KevinO wrote: > > Dr. G wrote: > > I agree with Fry's being good. At least at Fry's or CompUSA or even best Buy > > I know I have the abilty to go in and buy something with a warranty. Somehow > > I doubt the swapmeet is that reliable.. > > I won't buy expensive parts at Fry's since you generally have to spend too > much for it there, it you want good quality parts. So much of there stuff has > those 'already been returned' stickers also - gives me a real warm fuzzy > feeling to buy a motherboard or hard drive that has been handled by somebody > else first. There return policy suffers from the fact that you have to deal > with the flunky's Q/A to return something of value. ... well, I for one do like fry's for the simple fact that I can try something new and if I cannot get it working I can take it back. So while I would love to have a nice little digital camera/cam I am not going to get something that I cannot use. I get it, try it, and keep or take back depending on if I like it. In the short term it can be annoying, but in the long term I've probably bought a couple thousand in stuff that I would not have otherwise (and probably saved a good grand in purchases that would not have worked for me due to unknown incompatibilities). EBo --