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From: JAD on 6 May 2008 12:23

"Larc" <larc-news(a)saturnlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 6 May 2008 07:31:24 -0700, "JAD" <nottoday(a)spamer.com> wrote:
>
>>
>><just-me(a)myplace.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Sat, 03 May 2008 04:32:18 GMT, John Doe <jdoe(a)usenetlove.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>NB <nobuyout(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>
>>> I've been to Newegg. It's a computer store, just like many other
>>> computer stores. I never did much business with them, because the
>>> store was a long distance from my home, but I have nothing bad to say
>>> about them from the little bit of business I did. Their prices seemed
>>> fair. I could say lots of bad things about at least one of their
>>> competitors. So Newegg seems like a decent business. That's good,
>>> but they dont "rock". If they rocked, they would have a dance floor
>>> with live rock music, and serve alcoholic beverages. They're still
>>> just a store !!!!
>>
>>
>>New Egg has no will-call or customer service counter. Why would you go there?
>>They are strictly a online store.
>>
>>
>>From NewEgg site:
>>
>>We do not have a store or will call facility. All orders are placed online and shipped
>>via
>>FedEx and UPS, or in the case of military bases, via APO U.S. Postal Service -- no
>>exceptions. We do not service customers in person.
>>
>>
>>NewEgg has changed hands numerous times since thier debut'.
>>
> I don't think so. Here is some info about Newegg from Wikipedia:
>
> Newegg.com was founded in 2001, originally as a subsidiary of ABS
> Computer Technologies, Inc., a computer systems integrator that has
> operated from Whittier, California since 1991. Newegg was
> conceptualized when ABS executives recognized an increasing need to
> service the "do it yourself" customer. ABS was turning down numerous
> requests for upgrade components to their existing ABS PCs as an
> alternative to purchasing a new PC. Key players in Newegg's design
> and execution were CEO and Founder Fred Chang, and VCOB (Vice Chairman
> of the Board) Ken Lam. In time, ABS Computers became a subsidiary of
> Newegg.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newegg
>
> Fred Chang is still Chairman and CEO.
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/138/138146.html
>
> You may be confusing Newegg with Egghead, which was ultimately
> purchased by Amazon and ceased to be an entity when it was wholly
> absorbed into that company.
>
> Larc
>
I should have clarified...'management' has changed hands....


From: johns on 6 May 2008 12:25
I usually order from Mwave. NewEgg is very good,
but Mwave tends to have lower prices on the latest
hardware. NewEgg tends to keep older parts in
stock longer, and that is useful for replacement parts.
Also, Mwave sells cpu, mobo, ram bundles, and tests
them before shipping. I have found that to be their
best feature .. esp when building a new system.
And they warranty their bundles. I can even order
an ASUS bundle, and it will come in the door
working. Also, Mwave has tech support on their
products. Sometimes that expidites an RMA.
NewEgg is hard to contact. They simply do not
want to talk to their customers. If I'm in a hurry,
and I need to check a website for parts, the
NewEgg website is a royal pain. Their search
engine never brings up what I'm looking for. I know
they have certain parts always in stock. I've never
been able to find it with their search engine, so
I have to keep a list of URLs to the actual NewEgg
parts I need. That is just silly, and NewEgg has
no intention of fixing it ever. Mwave, on the other
hand, has a very straightforward web site, and
all their parts are easy to find.

johns
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