Last Updated: 30/03/2012
Ok, so I've noticed that alot of posts are from users who don't really know where they can buy hardware. Or which sites/stores are reliable.
Below I will attempt to compile a list of sites that you should be able to buy from without worrying "Am I actually going to get my items delivered?" or "Am I paying a reasonable price?"
Please feel free to post comments on sites, or additional ones that aren't listed.
Comparison sites:
http://www.PriceRunner.co.uk - England
http://www.pricewatch.com - USA
http://www.hardware.no - Norwegian (for those of us who don't understand the pupose of .no tld's :P)
http://www.tweakers.net - Netherlands
http://www.shopbot.ca - Canadian Shopbot
http://www.edbpriser.dk - Denmark
http://www.getprice.com.au - Austrailian comparison site
http://geizhals.at/deutschland - This site initially comes from Austria. A lot of other sites that provide price comparisons, actually use this site's database
http://www.myshopping.com.au - Austrailian comparison site. Includes reviews of retailers/webstores.
http://www.Hintaseuranta.fi <- Finnish comparison site.
Wholesale:
http://www.milkhoneyland.com - Ships from China to: US, UK, AUS, Europe
http://www.wholesaledeals.co.uk - British, online.
http://www.wholesalepages.co.uk - British wholesale directory listing.
http://www.dealextreme.com - Poor quality, but cheap, for alot of simple stuff the quality is more than sufficient
Direct Sites:
Austraila:
http://www.mwave.com.au
http://dicksmith.com.au/computers - Retail store, retail prices.
http://www.msy.com.au/default.jsp - (7 day return policy). Ok range, best prices.
http://www.cpl.net.au - Similar to MSY they are a factory(?) outlet, range is considerably better then MSY but prices are generally high if not the same.
http://www.oo.com.au - Austrailian version of Argos. (unvetted, require customer feedback?)
http://www.techbuy.com.au - (unvetted, require customer feedback?)
http://www.pcmarket.com.au - (unvetted, require customer feedback?)
http://www.computeronline.com.au - (unvetted, require customer feedback?)
http://www.centrecom.com.au
http://www.pccasegear.com.au
http://www.scorptec.com.au/ - great range, good prices and are a great store in general.
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Canada:
http://www.ncix.com or http://www.ncix.ca
http://www.newegg.ca
http://www.tigerdirect.ca
http://www.Canadacomputers.com - Has stores.
http://www.Dazmode.com - Watercooling products (though that's all they do).
http://www.Memoryexpress.com - They have 3 shops based in Calgary 2 in Edmonton 1 in BC and 1 in Winnipeg. Competitive pricing and will ship anywhere in Canada.
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Germany:
http://www.alternate.de -
http://www.amazon.de
http://www.mindfactory.de
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de - Mainly notebooks but also has a lot of computer parts.
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Denmark:
http://www.komplett.dk
http://www.Edbpriser.dk
http://www.topdata.dk (if you want it prebuilt)
http://www.pixmania.dk - Ships to Europe
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Greenland:
http://mdc-data.mamutweb.com/ <- Laptops, games, phones, expensive brands, printers, prebuilt's (But no hardware reasonably priced)
http://www.grc.gl/ <-- TV's, Apple computers/phones (sigh), cameras, phones.
http://kontorforsyningen.net46.net/ PC Games (very little sort, Mw1 is still listed as one of the newest games), monitors, pre-built computers, printers.
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Finland:
http://www.jimms.fi - Speciality gear like watercooling bits and dual GPU cards available on order. Half of the webshop is parts that are long sold out or not yet released so pay attention to delivery estimates (which are usually correct).
http://www.multitronic.fi
http://www.verkkokauppa.com - Usually cheapest option, well stocked meaning fast delivery. Sells also all kinds of tech gizmos and toys. Big physical stores around the country for walking in and browsing.
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Ireland:
www.Komplette.ie
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Netherlands:
http://www.cdromland.nl --> ships to NL/Belgium
http://www.alternate.nl --> ships to NL/Belgium
http://www.afuture.nl --> ships to NL
http://www.komplett.nl --> ships to NL
http://www.mycom.nl
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Norway:
http://www.komplett.no
http://www.mpx.no
http://www.Netshop.no
http://www.Multicom.no - Only G.Skill reseller in Norway
http://www.Dustinhome.se - Swedish site, ships to Norway
http://www.PS.no
http://www.Prisjakt.no - ships from sweden
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Sweden:
http://www.komplett.se
http://www.inet.se
http://www.webhallen.com
http://www.dustinhome.se
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United Arab Emirates:
http://gear-up.me
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United Kingdom:
http://www.Novatech.co.uk - Great value, Great support, Free Lifetime Technical Support, Fast Delivery
Delivers to: Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Austria. See for prices: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/hddeliverychargeseu.html
Free delivery with 50+ constructive forum posts
http://www.Overclockers.co.uk - Great Value, Easy to use, Customisable
http://www.Amazon.co.uk - Well known, Fast Delivery, light on technical info
Delivers to: Worldwide see: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/cust...odeId=11072981 for details.
http://www.Dabs.com
http://www.CCLOnline.co.uk
http://www.Maplin.co.uk - Well Known, lots of stores in all major cities.
http://www.Play.com - Cheap
Delivers to: Only deliveres DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, games, books, clothing and sports equipment outside the UK. See http://www.play.com/Help.html?page=del#jump-ec for details.
http://www.Ebuyer.co.uk - Usually very cheap, poor customer service.
http://www.Currys.co.uk - Same company as PCWorld and Dixons. Overpriced, but lots of stores.
http://www.Aria.co.uk - Awesome website for components and custom built pc's, Their gaming Pc's get featured on overclockers and usually get awesome reviews, They overclock all their systems for free aswell
http://www.scan.co.uk
http://www.bestbuy.co.uk
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk - Free delivery with 50+ constructive forum posts
http://www.cyberpowersystems.co.uk - Typical estimated delivery within 14 working days. Order status likely to stay on "Accounting - Pass" for 10 of them, Imports from US, so laptops will have a US keyboard.
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United States:
http://www.NewEgg.com
http://www.ncix.com or http://www.ncix.us- the success from NCIX-canada carries on to the US!
http://www.Amazon.com
http://sagernotebook.com - U.S Laptop site. They work very well.
http://www.tigerdirect.com
http://www.zipzoomfly.com
http://www.frozencpu.com
http://www.xoxide.com
http://www.microcenter.com - Also have alot of stores if you dont wanna wait to order.
http://www.frys.com
http://www.falcon-nw.com - High end prebuilt custom pc's for people who dont trust a normal builder.
http://www.xoticpc.com - For high end prebuilt towers and laptops. nice to compare pricing.
http://directron.com - Can have some good prices, and some cool customization options
Remember when ordering from a site not local to your country that your delivery may also be subject to customs charges, which the site has no control over, and which must be borne by you.