[ale] Micro Center Rocks

LinuxGnome lnxgnome at gmail.com
Mon Apr 22 18:04:18 EDT 2013


On 04/22/13 10:58 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Note on Microcenter: They specialize in the desktop, home user, hobyist equipment. All decent gear and decent prices. Don't bother looking for  a dual or quad proc board :-) Those are server-class and they don't deal with that stuff.
>
> Their staff is knowledgeable and helpful without being pushy. Many staff tinker with Linux at home. They are plnety OK witl booting laptops from a live CD to test it out under Linux.
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> They may be willing to add a sticker to a laptop sign telling what Linux distro and version it works perfect under. (hint!)
>
> Every time I've bought a system from them for office desktop, one of the managers comes out and thanks me personally.
>

Their selection is somewhat limited, I'd agree.

Things that keep me going back to them are:
   a good return policy;
   price matching;
   I can get it now;
   and last but not least, there is one not too far from my home, and another one not too far from my office.

When in Rome,
--LnxGnome




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