Nov 27 2021, 09:48 PM
QUOTE(pcbuilder420 @ Nov 21 2020, 01:50 AM)
For in demand items (i.e Ryzen 5000 series and RTX3080), most if not all Digital Mall & Lowyat stores will require you to bundle with other items (ryzen CPU with motherboard and 3080 with full build mostly), very rarely do you get to buy these items standalone, unless you have good standing with them.
If you're not hunting for these hot items, then there isn't much difference between physical and online stores, other than peace-of-mind and speed. Shopping at physical stores can get you some discount if paid in cash, but some stores also charge "vendor fees" for using credit card (at least this was the case when I bought my PC from Digital Mall 5+ years back). Also worth bearing in mind there are 0% installment options for online purchases, which may be a plus to some buyers.
Some more reputable and large vendors are Thundermatch (changed name recently to TMT), c-zone and Aone Plus (all three stores are in both digital mall and lowyat plaza I think), and also All-IT Hypermarket at the top floor of digital mall.
I suppose there is no harm to shop physically first, then if prices or conditions are not favourable, you can always get them online. Happy hunting
doesn't hurt to cross check prices on shopee and at these sorts of large vendors (on the lowyat main page there is a pricelist for some of these vendors). So if the vendors don't have the part you want, or it cost way more, then just buy those parts on shopee/lazada.If you're not hunting for these hot items, then there isn't much difference between physical and online stores, other than peace-of-mind and speed. Shopping at physical stores can get you some discount if paid in cash, but some stores also charge "vendor fees" for using credit card (at least this was the case when I bought my PC from Digital Mall 5+ years back). Also worth bearing in mind there are 0% installment options for online purchases, which may be a plus to some buyers.
Some more reputable and large vendors are Thundermatch (changed name recently to TMT), c-zone and Aone Plus (all three stores are in both digital mall and lowyat plaza I think), and also All-IT Hypermarket at the top floor of digital mall.
I suppose there is no harm to shop physically first, then if prices or conditions are not favourable, you can always get them online. Happy hunting
But if you are buying a new pc rig, and you don't want to install it yourself, you can just buy it from those vendor stores and they can install it for you. Shopee/lazada won't do that, unless you bought some sort of prebuilt system of sorts
other places are like dotatech and level51 where you can buy full completed pc systems. Dotatech won't do it unless you buy graphics card as well (they are probably getting a lot of customers if they can turn down customers for such petty things), but level51 is more flexible where they allow you to use your own graphics card if you prefer. these 2 places basically sell you prebuilts systems, however your options are limited to what they have for offer, if it's not in their list, your out of luck.
This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Nov 27 2021, 09:50 PM
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