Poll results: For Computer Hardware, do you prefer to shop at Amazon or NewEgg?
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During the last two weeks, I’ve run a poll with the following question:
For Computer Hardware, do you prefer to shop at Amazon or NewEgg?
Voters were allowed to choose only one answer and couldn’t vote more than once. In total, we received 45 votes.
Here are the results:
The majority of you,40 votes/89% voted for NewEgg.
The rest of you, 5 votes/11% voted for Amazon.
What could explain such results?
- NewEgg focus mainly on Electronics, Computer parts, laptops and such. On the other hand, Amazon sells about everything you can think about. NewEgg has the upper hand because it’s specialized.
- In my opinion, it’s much easier to navigate and find products on NewEgg.
- NewEgg have the reputation of having the best prices and in my experience, they do most of the time.
- NewEgg ships extremely quickly, while Amazon is not so fast.
- NewEgg offers great customer service.
Why such limited options?
Some of you pointed out that the options were limited to an American audience. While my computer systems designs are good for anyone, in any country, the majority of readers here on Hardware Revolution are from the U.S.A.
So, I wanted to have your opinion on Amazon vs NewEgg, which are two of the biggest online retailers based in the U.S.A. I wanted to know which one of the two is better in your opinion.
Clearly, NewEgg won.
The reason I wanted to know this is because I post many Computer Systems designs and I use a store as a benchmark for prices. I’ve used NewEgg for many months now and I will continue to do so.
What if I’m not based in the U.S.A.?
Simply shop to your favorite shop in your country. You can still use my Computer Systems designs as they remain excellent designs to build upon. In many countries, you can shop on Ebay, which remains an excellent place to find great deals.
Canada: A reader recommended NCIX.com, which is indeed a great place to shop at. So is Tigerdirect.ca in my opinon. There is a NewEgg.ca as well, but their products choice/selection is still limited.
What’s your opinion?
Let me know in the comments, where do you shop for your computer hardware and why?
