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Here's a little post I made at Rage3d for Canadian shoppers.. there might be a few to add to the list there.

http://rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33782504

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I just felt like helping out some of my fellow Canucks.. feel free to add your own links/experiences in this thread.

I noticed that http://www.newegg.ca was recently registered. Anyone know if there's anything to this.. or is it just Newegg sapping up the domain?

Universal currency converter for US & International orders (x 1.29 for US -> CAN currently..)

Vendor directories:

http://www.bbf.ca/ <-- Canadian equivalent to Pricewatch.com

http://pricenetwork.ca <-- similar.. used to be good, but kinda went to hell with advertising/bloat

http://www.computers-canada.com/ <-- excellent site added by Gehenna_CA

Online computer stores:

http://www.ncix.com/

online store: creditcard, paypal, certified check, money order

specialty: general

pricing: average (lots of sales)

9.13 6-month reseller rating

R3D rating: 2 pos neg

http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/

online store: creditcard, paypal, email money transfer

specialty: cooling/modifications

pricing: average

9.59 6-month reseller rating

R3D rating: pos neg

http://www.vibecomputers.com/

online store: creditcard, CertaPay, HyperWallet, direct deposit, money order

specialty: general

pricing: low

8.49 lifetime rating

R3D rating: 2 pos neg

http://www.pccanada.com/

online store: creditcard

specialty: general

pricing: low

9.58 lifetime reseller rating

R3D rating: 1 pos neg

http://www.infonec.com/login.htm

online store: creditcard, email money transfer

specialty: general

pricing: low

10.00 lifetime reseller rating based on only 1 review

R3D rating: 1 pos neg

http://www.atic.ca/

online store: CertaPay (email), certified cheque, money order

specialty: general

pricing: low

3.47 lifetime reseller rating

R3D rating: 1 pos neg

http://www.extreme-pc.ca/ <-- don't know much about these guys

online store: creditcard, paypal, HyperWallet, money order, cash

specialty: general

pricing: low

no reseller rating as of now, but seems professional enough

R3D rating: pos neg

http://pccyber.ca/scrMain.asp

online store: creditcard

specialty: general

pricing: low->average

5.00 reseller rating based on only 2 reviews

R3D rating: 1 pos neg

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/indexca.asp?

online store: creditcard, paypal, certified check (form)

specialty: general

pricing: low (watch out for rebates though)

4.82 6-month reseller rating

R3D rating: pos neg

http://www.chiplogic.ca/ <-- best prices in Canada.. no experience with them though

mail order: personal check (7 days to clear), certified check, money order, email money transfer, direct deposit

specialty: general

pricing: rock bottom best in Canada

no reseller rating as of yet.. but they have one very disatisfied customer review that might be worth noting

R3D rating: pos neg

http://www.canadacomputers.com/ <-- see post by Alientank

mail order: cod, certified check, money order

specialty: general

pricing: low

4.38 lifetime reseller rating based on only 16 reviews (1 in the past 6 months)

R3D rating: pos 1 neg

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hmm... didnt seen this thread, thats cool

i made a little comparaison for canadians

for a ATI Radeon 9600XT 128MB AGP8X TV/DVI

from cheapest to expensiviest (is this a word? :p )

-RETAIL-

(Y)

225.00 - http://www.shoprbc.com

239.95 - http://www.anitec.ca

240.00 - http://www.computerlinksystems.com

249.66 - http://www.ncix.com

249.99 - http://www.pccanada.com

255.88 - http://www.greenlyph.com

256.00 - http://www.tigerdirect.ca

259.95 - http://www.accountwizard.com

270.07 - http://www.frontierpc.com

277.97 - http://www.crawfordmicrosystems.com

283.00 - http://www.sonaggi.com

284.99 - http://www.techparadise.com

(N)

-OEM-

(Y)

185.00 - http://www.a-power.com

(N)

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