A great place for used gear in Phx is Surplus Sams on Polk st. and
Grand.  They do most of their sales on Ebay but they have a retail
store at this location:

  http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&q=740+West+Polk+St,+Phoenix&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=740+W+Polk+St,+Phoenix,+Maricopa,+Arizona+85007&gl=us&ei=aE5sS_nrE6OgtgOI1KyBBw&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA&t=h&z=16

  I've bought a laptop and some other hardware there and I was very
pleased.  They let me install Linux on it before buying it.

  -jmz


On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 9:57 AM,  <joe@actionline.com> wrote:
> On the PLUG website, it would be very helpful to add a category called
> "Best sources/prices" where PLUG members could post information about the
> best sources and best prices members have found for various
> computer-related products and services.
>
> A few days ago, I was advised (for health reasons (another story) and to
> eliminate noise that the modem/router was apparently infusing into my
> telephone and my speakers) that I should move it several feet farther away
> from my desk.
>
> So, I went shopping for 25' ethernet cables and I found prices all over
> the map. Radio Shack was ridiculously expensive ($39.95/each), and even
> Walmart's prices seemed rather high ($20.00 for 20' cat5e).  So I searched
> the net and found a source where superior 25' cat6 cables were only
> $5.25/ea.
>
> ShowMeCables.com
>
> I went to the PLUG website, and saw a menu/category called "Sources" but
> found no way to enter any information there.
>
>
>
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