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Retailer Discussion Had a good or bad experience with an online retailer such as newegg? or did you buy a system from a company like Dell, Alienware, Voodoo or Falcon? then share your findings with others and help someone make a good purchase..

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Old Mar 2, 2006, 03:47 PM   #1
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Default Post Canadian Online Retailers Listing

This thread is a listing of stores that are either located in Canada, or ship here.
Please post stores that I might have missed and I'll add them on here.
Please also post your experience with a perticular store according to the rating below.

If anyone has any connections to the stores below, let's try to find some 'DH Discounts' !

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Store name - website (Location) rating
▲ - Store has been verified by a member and provides satisfactory service.
▼ - Store has been verified by a member and did not provide satisfactory service.
► - Store has not yet been verified by a member or is waiting approval.

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ADP Mods - www.adpmods.com (CAN) ▲
Anitec Computer Technology - www.anitec.ca (CAN) ►
ATIC Computers - www.atic.ca (CAN) ▲
Bigfoot Computers - www.bigfootcomputers.com (CAN) ▲
Canada Computer - www.canadacomputers.com (CAN) ►
CNG Tek - www.cngtek.ca (CAN) ►
Dangeo Computer - www.dangeo.com (CAN) ▲
Deals Direct - www.dealsdirect.ca (CAN) ▲
Dell Canada - www.dell.ca (CAN) ► (Poll)
Discovery Computers - www.discoverycomputers.com (CAN) ▲
Extreme PC - www.extreme-pc.ca (CAN) ►
Frozen CPU - www.frozencpu.com (US) ►
Genitech Computers - www.genitechcomputers.com (CAN) ▲
Green Lyph - www.greenlyph.com (CAN) ►
Memory Express - www.memoryexpress.com (CAN) ►
MNPC Tech - www.mnpctech.com (US) ►
Monarch Computer - www.monarchcomputer.com (US) ►
NCIX - www.ncix.com (CAN) ▲
OEM Express - www.oempexpress.com (CAN) ▲
PC Cyber - www.pccyber.ca (CAN) ▲
Premier Computers Canada - www.pccanada.com (CAN) ▲
Shop RBC - www.shoprbc.com/ca (CAN) ►
The Trailing Edge - www.tte.ca (CAN) ►
Tiger Direct - www.tigerdirect.ca (CAN) ▲ (Poll)
Vibe Computers - www.vibecomputers.com (CAN) ▲
Xoxide - www.xoxide.com (US) ► (Poll)
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Old Mar 2, 2006, 08:59 PM   #2
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Daedal, nice idea - stuck

EDIT: added links to the polls we have in place in this forum already, will keep it updated as new threads are posted
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List updated. Thanks for your submissions guys.
DJ, you can clean/delete the posts if you'd like so it's easier to track what's new and what's not.
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I should have a small discount soon through ADP Mods the owner is trying to see what he can do for us. I will post back as soon as I hear anything, he had always offered users a discount when i was mirroring Omega drivers and not one person clicked his banner and actually purchased something so he was hesitant but said he will try his best to offer something soon
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List updated. Thanks for your submissions guys.
DJ, you can clean/delete the posts if you'd like so it's easier to track what's new and what's not.
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i'll keep checking in on this thread every so often aswell
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Old Mar 18, 2006, 07:29 AM   #6
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theres a lot not sure if there cheeper or what not the ones you posted are the best ones in canada i think you can find more at this site...

http://techtastic.pricenetwork.ca/browse_vendors.php
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Old May 22, 2006, 07:41 PM   #7
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Thanks!

I have been very curious to see what online retailers are operating in Canada.

Ill diffenantly see what happening, hope to build a new machine soon =)
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Old May 22, 2006, 08:20 PM   #8
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Thanks!

I have been very curious to see what online retailers are operating in Canada.

Ill diffenantly see what happening, hope to build a new machine soon =)
Ncix seems to be generally regarded as the best in Canada. Thats more than likely where I'm gonna order from.
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Old May 23, 2006, 10:46 PM   #9
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Wow, never realized the Shipping and Handling charges are so high for my area after going through various sites...

Time to revise the budget^^
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Old May 24, 2006, 04:00 AM   #10
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Wow, never realized the Shipping and Handling charges are so high for my area after going through various sites...

Time to revise the budget^^
If you live anywhere with Moose in the name it's probably cheaper to dogsled to the nearest computer store.
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check www.icct.ca, they have pretty cheap stuff. canada computers and them are both cheap but both have fobs working there that don't like to talk much.
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If you live anywhere with Moose in the name it's probably cheaper to dogsled to the nearest computer store.
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Old May 24, 2006, 08:18 PM   #13
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check www.icct.ca, they have pretty cheap stuff. canada computers and them are both cheap but both have fobs working there that don't like to talk much.
Wow, the prices for some of the hardware im looking into is pretty low =)

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Here's a link I find useful for canadians : http://www.pricenetwork.ca/

You can search for a computer product and it will give a list of canadian retailers that have it along with prices. Be careful as some of these retailers are smaller and less well known.

I used this website the last time I bought from NCIX. It allowed me to find cheaper prices for the products I was purchasing and NCIX price matched them.
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^..dammit i was gonna post that...lol oh well
yea they changed their site when browsing vendors, this is the new address...
http://techtastic.pricenetwork.ca/br...endors.php?c=1
i suggest using using the search option here...
http://techtastic.pricenetwork.ca/
then find the cheepest prices and use www.dangeo.com to order your parts they'll price match the cheepest price u find on techtastic, FREE SHIPPING, i think on orders over 500... good thing is you get everything from one place...
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then find the cheepest prices and use www.dangeo.com to order your parts they'll price match the cheepest price u find on techtastic, FREE SHIPPING, i think on orders over 500... good thing is you get everything from one place...
Orders over $750, but only if you don't pricematch anything on your order.
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Adding one to the list...

http://www.infonec.ca

Good for GTA specifically, i think they ship online though.
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Over The Top Computing in Nepean Ontario http://ottcomputing.com as well as OEM Express www.oemexpress.com are excellent here in the Ottawa area, when living in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia www.brucesonline.com and www.oldmillcomputers.com provided excellent service.
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My experience with Canada Computers has been very good, I would also like to add a small store local to me called News Consulting. their web address is www.best4money.com
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http://www.directcanada.com

prices are amazing. free shipping too. however so far not a good experience. I made an order on Tuesday morning. For some reason payment failed. Although I know the information was correct and there was enough mongh on the credit card. So i call them wednesday morning to see what the issue was. I wait on hold for 30 minutes yet the whole time i was 'first in line, the next agent will answer your call.' When the agent came online i could hardely understand him. He spoke very weak english, and to top it off he was too far from the mic/phone i could barely hear him. From what i did hear of him, he didn't tell me anymore info than i already knew. He didn't know why the payment failed yet it stated on the status email to contact them for more information. I told him the information is right and try to process the payment again. He said he would, then would send me an email about the status afterwards. That was tuesday morning. I've yet to hear anything. Definately not recommended.
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This is a great thread, I have been looking for new parts for my new build and have been looking for good onlinme dealers. a good site I found was www.BBF.ca
this will find the best price on the part you type in -it only searches companies that are memebers I guess if you look thourgh though you can see alot of differences in some prices. I mean $100 difference I have seen on certain parts! -thx for the links and info guys this will help out alot..
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prices are amazing. free shipping too.
I've used them ... for a price matching at NCIX!
Also NCIX weekly sales can be quite good so worth checking out. Shipping cost can be high depending on the order (e.g. a PC case), but they have shipping promotions on numerous items and occasionally have shipping promotions. They also have a strong forum.
One note is that for provinces outside of BC that don't have HST, there is no provincial sales tax.
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I've used them ... for a price matching at NCIX!
Also NCIX weekly sales can be quite good so worth checking out. Shipping cost can be high depending on the order (e.g. a PC case), but they have shipping promotions on numerous items and occasionally have shipping promotions. They also have a strong forum.
One note is that for provinces outside of BC that don't have HST, there is no provincial sales tax.

You don't need to wait for shipping deals with directcanada though . $8.99 for express shipping for almost everything, and orders over $300, free shipping.

Just an FYI, directcanada and NCIX are sister companies, the service should be almost exactly the same for both.
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