Best place to buy a new computer in Oz
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I was just wondering if people have ideas on the best place to get a new PC in Australia.
I suppose by 'Best' I mean, cheapest, top quality, top of the range, good advice, and good warranty and service.
I think the obvious candidates are:
dell.com.au
good guys
Harvey Normans
apple.com.au (ok, not cheapest)
Dick Smith
Officeworks
Retravision
Myers
Anyone got any experience of buying a PC from any of the above, or a different chain I haven't thought of?
Cheers,
JTL
I suppose by 'Best' I mean, cheapest, top quality, top of the range, good advice, and good warranty and service.
I think the obvious candidates are:
dell.com.au
good guys
Harvey Normans
apple.com.au (ok, not cheapest)
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Dick Smith
Officeworks
Retravision
Myers
Anyone got any experience of buying a PC from any of the above, or a different chain I haven't thought of?
Cheers,
JTL
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Originally Posted by JackTheLad
I was just wondering if people have ideas on the best place to get a new PC in Australia.
I suppose by 'Best' I mean, cheapest, top quality, top of the range, good advice, and good warranty and service.
I think the obvious candidates are:
dell.com.au
good guys
Harvey Normans
apple.com.au (ok, not cheapest)
Dick Smith
Officeworks
Retravision
Myers
Anyone got any experience of buying a PC from any of the above, or a different chain I haven't thought of?
Cheers,
JTL
I suppose by 'Best' I mean, cheapest, top quality, top of the range, good advice, and good warranty and service.
I think the obvious candidates are:
dell.com.au
good guys
Harvey Normans
apple.com.au (ok, not cheapest)
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Dick Smith
Officeworks
Retravision
Myers
Anyone got any experience of buying a PC from any of the above, or a different chain I haven't thought of?
Cheers,
JTL
I bought a dell 8400 from dell.com.au about a month ago and got the 19" monitor etc and upgraded the ram and stuff it was about 2200 dollars all in - which was loads more than I needed to pay but its got super fast buses and go-faster stripes ( apparently).
You cant go wrong with dell they're pretty good value. I heard that Megamart are doing sales this week as are most peeps since Myer & Dj have started!.
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Originally Posted by spalen
I bought a dell 8400 from dell.com.au about a month ago and got the 19" monitor etc and upgraded the ram and stuff it was about 2200 dollars all in - which was loads more than I needed to pay but its got super fast buses and go-faster stripes ( apparently).
You cant go wrong with dell they're pretty good value. I heard that Megamart are doing sales this week as are most peeps since Myer & Dj have started!.
You cant go wrong with dell they're pretty good value. I heard that Megamart are doing sales this week as are most peeps since Myer & Dj have started!.
Try :
Gamedude at springwood (www.gamedude.com.au)
FTC Computers at capalaba (www.ftc.com.au)
Computer Aliiance at Mount Gravatt (www.computeralliance.com.au)
In all honesty, the big stores (Harvey Norman/ Dick Smiths etc charge too much for a similar specced machine).
I got mine from FTC.
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I reckon the big stores just bang out standard computers for everyone, & you have to take what you get.
I got this one from just a small computer shop in Perth called Austin Computers. They custom build all their computers to the customers requirements.
I just went in with everything that I wanted written down on a bit of paper.
They just said, "Yup, it'll be ready in 3 days".
So I ended up with an all singing, all dancing machine with all the features I wanted, and none that I didn't want.
It worked out cheaper as well.
I got this one from just a small computer shop in Perth called Austin Computers. They custom build all their computers to the customers requirements.
I just went in with everything that I wanted written down on a bit of paper.
They just said, "Yup, it'll be ready in 3 days".
So I ended up with an all singing, all dancing machine with all the features I wanted, and none that I didn't want.
It worked out cheaper as well.
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Oh, I forgot Mrs JTL has a subscription to choice.com.au
I just had a look around there. Their definition of 'best' was customer service, suitability of recommendation and value for money.
And the winner was, (drum roll...... )
Dick Smith!!!
Based on purely value for money the winners were:
Grace Bothers (I think thats Myers and Megamart) and Tandy.
Now they only tested the large chains, so I have taken on board the above recomendations regarding smaller shops. I'll be nipping down to Capalaba in the next few days to do a bit of price checking.
Thanks for the help,
Cheers,
JTL
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I just had a look around there. Their definition of 'best' was customer service, suitability of recommendation and value for money.
And the winner was, (drum roll...... )
Dick Smith!!!
Based on purely value for money the winners were:
Grace Bothers (I think thats Myers and Megamart) and Tandy.
Now they only tested the large chains, so I have taken on board the above recomendations regarding smaller shops. I'll be nipping down to Capalaba in the next few days to do a bit of price checking.
Thanks for the help,
Cheers,
JTL
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Originally Posted by JackTheLad
Oh, I forgot Mrs JTL has a subscription to choice.com.au
I just had a look around there. Their definition of 'best' was customer service, suitability of recommendation and value for money.
And the winner was, (drum roll...... )
Dick Smith!!!
Based on purely value for money the winners were:
Grace Bothers (I think thats Myers and Megamart) and Tandy.
Now they only tested the large chains, so I have taken on board the above recomendations regarding smaller shops. I'll be nipping down to Capalaba in the next few days to do a bit of price checking.
Thanks for the help,
Cheers,
JTL
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I just had a look around there. Their definition of 'best' was customer service, suitability of recommendation and value for money.
And the winner was, (drum roll...... )
Dick Smith!!!
Based on purely value for money the winners were:
Grace Bothers (I think thats Myers and Megamart) and Tandy.
Now they only tested the large chains, so I have taken on board the above recomendations regarding smaller shops. I'll be nipping down to Capalaba in the next few days to do a bit of price checking.
Thanks for the help,
Cheers,
JTL
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JTL
Look out for one of these mate.
Works with all windows versions.
No blue screens of death.
A novel finger GUI.
.....and above all very cheap and upgradable.
Look out for one of these mate.
Works with all windows versions.
No blue screens of death.
A novel finger GUI.
.....and above all very cheap and upgradable.
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Originally Posted by Bix
JTL
Look out for one of these mate.
Works with all windows versions.
No blue screens of death.
A novel finger GUI.
.....and above all very cheap and upgradable.![Wink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Look out for one of these mate.
Works with all windows versions.
No blue screens of death.
A novel finger GUI.
.....and above all very cheap and upgradable.
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I'd guess yours are the blue ones.
Nice collection shes got there,
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Originally Posted by JackTheLad
I was just wondering if people have ideas on the best place to get a new PC in Australia.
I suppose by 'Best' I mean, cheapest, top quality, top of the range, good advice, and good warranty and service.
I think the obvious candidates are:
dell.com.au
good guys
Harvey Normans
apple.com.au (ok, not cheapest)
Dick Smith
Officeworks
Retravision
Myers
Anyone got any experience of buying a PC from any of the above, or a different chain I haven't thought of?
Cheers,
JTL
I suppose by 'Best' I mean, cheapest, top quality, top of the range, good advice, and good warranty and service.
I think the obvious candidates are:
dell.com.au
good guys
Harvey Normans
apple.com.au (ok, not cheapest)
![Wink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Dick Smith
Officeworks
Retravision
Myers
Anyone got any experience of buying a PC from any of the above, or a different chain I haven't thought of?
Cheers,
JTL
I bought my first computer from CostPlus who were at Underwood then. They've grown and have a place at Springwood, around beside Ikea, but have moved their main office to Milton now I see. Anyway, would recommend them.
I've bought a laptop through Hardly Normal, um, I mean Harvey Norman, but not very impressed with their service or after care. Most of my computers, however, have come via either private or work related sources.
There's also a bloke in Cairns (not a certain leonine abacus-seller) who builds them and sells on E-Bay. A friend bought one and was impressed. Will try to track him down if you're interested?
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Last time we just bought a new box for $500, the old keyboard still works and monitor etc. Defiantly go to a small computer shop and start playing one of the other, all very negotiable.
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Originally Posted by Sharpy67
Guys
Try :
Gamedude at springwood (www.gamedude.com.au)
FTC Computers at capalaba (www.ftc.com.au)
Computer Aliiance at Mount Gravatt (www.computeralliance.com.au)
In all honesty, the big stores (Harvey Norman/ Dick Smiths etc charge too much for a similar specced machine).
I got mine from FTC.
Try :
Gamedude at springwood (www.gamedude.com.au)
FTC Computers at capalaba (www.ftc.com.au)
Computer Aliiance at Mount Gravatt (www.computeralliance.com.au)
In all honesty, the big stores (Harvey Norman/ Dick Smiths etc charge too much for a similar specced machine).
I got mine from FTC.
Agree with Sharpy that the larger stores charge too much for what is really just a basic machine.
I had a really bad experience with Game Dude & got into an awful shitfight with them over their customer service a few years back, I wouldnt buy anything from them if my life depended on it
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Originally Posted by Bix
JTL
Look out for one of these mate.
Works with all windows versions.
No blue screens of death.
A novel finger GUI.
.....and above all very cheap and upgradable.![Wink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Look out for one of these mate.
Works with all windows versions.
No blue screens of death.
A novel finger GUI.
.....and above all very cheap and upgradable.
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We too have a Dell, simply because they are custom built to suit your requirements. The one drawback with a Dell is, if you ever have to scrap everything and start again, then its very difficult to reinstall the software yourself. What would usually work on a normal pc, to start again, doesnt work on a Dell, you literally have to reinstall every driver for every component.
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