Where do you buy your computers and/or parts from? eBuyer ok?

recordplayer

I'd avoid Ebuyer right now, though I used them a lot in the past.

If you take a look on 'Tom's Hardware' site from August 6th they report that Ebuyer is being sued and potentially being put into liquidation. It's a shame as they were a really good supplier.

I have bought from Amazon in the past. but be careful that the supplier is reputable and that you are buying brand name items. There's a lot of Chinese stuff on there of questionable provenance, and some suppliers have been caught selling fake 'branded' hardware.

Scan have been a reliable supplier, and I've used Novatech on occasion with good results.

Shimrod

recordplayer said:

I'd avoid Ebuyer right now, though I used them a lot in the past.

If you take a look on 'Tom's Hardware' site from August 6th they report that Ebuyer is being sued and potentially being put into liquidation. It's a shame as they were a really good supplier.

I have bought from Amazon in the past. but be careful that the supplier is reputable and that you are buying brand name items. There's a lot of Chinese stuff on there of questionable provenance, and some suppliers have been caught selling fake 'branded' hardware.

Scan have been a reliable supplier, and I've used Novatech on occasion with good results.

The Ebuyer administration and subsequent buy-out by Frasers Group is discussed a few posts above. Ebuyer no longer sell computer components (in fact nothing computer related beyond consoles and laptops) although it's not clear if that is permanent. 

Neil_Jones

Novatech on first glance seem have stopped selling computer components, but its still there if you look hard enough.  Not exactly obvious when the first thing you read is "mission is to solve complex technology problems for businesses", with links to remote IT support for business and server racks, so they may be phasing domestic/component sales out.

There did use to be Dabs, but they were bought out by BT in 2006 and the name was dropped in 2016.  What was Dabs is now the EE Store.

recordplayer

Bad news about Novatech, it was last year when I used them, but another supplier pivoting to the service model rather than supply side.

Haven't used Dabs in years. They used to be great, but as soon as BT took over they turned into a slow motion car crash and I simply gave up even trying them any longer.