Rebates [Re: good local motherboard source?]

[alfred.j.wheeler at verizon.net (Alfred Wheeler)]

Annectdote: I sent in a Manufacturer's rebate request courtesy of 
MicroCenter just as described below at least 3 months ago and I have not 
received the rebate yet. Basically, it's annoying. Disregarding the 
rebate I feel my purchase is still a good value. I'm not sure how to be 
a pest about the rebate. When I receive insufficient good service I 
simply stop doing business with a company and encourage all (those of 
same interest) my acquaintances to not do business with it when 
conversation goes that way. I continue shopping at MicroCenter as I have 
for quite some time, but then I always shop, and always have shopped, 
for [perceived] value, not rebates.


Mark J. Dulcey wrote:

> Bob Keyes wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I have been getting tired of waiting for kernels to compile on my lowly
>> 833 mhz p3, so I am looking to upgrade. Athlon XP 2100 seems to be the
>> sweet spot right now, looking at pricewatch shows multiple vendors with
>> board/cpu/fan for under $100. I placed an order with tufshop, but 
>> they've
>> claimed they are out of stock and are now trying to bait & switch me. I
>> then read online reviews that show they are really horrible. This 
>> makes me
>> doubt other pricewatch vendors as well. So anyhow I am going to 
>> cancel my
>> order with tufshop.
>>
>> Anyhow know of a good local place to pick up something like this?
>> MicroCenter steals from you by not being reliable with rebates,
>> pcsforeveryone seems expensive and their staff seems to only want to 
>> sell
>> full $2000 systems. I am willing to pay a small premium for a local
>> purchase but they seller needs to be GOOD.
>
>
> MicroCenter has been offering a combo of XP2400 plus some variety of 
> suitable motherboard for $129 for a while. (The motherboard was 
> originally a Shuttle AK32A; they switched to a different one when they 
> ran out of those. The newer one is actually slightly nicer, since it 
> has USB 2.0.) Not quite as cheap as some of the Pricewatch quotes, but 
> it's not bad and it's local. And there aren't any rebates involved.
>
> Keep in mind that any modern motherboard is going to need DDR memory, 
> so you may have to budget some of that as well.
>
> I've never had any trouble with rebates from MicroCenter, or anyone 
> else for that matter. My two secrets: cut out the UPCs nice and large 
> so they don't lose them, and mail the submissions at the post office.
>
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