TigerDirect / where do you buy your stuff?

[taragem]

I got tired of dealing with TigerDirect. To their credit they always
gave me a no-hassle refund/exchange, even when I returned a vid card
that worked fine, but was too slow.

But I got tired of their pushing stuff on me, like anti-virus that was
'free' after rebate with an order - I already had an AV I'm satisfied
with (AVG). Or a 'bait and switch' when I wanted to order an nVidia
7600 video card and was talked into a Biostar 6100, because I was
"paying for something my mobo didn't support" (SLI), that I was aware
of. You should've seen this card. It had the biggest heat sink I've
ever seen (no fan) that protruded out at least an inch and nearly
covered the entire card. It blocked one of the PCI slots on my mobo
and the bozo knew what kind of MB I had. On top of that, he said it
came with "free software that accelerated" the card. It was just your
typical maintenance / diagnostics SW, most you can d/l free. Also the
last few packages came with the corners scrunched in - one so bad the
stuffing was falling out - due to poor packaging.

My last orders were from newegg. It was straight order the stuff and
get it, packaged well with no BS.
--
Biostar GeForce 6100-M9 939
AMD 4200+ 2.2G X2
EVGA nVidia 7600GT 256MB PCI-e
2 gigs Kingston RAM
450W PSU

 

[philo]

My last orders were from newegg. It was straight order the stuff and
get it, packaged well with no BS.

Yes , I too have switched to NewEgg...though I never had any serious
problems with TigerDirect...

I've never had *any* problems at all with NewEgg...even when the mistake was
on *my* end...they

handled the situation immediately and without any questions!

 

[Patty]

Yes , I too have switched to NewEgg...though I never had any serious
problems with TigerDirect...

I've never had *any* problems at all with NewEgg...even when the mistake was
on *my* end...they

handled the situation immediately and without any questions!

I can only give NewEgg very high marks. I purchased a product from them,
which had a rebate. I had difficulty finding out which number was the
serial number on the device to send for the rebate. I even contacted the
manufacturer and read the number on the label that I thought was the serial
number and they told me it wasn't. I contacted NewEgg about the problem
and they immediately just refunded my account the rebate amount. I thought
that was EXCELLENT customer service!

Patty

 

[JAD]

I got tired of dealing with TigerDirect. To their credit they always
gave me a no-hassle refund/exchange, even when I returned a vid card
that worked fine, but was too slow.

But I got tired of their pushing stuff on me, like anti-virus that was
'free' after rebate with an order - I already had an AV I'm satisfied
with (AVG). Or a 'bait and switch' when I wanted to order an nVidia
7600 video card and was talked into a Biostar 6100, because I was
"paying for something my mobo didn't support" (SLI), that I was aware
of. You should've seen this card. It had the biggest heat sink I've
ever seen (no fan) that protruded out at least an inch and nearly
covered the entire card. It blocked one of the PCI slots on my mobo
and the bozo knew what kind of MB I had. On top of that, he said it
came with "free software that accelerated" the card. It was just your
typical maintenance / diagnostics SW, most you can d/l free. Also the
last few packages came with the corners scrunched in - one so bad the
stuffing was falling out - due to poor packaging.

My last orders were from newegg. It was straight order the stuff and
get it, packaged well with no BS.
--
Biostar GeForce 6100-M9 939
AMD 4200+ 2.2G X2
EVGA nVidia 7600GT 256MB PCI-e
2 gigs Kingston RAM
450W PSU

Multiwave - mwave.com

 

[Patty]

Multiwave - mwave.com

I also like Mwave.

Patty

 

[philo]

I also like Mwave.

Patty

Ok folks...now you did it!!!

While I was reading the news here...I was also working on a Publisher
document that really was too large to view properly on my tiny 15"
monitor...
So I went to the Mwave website and found a 22" LCD monitor for $250
including shipping!!!!

Yep...I ordered it at once!

Sheesh I can't believe I've been using this 15" LCD...when I bought it may
years ago it was probably $400 or so !

 

[Phisherman]

I also like Mwave.

Patty

Mwave and Newegg are both very good. I've made many purchases with
ZipZoomFly, another good and trusted vendor. I like Crucial for
ordering memory, both business and personal purchases.

 

[Bob Fry]

philo> While I was reading the news here...I was also working on a
philo> Publisher document that really was too large to view
philo> properly on my tiny 15" monitor... So I went to the Mwave
philo> website and found a 22" LCD monitor for $250 including
philo> shipping!!!!

philo> Yep...I ordered it at once!

I'd be careful ordering an LCD monitor sight-unseen, especially for
reading text on them. I looked over several at Frys a few weeks ago
and only one--a Viewsonic--displayed text decently for under $500.

--
"As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you
might want or wish to have at a later time." --Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld, responding to a U.S. soldier serving in Iraq who
asked him why troops had to dig through scrap metal to armor vehicles,
Dec. 8, 2004

 

[Timothy Drouillard]

If I was shopping for a LCD at a local store, I'd ask what resolution each
one I was interested in, was actually currently being displayed in. The
reason I might ask is that many stores send the same video signal to all the
monitors using one type or another of a video distribution device.

If they use something like that to send the same video to all the displays,
it's probably sending the same resolution to all the monitors.

Different monitors have different optimum resolutions that they are meant to
be run at.

If you're not viewing a LCD screen at the resolution it was designed for,
then you're not going to get an accurate view of it's capabilities. In other
words, If the monitor you're looking at was designed to run at 1280x1024 but
the stores video is sending 1024x768 video, the image and especially the
text will not be as sharp as it would be at it's native resolution.

Quite often 17" LCD's want one resolution, 19" or 20" LCD's may want a
higher resolution. Wide-screen format LCD's will want a completely different
resolution.

I'd be sure to ask what resolution the LCD screen I was interested in was
running at and what it's native resolution was, just to be sure.

 

[Mac Cool]

taragem:

I got tired of dealing with TigerDirect.

Tigerdirect used to have a very bad reputation. I think they have
improved things but I only buy from their retail store, and even then,
rarely.

Newegg is the premier choice. They also sometimes send out gifts (t-
shirts, license plates, and other doodads).

Zipzoomfly is cheap and dependable but be careful of their return
policies and if you do return something you have to follow instructions
to the letter or they will give you a hard time. Crappy website,
horrible search engine. Free 3 day shipping on everything.

Mwave, heard good things, I might have bought one or two things in the
past, but Newegg usually has a cheaper price and will probably beat
their price if you call and ask. I don't like their website but it's
better than Zipzoomfly.

Directron, never used them but they have a good rep.

http://www.resellerratings.com/

 

[taragem]

I'd be careful ordering an LCD monitor sight-unseen, especially for
reading text on them. I looked over several at Frys a few weeks ago
and only one--a Viewsonic--displayed text decently for under $500.

I agree. I looked over a lot of LCDs until I found one I liked in my
price range: a 17" Proview from Circuit City. Cost $249. I describe
the screen as 'pretty.' The colors are crisp and bright, but not
garish. Text is very readable (though what video card you have makes a
difference). I still play games on my 19" KDS flat-screen.
--
Biostar GeForce 6100-M9 939
AMD 4200+ 2.2G X2
EVGA nVidia 7600GT 256MB PCI-e
2 gigs Kingston RAM
450W PSU

 

[philo]

If I was shopping for a LCD at a local store, I'd ask what resolution each
one I was interested in, was actually currently being displayed in. The
reason I might ask is that many stores send the same video signal to all the
monitors using one type or another of a video distribution device.

If they use something like that to send the same video to all the displays,
it's probably sending the same resolution to all the monitors.

Different monitors have different optimum resolutions that they are meant to
be run at.

If you're not viewing a LCD screen at the resolution it was designed for,
then you're not going to get an accurate view of it's capabilities. In other
words, If the monitor you're looking at was designed to run at 1280x1024 but
the stores video is sending 1024x768 video, the image and especially the
text will not be as sharp as it would be at it's native resolution.

Quite often 17" LCD's want one resolution, 19" or 20" LCD's may want a
higher resolution. Wide-screen format LCD's will want a completely different
resolution.

I'd be sure to ask what resolution the LCD screen I was interested in was
running at and what it's native resolution was, just to be sure.

My girlfriend is a heavy Photoshop user and has extraordinary color
vision...
If I was buying a monitor for her...she'd have to come to the store with me
and view them...
That's how we selected her last two monitors...

For me...up until now I've worked with 100% discarded items...so I'm quite
aware that a $250 monitor
is unlikely to be of the same quality as one costing a lot more... I simply
needed something larger so that I would not
have to continually scroll up and down when working on my document. If the
monitor I get is too good...
my girlfriend will commandeer it !!!!

 

[Bill]

For me...up until now I've worked with 100% discarded items...so I'm quite
aware that a $250 monitor
is unlikely to be of the same quality as one costing a lot more... I simply
needed something larger so that I would not
have to continually scroll up and down when working on my document. If the
monitor I get is too good...
my girlfriend will commandeer it !!!!

Why not get a monitor that pivots from landscape to
portrait mode when you need to work on documents?

Bill

 

[John Doe]

Newegg.com (best search engine I've seen)

Buyer.com (great place to start with a part number)

ZipZoomFly.com (an old favorite with a poor search engine)

Buy.com (rarely, some items can be unusually low-priced, the free
shipping is slow)

And others that I am familiar with. Be wary of stores you haven't
ordered from or cannot find comments on USENET about. Rarely buy and
sell on eBay, don't use it for computer stuff.

Good luck and have fun.

 

[John Doe]

Buyer.com (great place to start with a part number)

Sorry, I meant:

http://www.pricegrabber.com/

They are very good with part numbers (in my experience).

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <MPG.212185161d7c9bd19896e9@localhost> Bill

Why not get a monitor that pivots from landscape to
portrait mode when you need to work on documents?

I tried, but I found I was going back and forth so much that it was too
much effort...

Easier to just stick with one large monitor.

Or two

 

[John Doe]

In message <MPG.212185161d7c9bd19896e9@localhost> Bill


I tried, but I found I was going back and forth so much that it was
too much effort...

Easier to just stick with one large monitor.

Or two

Hell yes.

And a really powerful system to drive them for flight simulation or a
cool game.

 

[mmarkoe]

John Doe is a professional User Group killer. His real name and
address was discovered by cross referencing his E-mail address of
several years ago ([email protected]) with an online ad he placed
to sell a used computer.

An investigation paid for by me revealed Mark Bender to have been
arrested twice for domestic violence and to have had a major lawsuit
against him which causes him to live in an impoverished, crack ridden
neighborhood in San Antonion, TX.He is known by his neighbors as El
Gatero Loco, the crazy cat man (and not meant affectionately).

Below my name is the Investigative report on this malacious loser Mark
Bender.

Martin Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc
Serving the Speech Recognition community for 14 successful years

SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION

Our office found Mr. Mark Bender's current address is 509 Frost, SATX
78201, to be owned by Ms. Gloria Trevino. There are many rental homes
in this area. Mr. Bender has never owned property. He does not own a
vehicle. He doesn't have a TX Driver's license. He does have a TX
State ID. He has been arrested twice for Assault/Family/Domestic
Violence. Both charges were dismissed. There is a possibility that the
"Mark Bender" named in the Bexar County Civil case for damages could
be the same Mark Orrin Bender with in this report. The court documents
would to be ordered at any additional cost to the client.

Subject Information:
Name: MARK ORRIN BENDER DOB:01/22/1957
SSN: 507-82-xxxx issued in Nebraska between 01/01/1972 and
12/31/1973
Age: 50

Criminal Records:
Texas Arrest Report:
Name: MARK BEDNER
SSN: 507-82-xxxx
Address: 5200 BLANCO RD 407, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216-7074
State of Origin: Texas
County of Origin: Bexar
Party Status: REL'D ON P-R BOND
DOB: 01/22/1957
Race: White
Sex: Male
Eyes: BLUE
Height: 5' 06"
Weight: 160

Arrests:
Arrest #1
Case Type:
Arrest Date: 01/25/1987
Arresting Agency:
Arrest Type:
Arrest Disposition Date: 01/25/1987
Court Fine: Offense: ASSAULT-BODILY INJURY
Arrest Statute:
Agency Case #: 366381
Arrest Level/Degree: Class A Misdemeanor
Arrest Disposition: BOOKED



CASE NUMBER 366381 displayed
successfully
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10:46:19

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Court Case Number Defendant Name
Date of
CR7 366381 BEDNER,
MARK Birth

01/22/1957
Offense Description Level Sex:
MALE
02/21/1986 ASSAULT-BODILY INJURY MA Race:
WHITE
Location :
CLOSED
Last Setting: Grand Jury: 05/13/1986
FILED
Case Status: 06/29/1987 *** JN CLOSED
***
Disposition : 06/29/1987 DSMD-INTRST
JUSTCE

Judgement :
Bond: CLS 06/29/1987
1500.00
Start: End: By: BAIL BONDS,
PERSONAL

Defense Attorneys Bar Number Yrs Mo Dy
Hrs
MIKE HERVEY 9546500
Term:

Fine:
Court
Cost:



CASE NUMBER 348742 displayed
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07/25/2007
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09:57:05
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Court Case Number Defendant Name
Date of
CR7 348742 BEDNER, MARK
Birth

01/22/1957
Offense Description Level Sex:
MALE
08/05/1985 ASSAULT-BODILY INJURY MA Race:
WHITE
Location :
CLOSED
Last Setting: 09/23/1985 TRIAL Grand Jury: 08/12/1985
FILED
Case Status: 08/12/1988 *** JN CLOSED
***
Disposition : 09/23/1985 DSMD-
OTHER

Judgement :
Bond: CLS 09/23/1985
800.00
Start: End: By: BAIL BONDS, PERSONAL
PROGRAM

Defense Attorneys Bar Number Yrs Mo Dy
Hrs
MERCEDES JEAN KUTCH 11770545 Term:

Fine:
Court Cost:


Bexar Possible Civil:

Cause Nbr 1986CI10562 displayed
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07/24/2007 - Docket Information -
11:04:15
______________________________________________________________________________
Selection: __ Actions: _
(A,C,D,M,P)
CASE NBR: 1986CI10562____ PRINT RT LABELS? N (Y/
N)

Date Filed: 06/12/1986 Court: 166_ Unpaid Balance:
0.00
Type of Docket: PID__ PERSONAL INJURY &
DAMAGES

* * * S T Y L E * *
*
MAX WHITMAN & HARRIET
WHITMAN_____________________
VS MARK BENDER
&_____________________________________

DISCOVERY LEVEL:
_
Account Type: __ Account Number:
____________
Access: _ PUBLIC Status: D
DISPOSED
List Type: C
CIVIL

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______________________________________________________________________________
Selection: __ Case Nbr:
1986CI10562____
Style: MAX WHITMAN & HARRIET WHITMAN vs MARK BENDER
&
Court: 166 Docket Type: PERSONAL INJURY & DAMAGES Status:
DISPOSED
Actions: (A,D,M,P) Unpaid Balance: 0.00 Account
Number:
Seq Last /First /Middle Name Lit. Type/Attorney
Date
_ 00001 WHITMAN MAX PLAINTIFF
06/12/1986
DROZD, LINDA M
210 498-0663
_ 00002 WHITMAN HARRIET PLAINTIFF
06/12/1986
DROZD, LINDA M
210 498-0663
_ 00003 BENDER MARK DEFENDANT
06/12/1986
EZZELL, JAMES MICHAE
210 731-6300
_ 00004 DR PEPPER BOTTLING COMPANY DEFENDANT
06/12/1986
EZZELL, JAMES MICHAE
210 731-6300



Active Address(es):
MARK O BENDER - 509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3347, BEXAR
COUNTY (Nov 2005 - May 2007)
Current phones listed at this address:
BENDER MARK (210) 734-3107
TREVINO MICHELLE (210) 736-5743
Property Ownership Information for this Address
Property:
Parcel Number - 08441-026-0240
Lot Number - 24
Owner Name 1 - TREVINO GLORIA C
Address - 509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX
78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY
Owner's Address - 509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO
TX 78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY
Land Usage - SFR
Total Value - $79,610
Land Value - $13,230
Improvement Value - $66,380
Land Size - 9,000
Year Built - 1926
Homestead Exemption - YES
Exterior Walls - STUCCO
Roof Type - ASPHALT SHINGLE
Air Conditioning - AC.CENTRAL
Heating - FORCED AIR
Sale Price - $0
Legal Description - NCB 8441 BLK 26 LOT
24 & 25 & 26
Data Source - A
Neighborhood Profile (2000 Census)
Average Age: 37
Median Household Income: $38,438
Median Owner Occupied Home Value: $47,100
Average Years of Education: 10

Address Summary:
509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY (Nov 2005 -
May 2007)
4210 309 APT B, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201, BEXAR COUNTY (Dec 2002 -
Oct 2003)
4210 FREDERICKSBURG RD APT B309, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-1912,
BEXAR COUNTY (Jan 1991 - Jan 1999)
5347 BLANCO RD APT B8, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216-7027, BEXAR COUNTY
(Apr 1986 - Dec 1992)
4210 FREDERICKSBURG RD APT B316, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-1914,
BEXAR COUNTY
7458 LOUIS PASTEUR DR APT 701, SAN ANTONIO TX 78229-4517, BEXAR
COUNTY

 

[johns]

TigerDirect does not honor its rebates. They use a
rebate scam to trick you into a lower price, and then
they will never send it to you. Do not do business
with them.

johns

 

[taragem]

TigerDirect does not honor its rebates. They use a
rebate scam to trick you into a lower price, and then
they will never send it to you. Do not do business
with them.

All of the rebates I've used, from any source (including TigerDirect),
were from the manufacturer, not the retailer. Everyone I've done
properly, in the required time limits, has been honored. Retailers
rely on buyers not sending in the rebates, due to the several steps
that must be taken, lost receipts, etc.