Best Mail Order Hardware site/supplier for UK/EU

o_shaolin · 02-14-2005, 02:31 PM

Ok the only two suppliers I really know of in the UK for mail order PC components are Simply and OverClockersUK. The OCUK site is fine and I've worked out a system, but I want to compare prices or see if I can get the parts cheaper. The Simply search and order function is horrendous, totally unusable for comparison.
Can anyone recommend some good, reliable mail order suppliers of PC parts that oeprate in the UK/EU?

o_killacockney · 02-14-2005, 02:45 PM

www.ebuyer.co.uk and www.komplett.co.uk have both given me plenty of joy. More so than simply.co.uk ever have. One item I ordered from them, they messed me about for over two weeks, then told me the item was no longer available. I went and bought it from ebuyer instead. And the second item I ordered from them took over a week to arrive because they wouldn't process the order, and instead of telling me why, asked me to phone an expensive number instead, with no warning or details as to why. Only after I sent three emails basically threatening to cancel the order and go elsewhere for the second (and what would be the last) time, did they phone me up and explain it all.

Turns out I got my cards mixed up and entered the wrong expiry date

Also, check www.pcindex.co.uk for finding parts cheaply.

Oh yes, OCuk are fairly good, they even upgraded my graphics card for free (costing them £50) when my one was not in stock for over a week.

o_storm · 02-14-2005, 04:31 PM

I got a 3.2 with a GEFORCE 4, 500W PS, MB, 1gig of 3200 ram and a 80gig hd for under £200 on ebay :P

o_shaolin · 02-14-2005, 04:53 PM

Thanks for that Killacockney, I'll check those out now.
I'm planning on building a top-end system from scratch with all new components etc, deffo gonna go for the FX55 or equiv. I won't be buying for a few months, but I want to save/budget now

o_silver · 02-14-2005, 05:03 PM

i love newwegg.com

o_sixsixone · 02-16-2005, 01:04 AM

no! Ebuyer is BAD DO NOT BUY FROM THEM! I ordered a hard drive, and I got screwed around so much, i waited 1 week for it, to find out it was never dispatched. I went to phone them up, oh look, no phone number! Went to email them, oh look no email either! You have to use thier things called 'enotes' when it takes them 5 frickin days to respond. Waste of time.

mirvin_monkey · 02-16-2005, 01:20 AM

A number of online retailers are great until you require some sort of post-sale custom service, such as if you need an rma. Ebuyer has had stick in the past for being difficult in this respect, which is why there's quite a love/hate relationship going on.

o_link · 02-16-2005, 09:57 AM

I use aria.co.uk

However, thier customer service also leaves somthing to be desired. I placed an order, and put my work address as my billing address (Was having it delivered to work). Fair enough, my bad. However, I didn't find this out untill a week later when I finally phoned them. Its rediculous, they simply had my transaction on hold, but didn't call/email/write. Mind you, this was around the time they moved buildings, so that may have been what it was.

However, every other deal with them has been fantastic. As long as nothing gums up the works, they are fast and cheap, like the best women

Defrag · 02-16-2005, 10:51 AM

I personally had great service from ebuyer when I had to return a scanner. From what I've read, my case seems to be the exception, though. Every cheap hardware supplier generally has bad support and after-sales care. You gets what you paids for.

Defrag · 02-16-2005, 10:58 AM

Oh and:

http://www.afterhours.co.uk/
http://aria.co.uk/
http://www.cclonline.com/
http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/
http://www.dabs.com/uk
http://www.digiuk.com/
http://www.ebuyer.com/
http://www.evesham.com/
http://www.komplett.co.uk/
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/
http://www.morecomputers.co.uk/
http://www.novatech.co.uk/
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/
http://www.pcwcomponentcentre.co.uk/
http://www.scan.co.uk/
http://www.misco.co.uk/
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/
http://www.thecoolingshop.com/

o_shaolin · 02-16-2005, 12:38 PM

I've been comparing OCUK, Aria and Komplett so far. Can save £10-20 here and there on items, will trawl some of your suppliers this avo Fraggles. Cheers

Defrag · 02-16-2005, 01:09 PM

Yeah, but bear in mind that the savings are sometimes offset by delivery charges if you order multiple items from different suppliers. I usually just order all my stuff from one supplier as long as it's not going to cost much more dinero. Much less hassle when trying to figure out what has arrived and what citylink has inevitably fucked up / lost / broken.

o_shaolin · 02-16-2005, 03:36 PM

I might try and brass neck it and say "I can get that cheaper elsewhere, what can you match them?" and offer them full order if they can match the lowest price on each

o_morridyn · 02-17-2005, 08:06 AM

As long as you can get a cigarette lighter and cup holder like this http://www.xoxide.com/xray1.html its all good.

(BTW my wife and I are big enough geeks that we are actually installing one of these in our PC)

o_nuk3m · 02-20-2005, 03:09 PM

wahts the co in co.uk mean

o_georgie · 02-20-2005, 03:19 PM

Please, please, please avoid ebuyer like the plague, for the sake of your own sanity.

Just after Christmas I put in an order consisting of 3 items. The package showed up a week late with one item missing and another was the wrong thing. Enotes are a waste of time too, took 3 weeks for them to respeond to one.

Avoid avoid avoid.

o_hudderz · 02-20-2005, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nukem373

wahts the co in co.uk mean

.co.uk = commercial and personal United Kingdom

.com = commercial

.net = network

.org = non commercial organisation

.gov = government

.mod.uk = Ministry of Defence

*EDIT* there are a few more as well, can't be bothered to list 'em all (see below)

o_storm · 02-20-2005, 11:13 PM

then there is .org.uk .me.uk .biz .uk.com and just about every other one you can think of

o_shaolin · 02-21-2005, 01:38 PM

Cheers Geroge, will avoid ebuyers!
I know misco is reliable but their website is abysmal :/

02-14-2005, 02:31 PM	#1
o_shaolin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Best Mail Order Hardware site/supplier for UK/EU Ok the only two suppliers I really know of in the UK for mail order PC components are Simply and OverClockersUK. The OCUK site is fine and I've worked out a system, but I want to compare prices or see if I can get the parts cheaper. The Simply search and order function is horrendous, totally unusable for comparison. Can anyone recommend some good, reliable mail order suppliers of PC parts that oeprate in the UK/EU?

02-16-2005, 10:51 AM	#9
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I personally had great service from ebuyer when I had to return a scanner. From what I've read, my case seems to be the exception, though. Every cheap hardware supplier generally has bad support and after-sales care. You gets what you paids for. __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

02-16-2005, 10:58 AM	#10
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Oh and: http://www.afterhours.co.uk/ http://aria.co.uk/ http://www.cclonline.com/ http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/ http://www.dabs.com/uk http://www.digiuk.com/ http://www.ebuyer.com/ http://www.evesham.com/ http://www.komplett.co.uk/ http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ http://www.morecomputers.co.uk/ http://www.novatech.co.uk/ http://www.overclockers.co.uk/ http://www.pcwcomponentcentre.co.uk/ http://www.scan.co.uk/ http://www.misco.co.uk/ http://www.tekheads.co.uk/ http://www.thecoolingshop.com/ __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

02-16-2005, 01:09 PM	#12
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yeah, but bear in mind that the savings are sometimes offset by delivery charges if you order multiple items from different suppliers. I usually just order all my stuff from one supplier as long as it's not going to cost much more dinero. Much less hassle when trying to figure out what has arrived and what citylink has inevitably fucked up / lost / broken. __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

02-14-2005, 02:45 PM	#2
o_killacockney Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Exeter, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	www.ebuyer.co.uk and www.komplett.co.uk have both given me plenty of joy. More so than simply.co.uk ever have. One item I ordered from them, they messed me about for over two weeks, then told me the item was no longer available. I went and bought it from ebuyer instead. And the second item I ordered from them took over a week to arrive because they wouldn't process the order, and instead of telling me why, asked me to phone an expensive number instead, with no warning or details as to why. Only after I sent three emails basically threatening to cancel the order and go elsewhere for the second (and what would be the last) time, did they phone me up and explain it all. Turns out I got my cards mixed up and entered the wrong expiry date Also, check www.pcindex.co.uk for finding parts cheaply. Oh yes, OCuk are fairly good, they even upgraded my graphics card for free (costing them £50) when my one was not in stock for over a week.

02-14-2005, 04:31 PM	#3
o_storm Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SCOTLAND (above England) Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I got a 3.2 with a GEFORCE 4, 500W PS, MB, 1gig of 3200 ram and a 80gig hd for under £200 on ebay :P

02-14-2005, 04:53 PM	#4
o_shaolin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Thanks for that Killacockney, I'll check those out now. I'm planning on building a top-end system from scratch with all new components etc, deffo gonna go for the FX55 or equiv. I won't be buying for a few months, but I want to save/budget now

02-14-2005, 05:03 PM	#5
o_silver Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i love newwegg.com

02-16-2005, 01:04 AM	#6
o_sixsixone Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	no! Ebuyer is BAD DO NOT BUY FROM THEM! I ordered a hard drive, and I got screwed around so much, i waited 1 week for it, to find out it was never dispatched. I went to phone them up, oh look, no phone number! Went to email them, oh look no email either! You have to use thier things called 'enotes' when it takes them 5 frickin days to respond. Waste of time.

02-16-2005, 01:20 AM	#7
mirvin_monkey Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cape Town, SA Posts Rated Helpful 8 Times	A number of online retailers are great until you require some sort of post-sale custom service, such as if you need an rma. Ebuyer has had stick in the past for being difficult in this respect, which is why there's quite a love/hate relationship going on.

02-16-2005, 09:57 AM	#8
o_link Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I use aria.co.uk However, thier customer service also leaves somthing to be desired. I placed an order, and put my work address as my billing address (Was having it delivered to work). Fair enough, my bad. However, I didn't find this out untill a week later when I finally phoned them. Its rediculous, they simply had my transaction on hold, but didn't call/email/write. Mind you, this was around the time they moved buildings, so that may have been what it was. However, every other deal with them has been fantastic. As long as nothing gums up the works, they are fast and cheap, like the best women

02-16-2005, 12:38 PM	#11
o_shaolin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I've been comparing OCUK, Aria and Komplett so far. Can save £10-20 here and there on items, will trawl some of your suppliers this avo Fraggles. Cheers

02-16-2005, 03:36 PM	#13
o_shaolin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I might try and brass neck it and say "I can get that cheaper elsewhere, what can you match them?" and offer them full order if they can match the lowest price on each

02-17-2005, 08:06 AM	#14
o_morridyn Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	As long as you can get a cigarette lighter and cup holder like this http://www.xoxide.com/xray1.html its all good. (BTW my wife and I are big enough geeks that we are actually installing one of these in our PC)

02-20-2005, 03:09 PM	#15
o_nuk3m Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersy, USA! reppin' Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	wahts the co in co.uk mean

02-20-2005, 03:19 PM	#16
o_georgie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Please, please, please avoid ebuyer like the plague, for the sake of your own sanity. Just after Christmas I put in an order consisting of 3 items. The package showed up a week late with one item missing and another was the wrong thing. Enotes are a waste of time too, took 3 weeks for them to respeond to one. Avoid avoid avoid.

02-20-2005, 11:13 PM	#18
o_storm Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SCOTLAND (above England) Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	then there is .org.uk .me.uk .biz .uk.com and just about every other one you can think of

02-21-2005, 01:38 PM	#19
o_shaolin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Cheers Geroge, will avoid ebuyers! I know misco is reliable but their website is abysmal :/

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