NewEgg Review

http://www.newegg.com

Overall 4.12 of 5 view all 26 reviews

altmed
Ojai, CA

Great place to buy computer components OR pre-built computers!

an online shopper, value conscious, a bargain hunter, a comparison shopper, budget conscious

Pros

Awesome selection of computer parts, Great for professionals and nerds!, Great variety, shipping reasonable, Consumer reviews of products, Outstanding Customer Service, fast shipping, Fast shipping on most items

Cons

Rarely offer free shipping anymore

FEB

2008

Nice place to get computer components at a good price! They have fair prices (often excellent on some items) and I understnad and can see why they seem to have a lot of neighborhood computer stores buying stuff from them! If you take your somputer to a local shop, it's likely this is where theya re getting their supplies!

Reviews are often from well-versed computer users and professionals in the indutry, and it shows!!! If you read a review there, you can tell by reading it (with a bit of computer knowledge) if the review is by someone who knows what they are doing, or if someone is whining because they simply haven't a clue what they are doing with the parts they ordered.

I've seen some reviews of motherboards, etc. where there are some compatability issues hardware wise, and some where someone is whinning about Winblows Vista not working on their computer, when the reviewer shows by what they've listed that they are either using untested hardware combos OR they simply are trying to use too little memory or cheap memory or memory that is not designed for that motherboard...

The reviews where people are talking about overclocking can tell you a bit more if you're computer or electronics savvy as well. (If it can handle being overclocked into oblivian, then it's prolly a great board, but I wouldn't overclock anything... It's just interesting to see what other people do and can tell you what kind of abuse a computer can take! :) )

Long story short, they have great parts, but you need to know what you are doing with them, do a little homework, or simply buy a pre-fab computer with a good reputation!

They also sell other goodies, but I've yet to tap into those things yet!

Their prices are more than some places you see on-line BUT as the saying goes, you get what you pay for... many places (including Dell) will send you used or refurbished parts and charge retail for them... I've never seen that here, but if I ever do, they'll loose a LOT of customers... Not this place! They are very professional, and I've never had to send aything back!