Soyo Socket A Barebones Kit (Computer) with 52x CD-ROM, Keyboard, Mouse and Speakers $19.99 AR.

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zaph

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I just got my bundle today, and for an entry level system, it is very nice. the mobo/case/cdrom are fully assembled, all wires from case to mobo to cd drive are correctly installed. The only nitpick is that the CDrom is put into IDE 1 instead of IDE 2. no big deal, 30 seconds to fix.

Here's hoping for good luck on the rebates for myself and all who took advantage of this offer.
 

WA261

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I have dealt with Tiger Direct many times. I have always had great service.
 

IEC

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For future reference, Tiger Direct should not be considered a legitimate (read: trustworthy) online retailer.
 

dwirsz

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I have ordered from them before and had no problems (rebates too)... I have heard that lots of others have had problems. I bit on this anyways... Even if I don't get all the rebates back, it is a good deal. I am prepared to fight for the rebates and wait it out... It came fast and the case is pretty nice looking. Seem like potentially a great deal. Needed to build a comp for my mother-in-law.
Thanks OP
 

Jaxidian

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Originally posted by: ariafrost
For future reference, Tiger Direct should not be considered a legitimate (read: trustworthy) online retailer.

Agreed!!

I'm not going back to them after they sold my CC# (to a magazine company which I verified it was them because I created a "virtual number" for the TD purchase that the magazine company was charging). Also, the email address that I used for purchasing from TD (I use a different email address for every online purchase) started getting spammed with virii several months later.

If it was $20 WITHOUT any rebates, then I MIGHT consider it but would still be VERY cautious.
 

waitman

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A friend of mine in S. Ca orders most of his stuff from them. He says he has never had a problem with them or the rebates. He has been dealing wtih them for several years. I on the other hand have never ordered from them because of all the bad reports, here at AT. Sure am tempted sometimes they have decent prices on some stuff.
 

RagManX

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Back to $19.99. The $40 in rebates that originally expired 06/30/04 have now been extended to 07/09/04. I'm still on the fence here. Even without the rebates, this is pretty decent price, and I need to build another system for my sons' daycare.

RagManX
 

Biggerhammer

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I won't waste my time and money dealing with TD. I tried once, got some of the worst customer service I've ever seen, and decided that no low price would be worth dealing with the rabid chimps they hireas custoemr service.
 

trexpesto

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Went for it. Doubt I'll build it up but hey I dont have a bunch of spare parts around yet.
As far as rebates, weeee shallllll seeeeee.
 

RobsTV

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The #1 reason rebates are rejected has nothing to do with which manufacturer the rebate is for.
Doesn't matter if a couple rebates are Soyo, and one is Tiger.
Most rebates are rejected because documentation is not correct.
Numbers will not match the offer (UPC), receipts will not show correct item, or date, etc.
These are just a couple of the ways Tiger screws you (and has screwed me).
So do NOT think you are safe because it is a manufacturer's rebate.
It is still useless without correct doc's from Tiger, so in the end, they control all.

Forget about rebate and warranty, as that too requires proper doc's which you will NOT find on these "REFURB" parts.

Yes, I said refurb. I live in the same state as these clowns, and read almost everyday horror stories about them. The state attorney has sued them many times. Besides many complaints about rebates, and file complaints about ordering what they thought was a new item, and they received a refurb item. At least with this cold deal, Tiger has put in the small print that it is refurbished, so you can't sue them or file a complaint against them for that. But forget about warranty. The stuff you get, with the serial numbers on the parts, will not qualify.

There are exceptions to the above, and that is how Tiger has managed to keep this scam going.
They do ship out the correct stuff and rebates sometimes, so that some buyers can say how great they are.
But for many others it is just a scam.
Another tactic they use is to have some of their employees pose as normal people in the message boards and review sites, and say how great they are, and to encourage people to buy from Tiger.

Also their security on their website is the worst I have seen in 15 years. One time when I placed an order with them, someone else credit card info was in my profile. Over a two week period, I informed them about this 4 times, and even wrote to the president of Tiger. No one bothered to reply to any of my concerns, so I gave up. A year later, and all that other persons info was still in my profile!!! Haven't checked in about 10 months, but it is still probably there. So save yourself some grief, and get a one time use credit card number if you don't want to get ripped off worse than the original order will screw you for.

What I am posting here is the same stuff I have posted for the past couple years, and the same thing many, many have posted here and all over the internet. Yet still some never learn. Tiger has learned well that "A Sucker Is Born Every Minute".

EDIT:
You can get many parts from Computer Geeks.
Case, Key,Mouse,Speaker, CDR, total $27.00
Add in from Newegg a refurb A7N266-VM NF1 board for $39, and you will be much better off.
Or, get a complete kit from geeks. Price range from $79 - $99.


http://www.bbbsoutheastflorida.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=06330000&ComID=0633000027000500

Normally they do small scam's, but every now and then they make a killing off a large group
 

lobe

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Thanks, RobTV.

I was really tempted, even without the rebates, until you mentioned that it is refurbed stuff.

They did actually put it on the page, but it was a "where's waldo" prominence. I had never scanned down the page that far to look. Why would you? That was WAY past any product information and about 4-6 inches past just advertising. Shamefully deceptive. If it was refurbished product, it should have been on the header, not on the very last micron of page.:disgust:
 

MegaDave

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I don't think it's refurbished. The price shows 19.99*. The line at the bottom is a generic legend describing the special symbols. The * indicates it's the price after rebate. Standard practice for ads.
 

dwirsz

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This is not refurb it says at the bottom of the page with a ? symbol that this product is a refurb, but that is a generic thing that they have at the bottom of every page and every item on there site. There is no ? symbol anywhere on the page. If you can find it... prove me wrong. It also says "*Price after manufacturer mail-in rebate" on every page on their site. Unless there is a * on the page there is no rebate.
NOT REFURB
 

lobe

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Right. Not refurb. My bad. Misread their symbols. Thanks to MegaDave and dwirsz for the correction.
 

trexpesto

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I got mine in quick - real quick.
As mentioned cheap as hell construction. It is a short tower. The worst thing may be that there is about 2 to 2 1/4 inches between the socket and the power supply to fit a HSF, not including cpu.

But on the plus side it is light and looks good. Better than my 26$ case. Handle don't bother me.

The rebates are a hassle because I couldn't get to onrebate.com from my ISP. I called tigerdirect and they gave me the IP address to use. It is http://199.181.77.77/. Also some people have trouble with their email from them:

Email status@onrebate.com for status inquiries.
Email noemail@onrebate.com if you are not receiving your confirmation email and can not complete the rebate process.

Email nosite@onrebate.com if you cannot reach our site when typing in 'http://www.onrebate.com'.

(c) 2004 OnRebate.com
All rights reserved.

Their IP may change, so that may be why they don't give it out too freely.

With that figured out, it seemed to go better, I got prequalified and sent them the form.

It may not be worth it for most people to deal with the shiznit involved, but I am going to see how cheap I can build it. Would the FS/FT forum items be cheating? Need CPU, short HSF, and hard drive. If I could get them for < 50 somehow that would make the whole thing ~ $100.
 

trexpesto

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The mobo sux if it works at all, the cpu socket is half hidden by the crappy PSU, people have all sorts of problems with it. DON'T DO IT!!!!!


They keep your money for 90-100 days! Might be going out of business too...

Edit: I had to way UNDERCLOCK my tbred to get it running at decent temp, by doing the wire trick on the socket!
 
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