- Status
gm0n3y
Distinguished
- Mar 13, 2006
- 3,441
- 0
- 20,780
I definitely choose Burger King over the other fast food brands.
When I'm slumming it (most of the time), I drink Kokanee because its probably the best of the cheap beer brands (in Canada) and its the only major Canadian owned brand.
Xbox over PS3 over Wii.
Coke over Pepsi.
NCIX.com over Newegg. They're prices are around the same, sometimes not as good, but Newegg doesn't ship outside the US, so fuck them.
When I'm slumming it (most of the time), I drink Kokanee because its probably the best of the cheap beer brands (in Canada) and its the only major Canadian owned brand.
Xbox over PS3 over Wii.
Coke over Pepsi.
NCIX.com over Newegg. They're prices are around the same, sometimes not as good, but Newegg doesn't ship outside the US, so fuck them.
gm0n3y
Distinguished
- Mar 13, 2006
- 3,441
- 0
- 20,780
[citation][nom]Wgfalcon[/nom]http://www.newegg.ca/[/citation]
??? When did this come about?
On newegg.com in their shipping policy it states:
"Newegg.com does not currently ship internationally; we only deliver to locations within the United States and to Puerto Rico."
So I always assumed they weren't in Canada. I'll have to check the .ca site out.
NCIX is based in Vancouver (where I live) though, so unless Newegg offers free shipping or they are drastically cheaper (which is possible), I'll be sticking with NCIX.
??? When did this come about?
On newegg.com in their shipping policy it states:
"Newegg.com does not currently ship internationally; we only deliver to locations within the United States and to Puerto Rico."
So I always assumed they weren't in Canada. I'll have to check the .ca site out.
NCIX is based in Vancouver (where I live) though, so unless Newegg offers free shipping or they are drastically cheaper (which is possible), I'll be sticking with NCIX.
I'll pretty much stick to the big name brands, there are generally 2-3 companies in each category I won't stray from.
Motherboards:
I will never touch an Asus again. Had to RMA a board and got partially non-functional (firewire not working, sound card not working) boards back twice before getting a proper replacement. Also, the store I work with tries not to sell Asus boards anymore because about 90% of them come back with hardware issues within 3 years.
Motherboards:
I will never touch an Asus again. Had to RMA a board and got partially non-functional (firewire not working, sound card not working) boards back twice before getting a proper replacement. Also, the store I work with tries not to sell Asus boards anymore because about 90% of them come back with hardware issues within 3 years.
haze4peace
Distinguished
- Mar 3, 2009
- 119
- 0
- 18,680
Been an ATI Customer since 1998 when I bought my first All in Wonder Pro.
Also been an AMD customer but I do remember buying an Intel and thinking on how good it ran but there was quite a bit of price difference even back then. When it was time to choose a new CPU the multitude of different sockets for Intel pushed me towards AMD's simpler line. Chip runs great.
Western Digital Hard Drives are my first choice but I recently bought a Hitachi 1 TB for $90.00. We'll see how that one runs and if I will head back to Western Digital.
OCZ for RAM from here on out. They make quality items.
Crucial Power Supply. I have learned that when it comes to Power Supplies you want the best.
Newegg is the first choice when I begin to do my tech shopping. I love Newegg too!
Steam is begining to sway me over to their side.
Microsoft Customer since 1997. I have near every single OS they have put out and Office Product. The games they used to put out were some of the best also. Customer support has always been good to me and the OS has been easy to use. When the bad publicity started with Vista I was confused. I never had a problem with the OS.
I was a customer to Apple before 1992 but there steep prices, inability to customize, and recent marketing campaign has turned me off to any of their products.
Also been an AMD customer but I do remember buying an Intel and thinking on how good it ran but there was quite a bit of price difference even back then. When it was time to choose a new CPU the multitude of different sockets for Intel pushed me towards AMD's simpler line. Chip runs great.
Western Digital Hard Drives are my first choice but I recently bought a Hitachi 1 TB for $90.00. We'll see how that one runs and if I will head back to Western Digital.
OCZ for RAM from here on out. They make quality items.
Crucial Power Supply. I have learned that when it comes to Power Supplies you want the best.
Newegg is the first choice when I begin to do my tech shopping. I love Newegg too!
Steam is begining to sway me over to their side.
Microsoft Customer since 1997. I have near every single OS they have put out and Office Product. The games they used to put out were some of the best also. Customer support has always been good to me and the OS has been easy to use. When the bad publicity started with Vista I was confused. I never had a problem with the OS.
I was a customer to Apple before 1992 but there steep prices, inability to customize, and recent marketing campaign has turned me off to any of their products.
Wgfalcon
Distinguished
- Feb 4, 2006
- 316
- 0
- 18,780
[citation][nom]gm0n3y[/nom]??? When did this come about?On newegg.com in their shipping policy it states: "Newegg.com does not currently ship internationally; we only deliver to locations within the United States and to Puerto Rico."So I always assumed they weren't in Canada. I'll have to check the .ca site out.NCIX is based in Vancouver (where I live) though, so unless Newegg offers free shipping or they are drastically cheaper (which is possible), I'll be sticking with NCIX.[/citation]
last october i believe not sure the prices are as good as down here though
last october i believe not sure the prices are as good as down here though
Tiberiusfury
Distinguished
- May 13, 2008
- 27
- 0
- 18,530
Newegg - with shopping.google.com for expensive purchases.
I prefer EVGA for mobo/GPU, because their customer service and developer support is absolutely astounding. Just go to their forums and they have all the latest BIOS, with question and answer threads about what was changed. They even have guides for overclocking.
For AMD vs Intel, I own chips from both. I wouldn't buy an AMD for my gaming rig, though.
I love Western Digital, and have bought at least 10 drives over the past 2 years from them. I bought several Samsung drives that were all DOA in a row, so I refuse to buy from them.
I also refuse to buy anything from Elitegroup now, due to their website which hardly lists any relevant information.
I prefer EVGA for mobo/GPU, because their customer service and developer support is absolutely astounding. Just go to their forums and they have all the latest BIOS, with question and answer threads about what was changed. They even have guides for overclocking.
For AMD vs Intel, I own chips from both. I wouldn't buy an AMD for my gaming rig, though.
I love Western Digital, and have bought at least 10 drives over the past 2 years from them. I bought several Samsung drives that were all DOA in a row, so I refuse to buy from them.
I also refuse to buy anything from Elitegroup now, due to their website which hardly lists any relevant information.
cruiseoveride
Distinguished
- Sep 16, 2006
- 847
- 0
- 18,980
Mercedes-Benz for cars,
Western Digital for hard drives,
Asus for boards
and Samsung for LCDs.
The rest... anything goes.
Western Digital for hard drives,
Asus for boards
and Samsung for LCDs.
The rest... anything goes.
crymsonpheonix
Distinguished
- Mar 20, 2009
- 13
- 0
- 18,510
I always buy local if the prices are very similar, then NewEgg. I am a ThinkPad Fanboy, I've had three of them, and not becasue they broke, but just becasue the batteries finally died, and I deemed it too expenseive to replace them, they still server great non-portable roles for me (my oldest is a 560). I've had very good experiences with EVGA (Video Boards), Gigabyte, Nvidia, Intel, Corsair, Antec, Scythe, Seagate, and Sansa, I'll look hard at their stuff. I've had bad experiences with Asus, Sony, and Dell, I wont buy from them easily. Microsoft and Toshiba have left me with mixed feelings.
Generally I'm loyal to a company that I feel treats me well. Newegg.com has always been good to me. OCZ, SilverstoneTech and Seasonic have been good on hardware. Was a big ABit guy before they ceased to be, not sure who I'll be going for on my next motherboard purchase to be totally honest.
billcat432
Distinguished
- Jul 25, 2008
- 1
- 0
- 18,510
I stay loyal to AMD for 2 reasons. One is they innovate where Intel try's to play it safe if it can and won't break new ground until AMD puts the pressure on them.
The second and most important reason and one that totally escapes most computer owners is before AMD put out their 386 cpu intel was asking around 1,000$ for their 286 cpu and that was just for the cpu cost. If AMD folds we all can expect this to come back at us.
I've prefered Asus motherboards for a long time, they put out good motherboards and are more concerned with their stability over other brands. Not many keep up with their cpu power regulator design for ultra stable cpu voltage and current demands.
The second and most important reason and one that totally escapes most computer owners is before AMD put out their 386 cpu intel was asking around 1,000$ for their 286 cpu and that was just for the cpu cost. If AMD folds we all can expect this to come back at us.
I've prefered Asus motherboards for a long time, they put out good motherboards and are more concerned with their stability over other brands. Not many keep up with their cpu power regulator design for ultra stable cpu voltage and current demands.
CPUs: Switched between Intel and AMD.. First PC was an AMD K6-2, then an AMD Duron,an Intel P3,Intel P4 and now I'm back to AMD (Athlon 64x2).I've found that I like AMD over Intel as a personal preference, plus at the time of purchasing, AMD has always been more bang for your buck when on a budget.
GPU: ATI. Ive pretty much always had an ATI GPU, the only time I switched to Nvidia I regretted it... badly. (it was an XFX model FWIW). For ATI brands.... Sapphire or Visiontek. If I was forced to choose, I would take Sapphire.
Motherboards:I've had very good luck with MSI and Biostar. I have one socket 7 biostar MB that will not die, no matter how I abuse it, lol. I'd be hard pressed to pick between the two, but if I was on a budget, Biostar hands down.. if I had more money to spend, I'd go with MSI.
Ram: G.skill... always. Never had one bad stick and they always run to the specified speed with no fuss.
HDD: Western Digital. Say what you will, but I never had one fail and they have served me well.
PSU: Silverstone, Corsair or PC P&C. Only single rail units. I buy any of these as per power requirements/ money budgeted.
Optical: Lite-On... always. Never ever had one die on me... ever.
Monitor: I have found that Hanns.G have been very good and usually cost much less then other brands. I have three, all varying in age, that still are just as when I bought them new.
GPU: ATI. Ive pretty much always had an ATI GPU, the only time I switched to Nvidia I regretted it... badly. (it was an XFX model FWIW). For ATI brands.... Sapphire or Visiontek. If I was forced to choose, I would take Sapphire.
Motherboards:I've had very good luck with MSI and Biostar. I have one socket 7 biostar MB that will not die, no matter how I abuse it, lol. I'd be hard pressed to pick between the two, but if I was on a budget, Biostar hands down.. if I had more money to spend, I'd go with MSI.
Ram: G.skill... always. Never had one bad stick and they always run to the specified speed with no fuss.
HDD: Western Digital. Say what you will, but I never had one fail and they have served me well.
PSU: Silverstone, Corsair or PC P&C. Only single rail units. I buy any of these as per power requirements/ money budgeted.
Optical: Lite-On... always. Never ever had one die on me... ever.
Monitor: I have found that Hanns.G have been very good and usually cost much less then other brands. I have three, all varying in age, that still are just as when I bought them new.
superhighperf
Distinguished
- Jan 17, 2006
- 81
- 0
- 18,630
i like amd mostly because of the good price/performance ratio.
newegg is great. i will stick to them unless the price difference to switch is %20 or more.
i used to be loyal to ati but decided to try nvidia because i hated all the driver problems i had with the aiw products. nvidia is easy to install but for my next card i will go with ati. the 4870 when the price gets a bit lower.
i don't think i will pay money for a fan unless it is Artic and Thermaltake is my fav cooler solution.
i will never buy another Hitachi HD after i had 4 fail within a few months.
i tend to be a sucker for a good deal and have been very lucky so far but for large purchases i like to do a lot of research and read reviews. i will pay a bit extra for something if i am confident that it will not give me problems.
newegg is great. i will stick to them unless the price difference to switch is %20 or more.
i used to be loyal to ati but decided to try nvidia because i hated all the driver problems i had with the aiw products. nvidia is easy to install but for my next card i will go with ati. the 4870 when the price gets a bit lower.
i don't think i will pay money for a fan unless it is Artic and Thermaltake is my fav cooler solution.
i will never buy another Hitachi HD after i had 4 fail within a few months.
i tend to be a sucker for a good deal and have been very lucky so far but for large purchases i like to do a lot of research and read reviews. i will pay a bit extra for something if i am confident that it will not give me problems.
Newegg. For inexpensive stuff I don't even bother to check anywhere else.
Gigabyte. I like their boards and have never had a problem.
Seagate or Western Digital. Haven't had one go bad in the last decade.
Samsung Optical Drives. Every one I've gotten has been quiet and none of them has starting having any problems.
I prefer AMD to Intel, but last two builds Intel was a better fit since I was using low end Socket 775 CPUs leaving lots of room for CPU-only upgrades. AMD might work for that now with a cheap X2 upgradable to a Phemon II X4 in the future with the right board.
I prefer NVidia to ATI mostly because of software.
Gigabyte. I like their boards and have never had a problem.
Seagate or Western Digital. Haven't had one go bad in the last decade.
Samsung Optical Drives. Every one I've gotten has been quiet and none of them has starting having any problems.
I prefer AMD to Intel, but last two builds Intel was a better fit since I was using low end Socket 775 CPUs leaving lots of room for CPU-only upgrades. AMD might work for that now with a cheap X2 upgradable to a Phemon II X4 in the future with the right board.
I prefer NVidia to ATI mostly because of software.
Hmmm, where to begin? I am most definitely loyal to certain company's...for this place I will stick with electronic company's since I'm pretty sure that's what the question is about. But my being loyal to certain companys goes way beyond electronics. Heck I buy things at the grocery store because they are what my mom used to buy! =) Ok so in no particular order...
SONY (about 85% - I wouldn't buy a complete SONY PC, well maybe a laptop, and so far wouldn't get a PS3 either - quality electronics)
nVidia (graphics & chipsets - quality products and has never made my operating system unable to operate a sound card because of a bad driver install)
...as for nVidia graphics cards the brands would be - PNY, ASUS, & GAINWARD (quality products and have not found any that seem to be cheaply put together or with cheap heatsinks)
Swiftech (simply the most bad #s$ cpu heat sinks period though some of the older models could be a pain to take off to change out a cpu)
ANTEC (cases and power supplies, great quality and easy to work with)
MAXTOR & Western Digital (some of the rebranded quatum I think it was maxtor's I was sketchy about but can't complain - and as someone else said, western digital ONLY for the Raptor series old and new)
CORSAIR & KINGSTON (I've used plenty of different manufactors memory but if I am making the choice it's one of these two - corsair's flash drivers are great to)
ASUS (just about anything ASUS makes is quality but mostly for me it's motherboards or graphics cards)
BFG (after using one of their nVidia 680i motherboards I've been impressed ever since)
Intel (CPU's of course and in the past exclusively bought motherboards with intel chipsets though I have ventured out to use nVidia chipsets now - what can I say? it's intel. I think thats enough said about them)
ViewSonic/Optiquest (great quality products and choices usually at good prices to whether it be monitors, scanners, etc.)
Epson (cheap quality ink jet printers that can produce some stunning print jobs)
NETGEAR (great great networking products at great prices!)
RAZOR (at first I thought razors were awkwardly fast but now I practically can't stand to game with a regular mouse in a lot of games! quality products)
...let me just go into honorable mentions at this point and some oldies who might not be around or as prominent anymore who all have or had quality products I felt:
PLANTONICS
3COM
SAMSUNG
TURTLE BEACH
US ROBOTICS
DIAMOND
CREATIVE LABS
PROMISE
ADAPTEC
MICROSOFT (as in hardware - keyboards, mouse, etc.)
IOMEGA
MEMOREX
BELKIN
YAMAHA (used to primarily only use these CD Burners)
MSI
APC
and there used to be some cd burner brand that started with an "h" and there is one right here I can still touch but I don't feel like taking the case apart to find out but it is bugging the crud out of me...I'm sure I have forgotten some brands a long the way to...Heck I haven't even mentioned software...
Opera
Adaptec/Roxio
Paint Shop Pro
xfire
BlackICE (doesn't work on Vista and not sure they release new versions anymore)
McAfee
Ghost
Tight VNC
Process Explorer (believe Microsoft puts this out or acknowledges it in some fashion)
VLC (not exclusive but it can be very handy)
CPU-Z
FUTUREMARK (formerly MADONION)
TEAMSPEAK
...honorable mentions: ICQ, WinAMP, & Web Ferret (I do so miss ICQ & Web Ferret - no one I know uses ICQ anymore)
...I'm sure I forgot some brands here to and I'm not going to go into the game brands I'm loyal to. Heck I might be sitting here a while! =)
Lastly I will say I am open to change if a product impresses me in some way like by performance or newer tech or just has established a great reputation that is hard to ignore. Like even though I am getting a GTX 285 I am planning on getting a 4870 1 GB card also for another computer just to check it out. I admit ATI impressed me with this card even though I am slightly worried about the heat problem I have read about from some owners and even though I am still gun-shy on ATI drivers. I also have been holding out to get an OC version GTX 285 from LeadTek but alas I do not think LeadTek is going to put one out. LeadTek is one company I have wanted to try as a possible brand to be loyal to but never have. I have always heard good things about them and read great reviews on their products in the past. So now it's down to EVGA or BFG. ASUS or PNY do not have an OC version I have seen yet that compares.
Anyways, yup I like to think I'm open to new brands when possibilities arise but I am very loyal to specific brands that I already have experience with.
SONY (about 85% - I wouldn't buy a complete SONY PC, well maybe a laptop, and so far wouldn't get a PS3 either - quality electronics)
nVidia (graphics & chipsets - quality products and has never made my operating system unable to operate a sound card because of a bad driver install)
...as for nVidia graphics cards the brands would be - PNY, ASUS, & GAINWARD (quality products and have not found any that seem to be cheaply put together or with cheap heatsinks)
Swiftech (simply the most bad #s$ cpu heat sinks period though some of the older models could be a pain to take off to change out a cpu)
ANTEC (cases and power supplies, great quality and easy to work with)
MAXTOR & Western Digital (some of the rebranded quatum I think it was maxtor's I was sketchy about but can't complain - and as someone else said, western digital ONLY for the Raptor series old and new)
CORSAIR & KINGSTON (I've used plenty of different manufactors memory but if I am making the choice it's one of these two - corsair's flash drivers are great to)
ASUS (just about anything ASUS makes is quality but mostly for me it's motherboards or graphics cards)
BFG (after using one of their nVidia 680i motherboards I've been impressed ever since)
Intel (CPU's of course and in the past exclusively bought motherboards with intel chipsets though I have ventured out to use nVidia chipsets now - what can I say? it's intel. I think thats enough said about them)
ViewSonic/Optiquest (great quality products and choices usually at good prices to whether it be monitors, scanners, etc.)
Epson (cheap quality ink jet printers that can produce some stunning print jobs)
NETGEAR (great great networking products at great prices!)
RAZOR (at first I thought razors were awkwardly fast but now I practically can't stand to game with a regular mouse in a lot of games! quality products)
...let me just go into honorable mentions at this point and some oldies who might not be around or as prominent anymore who all have or had quality products I felt:
PLANTONICS
3COM
SAMSUNG
TURTLE BEACH
US ROBOTICS
DIAMOND
CREATIVE LABS
PROMISE
ADAPTEC
MICROSOFT (as in hardware - keyboards, mouse, etc.)
IOMEGA
MEMOREX
BELKIN
YAMAHA (used to primarily only use these CD Burners)
MSI
APC
and there used to be some cd burner brand that started with an "h" and there is one right here I can still touch but I don't feel like taking the case apart to find out but it is bugging the crud out of me...I'm sure I have forgotten some brands a long the way to...Heck I haven't even mentioned software...
Opera
Adaptec/Roxio
Paint Shop Pro
xfire
BlackICE (doesn't work on Vista and not sure they release new versions anymore)
McAfee
Ghost
Tight VNC
Process Explorer (believe Microsoft puts this out or acknowledges it in some fashion)
VLC (not exclusive but it can be very handy)
CPU-Z
FUTUREMARK (formerly MADONION)
TEAMSPEAK
...honorable mentions: ICQ, WinAMP, & Web Ferret (I do so miss ICQ & Web Ferret - no one I know uses ICQ anymore)
...I'm sure I forgot some brands here to and I'm not going to go into the game brands I'm loyal to. Heck I might be sitting here a while! =)
Lastly I will say I am open to change if a product impresses me in some way like by performance or newer tech or just has established a great reputation that is hard to ignore. Like even though I am getting a GTX 285 I am planning on getting a 4870 1 GB card also for another computer just to check it out. I admit ATI impressed me with this card even though I am slightly worried about the heat problem I have read about from some owners and even though I am still gun-shy on ATI drivers. I also have been holding out to get an OC version GTX 285 from LeadTek but alas I do not think LeadTek is going to put one out. LeadTek is one company I have wanted to try as a possible brand to be loyal to but never have. I have always heard good things about them and read great reviews on their products in the past. So now it's down to EVGA or BFG. ASUS or PNY do not have an OC version I have seen yet that compares.
Anyways, yup I like to think I'm open to new brands when possibilities arise but I am very loyal to specific brands that I already have experience with.
forgot to mention I am also planning on venturing out and trying out Kingwin power supplies. in the future I might have to move them up to one of my loyal brands also...I like the things I have read about them so far and heck I admit it - I like how they look to! =)
- Status
TRENDING THREADS
-
Question Unfamiliar with asus pci release mechanism, maybe broke it, card stuck?
- Started by usr1235
- Replies: 12
-
-
-
Question Weird artifacting issue on Asus ROG Strix XG49VQ monitor ?- Started by B17King
- Replies: 7
-
Discussion What's your favourite video game you've been playing?- Started by amdfangirl
- Replies: 4K
-
-
News Introducing the Tom’s Hardware Premium Beta: Exclusive content for members
- Started by Admin
- Replies: 43
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram