On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 12:44 PM, John Kasunich <jmkasun...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Microcenter isn't the same as Best Buy by a long shot. No cell phones, > no video games, no music/movie disks, no appliances. Just computers > and associated stuff, and thus a lot more selection in those areas. Lots > of computer parts, motherboards, cases, disks, etc. Much deeper selection > than Best Buy. For example, I needed an Ethernet switch recently. Just > a plain old 8-port unmanaged switch. I'm sure Best Buy would have had > one. Microcenter had about 30 _different_ switches, from 5-port desktop > to 24-port rack mount, $10 to $250. > > My local Microcenter has dramatically expanded their hobby section, > they have Raspberry Pi's, Arduinos, shields and capes and such, > lots of Sparkfun products, solderless breadboards, etc. > > For most people they won't replace the Shack, simply because there > are far fewer stores. But if you are lucky enough to be close to one, > they are pretty darn nice. > Huh. According to their website, they carry computers, games, software, networking gear, TV's, cameras, home theater systems and such. Not saying they are a bad thing, or defending Best Buy, they just have slightly different emphases on things. Glad there's companies out there like that. Wish there were more, and wish they were more local. ;-) Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
