I was looking to buy a few items to finish a system the other day. I needed the CHEAPEST case I could possibly find and the quality and looks really weren't that big of a concern. I needed the cheapest ram with 2-2-2- timings and a GB of it. I also wanted a 300 watter FORTRON, SPARKLE, or rebadged fsp/sparkle PSU. Here's what I found on newegg...
I also looked on ZZF for the same conditions and many many many othe etailers. Actually just about all of the computer etailers I could find on resellerratings and pricewatch.
Newegg's cheapest ATX case with shipping factored in =
$18.99 + $12.99 S/H for $31.98
Newegg's cheapest 1GB set (512x2) =
$138.95 + Free S/H
Newegg's cheapest signle 512 mem sticks =
$55 + $3.83 S/H or total of $117.66 for two
Newegg's cheapest PSU I can use to my specs above =
$22.99 + $6.99 S/h for $29.98 total
TOTAL = $179.62 with the cheapest route with Newegg to fill my order.
Now let's look at ZZF who is the only etailer I found that lists everything to the specs I was looking for in my order as well. there was a grab bag assortment of other etailers that had one or two of the items I wanted but not all three and rarely even the ones they had were cheaper individually then ZZF or Newegg. I'll only list prices for ZZF since shipping is free on all items.
ZZF's cheapest ATX case with shipping factored in =
$24.99
ZZF's cheapest 1GB set memory I wanted =
$115
ZZF's cheapest 512MB single sticks if I bought 2 seperate sticks instead =
$65
ZZF's cheapest PSU I wanted =
$24.50
TOTAL = $164.49
Going with comparable items here.... the clear winner is ZZF when looking at the over all price right now for the order I want to place. The problem??? THEY ONLY HAVE THE MEMORY IN STOCK!!! So... I'm back to waiting around and looking for the items I want individuallys from different sites and trying to find the best price with shipping factored in for everything I want. It's a pain. If Newegg did what the USED to do which is to use only the highest shipping rate for multiple items on a single order. For me that would be $12.99 for the case. BAMM, I'd be ordering frmo newegg right now. Why? price would be the best again and the items I wanted would be in stock.