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Before You Buy A Computer

29 May, 2009  Computer Help, Coupons, Frugal Family

Computers are here to stay like microwave ovens and homeschoolers know it.

Part 1

In order to make as frugal a purchase as possible on another computer and upgrading an older one I have been investigating different companies to help me save on memory, laptops, and more. However, sometimes coming up with a good deal is like finding a needle in a hay stack.  These are some of the the best websites I found for our tight budget.

The following are good sources for buy parts, accessories, and actual computers. If you notice a **** next to a name that means I rate the company as an excellent choice on price, customer service and product experience.  If I show an item without stars don’t worry, it’s just that I haven’t had an opportunity to make a purchase from that vendor but plan to in the future.
Tiger Direct **** A good friend and computer Guru genius Hu Chou told me about Tiger Direct some years ago. I love there very low prices and good quality. You don’t have to know much about computers the customer service is great. My elderly father even buys from them, he is 75 and very picky.
Tiger Direct (CA)has also branched into Canada. This makes it great for consumer purchasing. You can avoid some of the taxes and tariffs associated with buying out of country.

Right now I have a Dell and a Compaq Presario but I have thought about getting a Toshiba. If anyone has purchased one from them or is going to let us have some feedback.

Computers4SURE Offers Free shipping and that speaks volumes when your on a tight budget. I gotten to the point that I look for this first before buying anything.  Then if I can get still get the best deal with shipping that’s when I make that decision.
Computers4SURE is a part of Office Depot and Tech Depot.All these companies are good ones. When you go to the Tech Depot website it has some nice features, you can check the speed of your computer, check for rebates, and they sell all types of computers and ink, which I like very much, and now I can buy them online!   Shop Office Depot before going to the discount stores for your ink you might be surprised.

When it comes to computer RAM memory needs and you don’t have the money to buy a new computer to fix the problem let me suggest 4AllMemory.com**** I buy my RAM from there. They have really good prices and are friendly easy people to work with. They have a feature on their website that will tell you what type of memory you need and all the different prices ranges you can purchase.  So you don’t have to be an expert to DIY!

Here is another special feature you can use from 4All Memory:

I have been watching a new company called onSale.com
they are set up like Tiger Direct and sell everything from TV’s to computer parts at really discounted prices. I like that they have a neat Deal of the Day feature. I will probably be making my first purchase from them before the end of the summer.

They offer FREE SHIPPING on most OPEN BOX SPECIALS! (Limited Availability)
too. Did I mention their prices are great.

Something I stumbled into:

I investigated this company in hopes to find some computer batteries. Instead I found a good source for all types of rechargeable batteries. However, instead I found All-Battery.com and thought it would make a nice resource for anyone who uses lots of batteries.

Here are coupon codes from Abacus for Free Shipping, and up to 75% off on Computer cables, ink, adapters, and computer batteries.
The free shipping coupon code is only good until the end of July

Want to find out about Printer Ink, and where to find good PC Security for Free Click the more link.

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