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Best German Hardware sites

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  • 19-09-2019 5:58pm
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    Anima
    Registered Users Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭


    I've recently moved to Germany and I'm wondering what are the best sites or local shops even to buy parts. I'm trying to price up buying a new rig here.

    Thanks


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    riffmongous
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    Anima wrote: »
    I've recently moved to Germany and I'm wondering what are the best sites or local shops even to buy parts. I'm trying to price up buying a new rig here.

    Thanks

    Conrad is pretty decent, RS Components also, but I'm not sure if they do private sales but maybe through your work.

    https://www.conrad.de/de/filialen.html


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    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Mindfactory.de and Cyberport.de are good too.


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,702 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    MindFactory
    Compuland
    VibuOnline
    DriveCity
    CaseKing

    Saturn if you want to just walk in.

    http://DE.pcpartpicker.com is pretty handy.


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    IAMAMORON
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON


    Sorry wrong thread.

    Es tut mir leid


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    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,312 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »

    Saturn if you want to just walk in.

    I get jealous when I go to Germany and walk into one of these
    It's like a PC builders wonderland with stations for trying things like keyboards, mice, monitors and gaming chairs
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    Anima
    Registered Users Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭Anima


    Good stuff. Exactly what I was looking for. I'll take a look at Saturn and see what kind of prices they have too.


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    babi-hrse
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭babi-hrse


    Skerries wrote: »
    I get jealous when I go to Germany and walk into one of these
    It's like a PC builders wonderland with stations for trying things like keyboards, mice, monitors and gaming chairs

    Or mediamarkt for a walk in and browse
    Went to Spain and helped a friend get a wired ap set up thought he was gonna bring me to a pc world ended up finding anything and everything I could only find on amazon all in one place
    A Poe switch and a wall mounted wired ap for less than 75 quid
    I was sick


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    deceit
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭deceit


    Anima wrote: »
    I've recently moved to Germany and I'm wondering what are the best sites or local shops even to buy parts. I'm trying to price up buying a new rig here.

    Thanks
    What part did you move to, just curious as I've moved to just north of Hamburg myself.


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    Anima
    Registered Users Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭Anima


    deceit wrote: »
    What part did you move to, just curious as I've moved to just north of Hamburg myself.

    Berlin. Good so far but the broadband is ****e


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    deceit
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭deceit


    Anima wrote: »
    Berlin. Good so far but the broadband is ****e
    Yea same here its 12up/2 down. Will be upgraded to 500mb in the next 6 months though so can deal with it.


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    .G.
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    You'll have any number of Saturns and MediaMarkts around you in Berlin, great city too.


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    PostWoke
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    deceit wrote: »
    Yea same here its 12up/2 down. Will be upgraded to 500mb in the next 6 months though so can deal with it.

    ...higher up than down? What?


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    deceit
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭deceit


    Y
    PostWoke wrote: »
    deceit wrote: »
    Yea same here its 12up/2 down. Will be upgraded to 500mb in the next 6 months though so can deal with it.

    ...higher up than down? What?
    I just wrote it out backwards :)


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    MaLiYa
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    Anyone used mifcom.de
    Do they ship to Ireland?


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    Ultrflat
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    can we buy of mindfactory still?


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    black forest
    Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭black forest


    MaLiYa wrote: »
    Anyone used mifcom.de
    Do they ship to Ireland?

    Funny how small the world is. Have been living around the corner for a few years and at Streetview i can even see my former Lidl.:D


    Back to topic: Yes, they deliver to IRE. In fact the whole EU & Switzerland.

    Shipping is free of charge if you buy for >500€ and pay via your bank account in advance. If you buy for <500€ shipping will be 19,90€ blank.

    They also charge 19,90€ if you change your payment method from bank transfer to credit card or Paypal even when you are ordering above 500€. That’s something i would question. Probably a mistake in their FAQ’s.

    Can’t tell you anything about their standing but they specialise in high end and gamer computers. They are building these to your specifications or you can get a preconfigured one from one of their different lines.

    If you want i can ask them next week. Just send me a PM with your questions. I’m fluent in german.:p

    For translation purposes i recommend deepl.com . It’s a lot better than google.:D


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    Poncke
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Poncke


    Mindfactory.de


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    Redfox25
    Registered Users Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭Redfox25


    black forest wrote: »
    Funny how small the world is. Have been living around the corner for a few years and at Streetview i can even see my former Lidl.:D


    Back to topic: Yes, they deliver to IRE. In fact the whole EU & Switzerland.

    Shipping is free of charge if you buy for >500€ and pay via your bank account in advance. If you buy for <500€ shipping will be 19,90€ blank.

    They also charge 19,90€ if you change your payment method from bank transfer to credit card or Paypal even when you are ordering above 500€. That’s something i would question. Probably a mistake in their FAQ’s.

    Can’t tell you anything about their standing but they specialise in high end and gamer computers. They are building these to your specifications or you can get a preconfigured one from one of their different lines.

    If you want i can ask them next week. Just send me a PM with your questions. I’m fluent in german.:p

    For translation purposes i recommend deepl.com . It’s a lot better than google.:D

    Alot of people go burned when another german website (hardwareversand.de) for pc parts went down, they too preferred to be paid via bank transfer and when the place went burst alot of folks had paid for parts but had no comeback.
    Use paypal or your CC if your going to buy online, give yourself some level of cover.


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    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Yea, and I believe COD is a lot more common in Germany than it is here? I just don't think it was an option for their international deliveries.


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