[sdw2003] where to buy computer parts at good prices?

[Josh Tays]

There are a couple left on Clairemont Mesa but not many.  I believe Chips
and Memory is still around and maybe Computer Depot?

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Ross Stingley
<rossstingley at earthlink.net>wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 09:08:17AM -0800, John Oliver spake thusly:
>>
>>> I'm pretty sure they all closed.
>>>
>>
>> ..and then Tracy Reed added:
>>
>> It is sad. I occasionally lament the fact that there are no more mom
>> and pop computer shops. It is an industry which has matured and
>> consolidated around just the big players now. There really isn't even
>> a whole lot of point in price shopping for stuff anymore. It's mostly
>> all cheap and priced about the same now anyway. On the other hand we
>> now have massive amounts of processing capability and storage etc. for
>> very reasonable prices. This would probably not have been possible had
>> the mom and pop model continued.
>>
>
> Agree 100%. I managed a mom and pop for 4 years in the 90's. the market was
> extremely competitive. Shopping prices was the norm. However, seeing folks
> driving to Orange County from San Bernardino to save 10 bucks on a hard
> drive
> was laughable.
>
>
>
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Josh