[TriLUG] shopping help, please

J.C. Jones jonesjc at intrex.net
Fri Aug 31 15:32:55 EDT 2007


Glenn,

Thanks.

I will check it out

jcj

Glenn Hennessee wrote:

>There is a small computer parts store near Crossroads in Cary. It's in 
>the BJs, Petsmart center, up at the Walnut street end. I was in it once 
>but I don't remember it's name though. Don't know if they would have any 
>CF cards though.
>glenn
>
>J.C. Jones wrote:
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>>I knew about the Durham store, but if the Raleigh store is any 
>>indicator, I would be out of luck there as well. It is a long drive from 
>>Wendell, NC to Durham just for one compactflash card.
>>
>>I had already tried the consumer types like Target, Walmart, etc. Unless 
>>it was on sale, I am positive that Best Buy, Circuit City would be 
>>priced too high.
>>
>>Newegg has the same item that tiger direct shows in it's flyer for about 
>>7 dollars less, My experience with Newegg has always been good.
>>
>>I guess that is the route I will take.
>>
>>Who wants to pool resources to start an computer/electronics supply 
>>store in the Triangle??? ( or Raleigh )??
>>
>>jcj
>>
>>OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
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>>>Did you try the Tiger Direct store in Durham? (Yes, for those who didn't
>>>know -- there are 2 locations now)!
>>>
>>>If you're willing to wait, order it from NewEgg, ZipZoomFly ...or one of
>>>the likes. Otherwise you're stuck like chuck with something like
>>>BestBuy, Circuit City ...etc.... 
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
>>>Behalf Of J.C. Jones
>>>Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 3:03 PM
>>>To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
>>>Subject: [TriLUG] shopping help, please
>>>
>>>All,
>>>
>>>I live near Raleigh and need to purchase come compactflash cards ( not
>>>sticks ). I visited my favorite place, Intrex store, but was informed
>>>that they only carry memory sticks and some sd cards -- no compactflash
>>>cards.
>>>
>>>Even though Tiger Direct shows a complete line of compactflash cards in
>>>their flyer, all the local store had was 8.0 gb cf's. I was looking for
>>>4.0gb!! (about half the cost of 8's )
>>>
>>>Question! Is there any other store in Raleigh that might carry such an
>>>item?
>>>
>>>It appears that Newegg is my only practical hope ( on line ) -- I have
>>>had too many bad experiences with tigerdirect.com :-(
>>>
>>>jcj
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