Computer Fairs

[V_R]

Good morning to you all,

I was hoping that i could get your opinion on computer fairs.
Have you been to any, would you go again, and how comfortable would you feel buying goods from them?

I have been asked if i would like to go to one next week. The guy that's invited me to go says you can get some real bargains there, (This i am still not sure about as he bought a 2.1 Speaker system from one and it died 3 weeks later!)

To be honest i dont think i would buy anything of any value from them, just maybe some small thing's like cosmetic improvements.

Any opinions or advice or just general comments would be helpful!

Cheers
V.R

 

[Frodo]

I spent most of this weekend debating this after Friday afternoon's post brought a flyer for a computer fair to be held Sunday in a large local hotel.I'm in the market for a new system but decided against it as its unknown territory for me.I didn't even go for a look as I'm easily swayed by shiny boxes and impressive sounding specs,it's got to be something with a contact for me be it e-mail or a shop to go to if you hit problems.Basically i wussied out.

 

[Reefsmoka]

Ive been to a few, you see some intresting things there, but there prices wont beat internet prices. Least you get to physiclly see and feel what your buying though .


Last one I went to was £2 entry fee per person, and I dragged me ma and pa along with me, so £6 to walk around and look at computer bits was abit much >..> .

All in all, it was pretty decent, would more than likely go again if I seen one.

 

[muckshifter]

Yes ... I go, my brother works for a trader in Manchester, so I get in free, it is held every Saturday ... there are some good bargains ... anything over a £100 I pay by CC ... never had a problem with anything from a Fair.

 

[V_R]

Well i am gonna go and just see what i can find, dunno if i'll find anything i like or infact need! but it cant hurt to look!

 

[floppybootstomp]

I used to go to them quite a bit, until I figured out online prices are cheaper.

But I found you could pick up the occasional bargain.

Before making any purchase, I asked for a business card, compliments slip or letterhead from dealer, to confirm they weren't a 'fly-by-night' although I suppose that's no real proof of their being genuine.

But, as Mucks said, paying by credit card is some surety.

I did find that recordable media could be had for a good price, and DVD cases etc.

And usually there's every conceivable cable or lead you could ever wish for on sale.

And yes, paying two pounds to gaze at computer parts does irk a bit, lol

 

[muckshifter]

Well ... there is one "Computer Stall" that is a must 'see' that always has a queue ... for sweeties.

 

[1nteger]

There's a weekly computer fair at Aintree - not far from where i live and whilst i haven't been myself yet, i know a couple of people who have and they always seem to find some good bargains. A good tip if you want tp play safe, is to buy things that don't rely on circuit boards and complex working parts - they're the things that you can't check until you actually plug 'em in. I'd go for things like cases, hard drive caddies, cables, computer modding stuff, but I'dprobably avoid getting mobos, vid cards, CPu's and the like.

 

[V_R]

A good tip if you want to play safe, is to buy things that don't rely on circuit boards and complex working parts - they're the things that you can't check until you actually plug 'em in. I'd go for things like cases, hard drive caddies, cables, computer modding stuff, but I'dprobably avoid getting mobos, vid cards, CPu's and the like.

Thats just my thinking, i wouldn't buy anything that is either eqpensive of complex, purely for peace of mind!