Where to Buy Computer Gear
Based on a presentation by Daryl Thomas at the July 2004 meeting. The information presented is not meant to be comprehensive - it is only a starting point with many useful references. The contents will probably be adequate for most MAGIC participants.
CONTENTS:
Local
Shopping Robots
Online
Mac Catalogs
Magazine/Newspaper ads
Local:
APPLE STORES
| ♦ | 3000 184th St. S.W. (Alderwood Mall) |
| Lynwood, WA 98037 | |
| (425) 670-3800 | |
| http://www.apple.com/retail/alderwoodmall/ |
| ♦ | 106 Bellevue Square |
| Bellevue, WA 98004 | |
| (425) 709-2555 |
| ♦ | 2656 NE University Village Street |
| Seattle, WA 98105 | |
| (206) 524-8100 |
| ♦ | 733 Southcenter Mall |
| Tukwila, WA 98188 | |
| (206) 431-1521 |
APPLE RESELLERS
| ♦ | TD Curran |
| 4370 Meridian St. | |
| Bellingham, WA 98226 | |
| (800) 645-2533 | |
| (360)-594-3999 | |
| http://www.tdcurran.com/ | |
| sales@tdcurran.com |
| ♦ | TD Curran |
| 1402 SE Everett Way, Suite 181 | |
| Everett, WA 98208 | |
| (800) 645-2533 | |
| (425) 265-1000 | |
| http://www.tdcurran.com/ | |
| sales@tdcurran.com |
| ♦ | Micro Computer Systems Inc |
| 16531 13th Ave W #201 | |
| Lynnwood, WA 98037 | |
| 425-778-7337 | |
| ♦ | The Seattle Mac Store |
| 815 Ne 45th St. | |
| Seattle, WA 98105 | |
| (206) 522-0220 |
| ♦ | Westwind Computing Inc. |
| 510 Ne 65th St. | |
| Seattle, WA 98115 | |
| (206) 522-3530 | |
| ♦ | Fry's Electronics |
| 800 Garden Ave N. | |
| Renton, WA | |
| (425) 525-0200 |
| ♦ | Office Max |
| 775 NE Koetje Street | |
| Oak Harbor, WA 98277 | |
| (360) 240-2177 | |
| Hours: M-F 8-9, Sa 9-7, Su 10-6 | |
| Peripherals and media only |
| ♦ | RE•PC |
| 510 Andover Park West | |
| Tukwila, WA 98188 | |
| (206) 575-8737 | |
| (206) 575-1926 fax | |
| Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-7 | |
| 4 blocks South of Southcenter Mall | |
| Used computers, monitors, peripherals, etc, Macs only at this Southcenter location. |
| ♦ | Boeing Surplus Store |
| 20651 84th Ave S. | |
| Kent, WA | |
| (425) 393-4065 | |
| Store Hours: Wed: 10 am - 5 pm Fri: 10 am - 5 pm Sat: 9 am - 4 pm | |
| Used corporate PC and Mac computers & peripherals - Monitors a good bet. Open to public | |
MAGIC
Shopping Robots:
| macworld.pricegrabber.com | www.buy.com |
| CompareNet! | www.compare.net |
| ComputerESP | shopper.cnet.com |
| Dealfinder | nbci.msnbc.com/nbci.asp |
| Search.com - BargainFinder Agent | www.search.com |
| Yahoo! | shopping.yahoo.com |
Online:
| Dealmac | www.Dealmac.Com | Great source of deals and good prices. Free daily newsletter. Can request to be notified of deals on particular items. Doesn't sell directly, but has links to deals |
| Premium Memory | www.premiummemory.com/apple-memory/ | Great source of cost effective RAM and other memory devices for upgrading your computer's memory needs. |
| APPLE STORE | Applestore.com | New and refurb Apple hardware and software. Also sells non-Apple software and accessories |
| SMALL DOG ELECTRONICS | www.smalldog.com | New, refurb, and used apple gear Must be existing member to buy new Apple hardware. Free newsletter with excellent technical discussions. |
| Other World Computing | eshop.macsales.com | Free newsletter with excellent technical discussions Sell some of their own branded hardware such as RAM and CPU upgrades. Very helpful technical support. |
| MegaMacs | www.megamacs.com | Free Newsletter. Sometimes has great prices |
| MacResQ | www.macresq.com | Free newsletter. Refurbished and used Apple and other hardware and software. Very helpful technical support. |
| eBay | www.ebay.com | Auction site, but more and more fixed price storefronts are appearing. Wide selection of new, nearly new, used and very used hardware and software. |
Catalogs:
All catalogs have online websites
| MacWarehouse | www.cdw.com |
| MacConnection | MacConnection.com |
| MacMall | MacMall.com |
| ClubMac | Clubmac.com |
Magazine/Newspaper ads:
Back pages of Mac computer magazines (e.g. Macworld, Macaddict) have vendor ads for products and services including many already mentioned.
Many advertisers also have websites
