I have placed my second order with SVC.com, and figured I would share their link with the technologically inclined readers of my Blog.

SVC.com

The Internet is full of mixed reviews of SVC. Some people say they are very slow, others say they are very fast. I’ve ordered twice from them, and have had nothing but positive experiences.

Their prices are rock bottom. Really, they are. Last time I bought a CPU HSF for $25 that NewEgg listed at $50! Shipping is reasonable, too.

They also have a great selection, and a huge clearance section.

Here is my most recent order:

Name                       Code                Qty   Each  Options
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Sunbeam RHK-SA 5.25"       RHK-SA                2   9.99
Silver 4 Channel Rheobus
Silver Case Thumbscrews    TSCREW-SIL           20   0.17
PC Toys Quiet MAXX 5100    PCT-CPU5100           1  12.99
CPU Cooler for Socket
423, 462, 478
Cooler Master 80x25mm      TLF-R82-ER-19         4   1.29
TLF-R82-ER 80mm Neon Quad
LED Case Fan - Red
UV Sensitive Braided       RC24HD2-UVS           1   2.70
Silver 24" Dual Device
ATA 133/100 Round IDE
Cable
                                          Subtotal  44.33
                                          Shipping   8.31
                                               Tax   0.00
                                             Total  52.64

That’s right– about $50 for a round IDE cable, four nice Coolermaster fans ($6-10 at other sites), two fan controllers ($20+ at other sites), and a nice Zalman CPU Copper heatsink that comes with a FanMate 1 controller and a quiet fan ($20+ at other sites).

Man, what a steal of a deal!

Check out SVC.com– you’ll like their prices.

Mike

I needed a hard drive and I had my Office Depot $100 gift card for complaining that the monitors they sold me as “in stock” were actually out of stock. I decided to use it on a hard drive for a computer I’m building as the encoder for AD Radio.

So, I found a drive — a Maxtor 160gb for $110. Not the best price, but hey, it worked out to $16 after gift card/tax.

I placed the order on Friday, along with my free boombox from a promotion the were running. I received the boombox on Monday, but no hard drive.

I check the online status, and it turns out it wasn’t shipped. Why? Who knows.

I call Office Depot. I speak with a lady who says that the item was backordered (I was NOT told this). She said the hard drive order had been cancelled. She was willing to take my order again.

The problem? I ordered Friday. It came with free 3 day shipping. The third day is tomorrow.

Now, I just want my hard drive, but I’m not waiting until next week to get it. So, after being transferred to a supervisor (Matt was his name), I was told that my drive would be delivered on Thursday.

It was a good thing I kept the number to my gift card– I through the card out once the order had been placed.

Let me just take a moment to remind you:

Lesson learned (not for me, I learned it a long time ago): Office Depot is a terrible company.

Mike