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Re: Best places to buy components? (Updated 18/12/2008

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How come DC3 are not on here? I am about to buy my pc from them and they have really good prices. They are in Tyger Waterfront, Cape Town.

Background: They were originially only distributors but since somewhere last year they have opened up to the public as well (the public are charged a bit more than resellers, but the prices are still cheaper than any other shop I could find).
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What about retailers that are not just online shops - I want to walk in and buy a high end gaming PC, or at least the parts for it. Without going online with a credit card. In Johannesburg. Do such shops exist? None advertise in PCF (November edition anyway).
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Where in JHB are you? You'll probably end up paying more, and will have to special order what you want. You can probably find a Matrix close to where you live, though some of the smaller franchise stores are a little dodgy.
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Stuart wrote:Where in JHB are you? You'll probably end up paying more, and will have to special order what you want. You can probably find a Matrix close to where you live, though some of the smaller franchise stores are a little dodgy.
East Rand (Edenvale area). There are a few Matrix stores in the region.

It's those smaller dodgy stores I am worried about. Take my credit card details and .... :cry:
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GregH, personally I use http://www.prophecy.co.za and http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za they may be online but service is snappy and they are well estabilished. I know for certain stuart can vouch for DSAO. ;) and afaik both you can do C.O.D.
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DVDL wrote:Do you have to be a reseller to buy from PC Int? Or can you just be a company or end user?
PCint you just phone em and walk in to buy... I bought my i7 920 from them cos they were the cheapest...
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DSAO don't accept credit cards though. :(
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Stuart wrote:DSAO don't accept credit cards though. :(
yes but with any cc and cheque account you can transfer funds between the two.... problem solved ;)
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Firestrm wrote:
Stuart wrote:DSAO don't accept credit cards though. :(
yes but with any cc and cheque account you can transfer funds between the two.... problem solved ;)
True, assuming you're not opposed to doing this. I can't see why you would be, but anyway.
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Hi guys

Any experience with Nivo.co.za?
I'm interested in this baby.
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SoulBlade wrote:Hi guys

Any experience with Nivo.co.za?
I'm interested in this baby.
I bought this monitor, goes well with a ps3 ;)
Nivo and http://www.webantics.co.za both had specials on it during November, for about R2038.
Check the 22" LCD thread for details http://forums.pcformat.co.za/viewtopic. ... start=1125
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http://www.wootware.co.za
Spoke to guy named Rory, not sure if he is the owner or employee, brilliant service.
They chat to you online in a web-interface while you buy explaining every step,giving on-the-fly product info, pricing and answering any question you may have.
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Hey guys.
Any good/bad experiences with http://www.crowntech.co.za?
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Sojourn wrote:http://www.wootware.co.za
Spoke to guy named Rory, not sure if he is the owner or employee, brilliant service.
They chat to you online in a web-interface while you buy explaining every step,giving on-the-fly product info, pricing and answering any question you may have.
+1!!!

I ordered something from them this week, and unfortunately the product isn't available at the moment from any of the suppliers, so they found me a similar product that could ship immediately and Rory refunded the difference.

Excellent service from these guys!
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SoulBlade wrote:Hey guys.
Any good/bad experiences with http://www.crowntech.co.za?
and http://63.co.za and http://www.technovision.co.za?
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Soulblade, search the forum, someone recently bought something from crowntech. They had a thread about it. :)
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Ah, found it.
Thanks man.
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Sorry guys. But can anyone help me here.

I don't fully understand home some people can order from distributors?

Like Rectron and the like. How would you register to buy from them? i thought you need to be a company. but i know some people that order from them?
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Have a look at these guys.
They charge you a monthly fee and you get prices etc from a number of distributors.
What I have found however is that in some cases online shops are cheaper than even the distributors!

A while ago Lloyd at DigitalSAOnline quoted me better prices on HP PC's than I could get straight from Pinnacle. Added to which he actually put effort into getting me the right rig and giving me a few options.
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hey guys are there any online shops based in durban that i could buy from??
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DeathStrike wrote:Sorry guys. But can anyone help me here.

I don't fully understand home some people can order from distributors?

Like Rectron and the like. How would you register to buy from them? i thought you need to be a company. but i know some people that order from them?
Bit of a late response, only just saw this.

A while back, rectum allowed individuals to register as dealers. Since then, as I understand it, barring existing clients, they won't deal with anyone whose core business isn't computers.
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:/... trying to price a new screen and found digitalsaonline is down... when did this happen? or is this some temporary aberration?
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Hmm, good question. It was up last night still. Lloyd is not on MSN atm. If he comes on I'll ask him.
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Using http://www.pricecheck.co.za/ I found http://www.biosonline.co.za/
I'm VERY VERY interested in this 4650 graphics card. Has anyone dealt with them before?
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