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Buying tech online, where now?

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  • 17-02-2021 3:23am
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    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭


    So obviously we, or at least I, fell into the trap of using amazon, especially with consumer tech but now what?
    I was using a UK website called scan.co.uk and it was actually quite good and still try yo use MemoryC.ie where the price is reasonable but outside of MemoryC.ie, where do you go shopping for consumer tech and PC parts?

    I discovered a Spanish website called techinn.com and its all in English and a pretty decent site but only bought a couple of things just testing it out.

    Any other places?


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    JoyPad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,703 ✭✭✭JoyPad


    Personally, I wouldn't buy a large item from overseas.
    The largest I ever got was a 27in monitor, and I worried that it might get damaged in transit. It turned out to be OK, but I still worried.

    Last year I bought an amazing 55in Samsung TV from Harvey Norman, was delivered quickly and painlessly, and has been working great for us.
    Is there any particular reason you don't like them?


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    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,443 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    I would say it's not a case of them not liking them but a matter of choice and cost as Harvey Norman or PC World don't stock high end gaming stuff such as GPU's or CPU's or have a wide variety of monitors that people have been buying from Amazon, Scan and Overclockers
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    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭Dara Robinson


    Skerries wrote: »
    I would say it's not a case of them not liking them but a matter of choice and cost as Harvey Norman or PC World don't stock high end gaming stuff such as GPU's or CPU's or have a wide variety of monitors that people have been buying from Amazon, Scan and Overclockers

    Nailed it there for the most part. I do also have a particular issue with Harvey Norman, putting aside the fact that they are not an Irish (or even European company), they are a dishonest company. One example right off the top of my head, a few years ago on black Friday they were found to have increased the price of their "sale items" put had neglected to remove the old prices so they were just under. They have done similar things, their sales staff are under a huge amount of pressure...

    I was hoping there an Irish company had attempted to fill the void (I am a fan of MemoryC.ie but their stock levels and variety is not great and neither are their prices, although I can't blame them for Ireland being so small in fairness) or if not that at least people knew of another European website that I could use that was proven to be reliable


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    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,928 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Richer Sounds - bought a TV from them last month, it arrived in 3 days and has a 6 year guarantee.

    For smaller tech bits, still Amazon.


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    leinad
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭leinad


    https://www.elara.ie/


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    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    loyatemu wrote: »
    Richer Sounds - bought a TV from them last month, it arrived in 3 days and has a 6 year guarantee.

    For smaller tech bits, still Amazon.
    +1 richersounds, great to deal with 6 year warranty is great and they are on boards too.


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    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭Dara Robinson


    The TV thing was really a secondary thing (plus I just bought one in powercity). Mainly I'm talking PC parts, server bits, networking equipment, HDD's, cases, monitors, cables and other such things


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    Laviski
    Registered Users Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭Laviski


    leinad wrote: »
    https://www.elara.ie/

    they are expensive


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    Mister Gooey
    Registered Users Posts: 650 ✭✭✭Mister Gooey


    Amazon.de

    computeruniverse.net

    Loads of excellent German online sellers. I have used the two above many times!


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    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users Posts: 11,672 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Bought a mechanical keyboard on Amazon.de Friday, spent an extra euro for 'premium' delivery - arrived here in Cork at 7am this morning.


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    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,989 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Dara Robinson wrote: »
    The TV thing was really a secondary thing (plus I just bought one in powercity). Mainly I'm talking PC parts, server bits, networking equipment, HDD's, cases, monitors, cables and other such things

    Amazon UK will do like the American site does and just charge you the taxes due at checkout, so you will know how much it will cost before you click to buy. If you want EU protection you can buy from their other EU sites or with a fulfilment centre being built in Dublin we may get an Irish site.


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    #13
    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭Dara Robinson


    Not to resurrect a really old thread or anything but I've actually been using Techinn.com to most of my tech related shopping. I've been using it now for close to a year, bought all kinds of stuff from cat5&6 cables, memory cards (although worth shopping around there, memoryc.com was cheaper for most, just not the one I needed that home, and the are Irish) to a robot vacuum. No issues at all so far.

    It's a Spanish website with a huge range of stock, good customer service, fast enough delivery for anything that is not absolutely urgent and they have competitive prices. Also because its within the EU no duty



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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118459206#Comment_118459206


    The reviews say otherwise about techinn - even Boards is marking it unsafe



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