TECH SHOPPING IN LOS ANGELES
I'm going to tell you the same thing I tell my customers at wehocomputerrepair.com about shopping.
Shopping for tech stuff in So Cal is great because we get all the
latest gear the minute it gets off the boat from Asia. Staples and
Best Buy do not have the selection they once did as electronics sales
shift more onto the Internet. People on the East Coast pay
more for the same stuff because it must be shipped across America
first.
By far the biggest, cheapest, best place to get tech gear is Fry's Electronics. And what don't they sell? Computers, parts, printers, games, appliances, toys, gadgets and enough electronic components to build a hundred Artoo-Detoos. It's hacker heaven and where all the tech savvy folks shop. They have nine gigantic stores in Southern California. Unfortunately none of them are near West Hollywood or the West Side because they need so much real estate. It is a trip to make it out to them but it is worth it. You just better know what you want because most of the workers are immigrants and don't know much about electronics. The woman you just asked about network adapters might have been living in a ditch in Bolivia last week.
But
the people at the memory/CPU desk are always VERY knowledgeable.
Even PC experts find CPU and memory modules confusing and fast changing.
It's easy to buy the wrong thing and the components don't work together.
The folks at the PC parts desk have not steered me wrong when it
comes to assembling computers from scratch. If you are too far from
one of the locations listed below you can always shop at
Frys.com but you won't have anybody
to ask if you are buying the right thing.
Another neat thing about the physical stores is that each one is done up in a different theme. Fry's knows people sometimes have to spend a lot of time in line at Christmas so they make sure each store is full of unusual sculptures and displays. The Burbank store has a UFO crashing into it's entrance and a Sci Fi B-movie theme inside. The computer department is help up on the suckered arms of a giant drooling octopus! The Woodland Hills store is theme as "Alice in Wonderland" and visitors seem to be falling down the rabbit hole as they enter the store. Kids love it!
For
strictly online shopping I recommend
NewEgg.com. There are several
other sites that are just as good but New Egg is in Whittier. That's
in LA just 12 miles from downtown. They can deliver almost anything
in a day or two and they get everything the minute it comes off the
boat from Asia. Long Beach is where all the Asian imports enter America.
Why buy from an East Coast site that must ship electronics cross
country just to get back to where it was originally imported?
You can find more good consumer advice for folks in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills at Weho Computer Repair. For more on this article go to my shopping page .
By far the biggest, cheapest, best place to get tech gear is Fry's Electronics. And what don't they sell? Computers, parts, printers, games, appliances, toys, gadgets and enough electronic components to build a hundred Artoo-Detoos. It's hacker heaven and where all the tech savvy folks shop. They have nine gigantic stores in Southern California. Unfortunately none of them are near West Hollywood or the West Side because they need so much real estate. It is a trip to make it out to them but it is worth it. You just better know what you want because most of the workers are immigrants and don't know much about electronics. The woman you just asked about network adapters might have been living in a ditch in Bolivia last week.
But
the people at the memory/CPU desk are always VERY knowledgeable.
Even PC experts find CPU and memory modules confusing and fast changing.
It's easy to buy the wrong thing and the components don't work together.
The folks at the PC parts desk have not steered me wrong when it
comes to assembling computers from scratch. If you are too far from
one of the locations listed below you can always shop at
Frys.com but you won't have anybody
to ask if you are buying the right thing. Another neat thing about the physical stores is that each one is done up in a different theme. Fry's knows people sometimes have to spend a lot of time in line at Christmas so they make sure each store is full of unusual sculptures and displays. The Burbank store has a UFO crashing into it's entrance and a Sci Fi B-movie theme inside. The computer department is help up on the suckered arms of a giant drooling octopus! The Woodland Hills store is theme as "Alice in Wonderland" and visitors seem to be falling down the rabbit hole as they enter the store. Kids love it!
| LOCATION | ADDRESS |
| Anaheim | 3370 E. La Palma Ave. |
| Burbank | 2311 N. Hollywood y. |
| City of Industry | 13401 N. Crossroads Pkwy. |
| Fountain Valley | 10800 Kalama River Ave. |
| Manhattan Beach | 3600 Sepulveda Blvd. |
| Oxnard | 1901 E. Ventura Blvd. |
| San Diego | 9825 Stonecrest Blvd. |
| San Marcos | 150 Bent Ave. |
| Woodland Hills | 6100 Canoga Ave. |
For
strictly online shopping I recommend
NewEgg.com. There are several
other sites that are just as good but New Egg is in Whittier. That's
in LA just 12 miles from downtown. They can deliver almost anything
in a day or two and they get everything the minute it comes off the
boat from Asia. Long Beach is where all the Asian imports enter America.
Why buy from an East Coast site that must ship electronics cross
country just to get back to where it was originally imported?
You can find more good consumer advice for folks in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills at Weho Computer Repair. For more on this article go to my shopping page .
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