Troubleshooting just a tip for people buying/upgrading

Discussion in 'The Sims 2' started by TaiGuy, Jan 22, 2004.

  1. TaiGuy

    TaiGuy New Member

    just a tip for people buying/upgrading

    AVIOD at ALL COSTS big retail stores like FUTURE SHOP, BEST BUY, WAL-MART for computer-related parts.
    they RIP YOU OFF BIGTIME. If you can, look for a little shabby chinese store not much bigger than your bedroom, those little tiny places usually have the best prices.

    If you want an example: (these are in canadian $$s)
    Kingston 256MB 266MHz DDR Memory
    At Future Shop: $99 (link)
    At CanadaComputers:
    oops, they dont have such slow memory speeds at CanadaComputers.
    Kingston 256MB PC-3200 DDR400 SDRAM (which is 133 MHz faster than the futureshop model:
    $59 (link)
    so it's 40% cheaper AND you get better memory!

    lets try something else!
    Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM Hard Drive (8MB Cache)
    Future Shop: $269
    CanadaComputers: $156
    ...ho hum. a bit over 40% saved (again) by going to little shabby chinese place.

    lesson: big places like future shop and best buy are terribly overpriced.
     
  2. ManagerJosh

    ManagerJosh Benevolent Dictator Staff Member

    I would also recommend that don't look for these chinese shabby stores. You don't know whether these parts are stolen, defective, etc.

    I would just recommend trying to find the best bargain around you can. There are a lot of small retail stores around the place that offer very competitive places.
     
  3. TaiGuy

    TaiGuy New Member

    ..most of them you'll find actually ARE chinese shabby stores... just make sure you get a warranty so if the part is defective, you can return/replace it.
     

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