for it so you can use their Credit Card to purchase online. Give them a couple of quid extra to cover interest and processing fees and away you go.

jaggeh · 06-08-2005 09:38AM

sony center is owned and run by peats, any prices there will be same as peats.

Sparky · 06-08-2005 10:34AM

jaggeh wrote:

sony center is owned and run by peats, any prices there will be same as peats.

really, jeez i didnt know that, is that all the sony centers?

jaggeh · 06-08-2005 10:46AM

yes, the bang and olufson store in dublin is also owned and run by one of the peats

frost · 06-08-2005 02:51PM

madfistbt wrote:

Oh thanks a lot mate , Do Maplin actually sell full pcs? I thought it was just seperate parts they sold. Do you know where is Itdirect or peats is located?

itDirect are on Parliament Street, near the corner of Dame Street, not far from Dublin Castle. When I was working in the area, I used to get components and media from them; prices are ok, better than Peats for example but you can do better on the Internet if you are willing to wait and can sort your credit card thing with someone.
The people working at itDirect know something but not always in depth, and they sometimes seem like they are trying to impress you or themselves with how much they know, rather than trying to actually help you. Sadly that is pretty common in the computer industry.
As mentioned, there are the supermarkets - saw one in Tescos the other day.

TBH if I were buying a PC now, I would take the time to research the spec, brands and supplier rather than just going out and buying one at the nearest shop. Right now it might not make any difference to you, ie you just want a PC. But once you have it for a while, you'll start to see where it might have been better - ie graphics card, memory, whatever it is you are making the most demands on. I'd say this is true even if you *think* that you won't make big demands on it; you can grow into and then out of a PC pretty quickly once you get used to using it a lot.

Sparky · 06-08-2005 03:02PM

jaggeh wrote:

yes, the bang and olufson store in dublin is also owned and run by one of the peats

monopoly i tell ya.

Ry · 11-08-2005 02:35AM

jaggeh wrote:

yes, the bang and olufson store in dublin is also owned and run by one of the peats

Ehh Lol no it's not! :rolleyes:

Ry

Wheres the best place to buy a pc in dublin city centre?

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