Local Computer Stores - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

cody · 2007-11-06, 09:48 AM

I need to drive somewhere close to downtown and pick up 2 or 3 workstations and LCD's today. I'm going to check out CompUSA but if there's nothing priced decently, any other local places I can fall back on? Oh Señor Cheap Bastard?

Kevin M · 2007-11-06, 09:50 AM

Does it have to be today? I've been happier ordering PCs from Newegg than trying to shop around locally.

cody · 2007-11-06, 10:33 AM

Yah, I need it today or tomorrow. If I had been told prior to yesterday that we are hiring 2 new people, I would have ordered them online already.

Nick Koan · 2007-11-06, 10:40 AM

Fry's in Roseville.

cody · 2007-11-06, 10:44 AM

I don't have 4 hours to kill, driving.

khail19 · 2007-11-06, 12:03 PM

Maybe Costco/Sam's Club/Wal-Mart? I don't know, I haven't computer shopped for a while.

Nick Koan · 2007-11-06, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

I don't have 4 hours to kill, driving.

I figured as much, but it is the best local* computer store. Otherwise, CompUSA is decent. Big enough to have cheap prices, but not BestBuy big where the start gouging.

* locality is relative

cody · 2007-11-06, 02:34 PM

I faired okay at CompUSA. 2 decent desktops and 2 19" LCD's for ~$1500

Kevin M · 2007-11-06, 05:31 PM

Not bad, depending on what a "decent" desktop is.

Dean · 2007-11-06, 05:57 PM

Should have contracted with Senior Cheap bastard's shopping service.

Nick Koan · 2007-11-06, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean

Should have contracted with Senior Cheap bastard's shopping service.

Except he needed them today.

sperry · 2007-11-06, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

Except he needed them today.

...and not 9 "hey does anyone have an XYZ for cheap, I mean I know you can get them shipped for $3 online, but I was hoping someone had one they could pay me to take off their hands" threads and three weeks later.

cody · 2007-11-06, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Not bad, depending on what a "decent" desktop is.

I'll post links to them tomorrow.

I gotta say, looking at so many computers today, HP makes some really inexpensive, nice monitors and their computers are a great bang for the buck. The HP laptop I picked up for the owner of the company not too long ago was really nice for the $.

Dean · 2007-11-06, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

Except he needed them today.

Señor Cheap Bastard does local too. (And I speeled "too" right just for Scoot)

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-11-06, 10:39 PM

You should have gotten e-machines

cody · 2007-11-06, 11:05 PM

I have had an emachine desktop for 3 years and it hasn't had any problems yet. Of course, I probably think it's the bee's knees because the laptop I use every day is a 6 year old budget Compaq.

Nick Koan · 2007-11-06, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

I have had an emachine desktop for 3 years and it hasn't had any problems yet. Of course, I probably think it's the bee's knees because the laptop I use every day is a 6 year old budget Compaq.

Man, I didn't realize they made computers that long ago.

M3n2c3 · 2007-11-07, 01:24 AM

Oh, yes. . . my first notebook was a Compaq Armada that I picked up in 2000. I also remember quite well the Compaq 150MHz Pentium desktop that a roomie had. It was almost completely impossible to upgrade due to all the proprietary hardware. . . funny shaped case, motherboard with daughterboard riser for PCI/ISA slots, on-board RAM. . .

ScottyS · 2007-11-07, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by M3n2c3

Oh, yes. . . my first notebook was a Compaq Armada that I picked up in 2000. I also remember quite well the Compaq 150MHz Pentium desktop that a roomie had. It was almost completely impossible to upgrade due to all the proprietary hardware. . . funny shaped case, motherboard with daughterboard riser for PCI/ISA slots, on-board RAM. . .

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Originally Posted by all teh compy geeks pileon

...I started out with this panel at my work....it had vacuum tubes and ran off of punch cards and a trained monkey....I upgraded the capacitors, boosted the voltages on the filament overdrive, and found a source of fresher bananas to get an extra hertz of power...it could name all 6 U.S. Presidents in order...ahh, the good old days...

Dean · 2007-11-07, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

vacuum tubes...

You lucky bastard. We had to move dead bugs from one hole in the ground to another and occasionally they weren't quite dead yet and crawled between holes which we called the cockroach error. Today it is just known as a CRC error.

cody · 2007-11-07, 09:10 AM

Oh man, more geek humor PLEASE!

cody · 2007-11-07, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

Man, I didn't realize they made computers that long ago.

It's not bad. 256MB of RAM, Athlon XP 1200 running XP Pro, PCMCIA slot, great speakers. It takes about 10 minutes to fully reboot, but once you get a browser window up, you can't even tell how old it is.

I'm going to reinstall the OS pretty soon here. It's been like 4 years.

Nick Koan · 2007-11-07, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

It's not bad. 256MB of RAM, Athlon XP 1200 running XP Pro, PCMCIA slot, great speakers. It takes about 10 minutes to fully reboot, but once you get a browser window up, you can't even tell how old it is.

I'm going to reinstall the OS pretty soon here. It's been like 4 years.

Yeah, that'll probably fix most of your real speed issues. And if all your doing is browsing the web and checking e-mail, its gotta be more than sufficient.

2007-11-06, 09:48 AM	#1
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Local Computer Stores I need to drive somewhere close to downtown and pick up 2 or 3 workstations and LCD's today. I'm going to check out CompUSA but if there's nothing priced decently, any other local places I can fall back on? Oh Señor Cheap Bastard? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-06, 09:50 AM	#2
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Does it have to be today? I've been happier ordering PCs from Newegg than trying to shop around locally. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2007-11-06, 10:33 AM	#3
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Yah, I need it today or tomorrow. If I had been told prior to yesterday that we are hiring 2 new people, I would have ordered them online already. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-06, 10:40 AM	#4
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Fry's in Roseville. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2007-11-06, 10:44 AM	#5
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I don't have 4 hours to kill, driving. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-06, 12:03 PM	#6
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	Maybe Costco/Sam's Club/Wal-Mart? I don't know, I haven't computer shopped for a while.

2007-11-06, 02:34 PM	#8
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I faired okay at CompUSA. 2 decent desktops and 2 19" LCD's for ~$1500 __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-06, 05:31 PM	#9
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Not bad, depending on what a "decent" desktop is. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2007-11-06, 05:57 PM	#10
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Should have contracted with Senior Cheap bastard's shopping service. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2007-11-06, 10:39 PM	#15
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	You should have gotten e-machines __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-11-06, 11:05 PM	#16
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I have had an emachine desktop for 3 years and it hasn't had any problems yet. Of course, I probably think it's the bee's knees because the laptop I use every day is a 6 year old budget Compaq. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-07, 01:24 AM	#18
M3n2c3 EJ205 Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 1,888 Car: Current: 2014 Forester 2.5i Premium. Old: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L Class: RNP, long ago (see motto) "Kids are ruining autocross."	Oh, yes. . . my first notebook was a Compaq Armada that I picked up in 2000. I also remember quite well the Compaq 150MHz Pentium desktop that a roomie had. It was almost completely impossible to upgrade due to all the proprietary hardware. . . funny shaped case, motherboard with daughterboard riser for PCI/ISA slots, on-board RAM. . . __________________ Small red text that looks curious at first glance but is ultimately inconsequential

2007-11-07, 09:10 AM	#21
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Oh man, more geek humor PLEASE! __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

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