Hardware suppliers

Desmond Armstrong

• Very good.

Alan Pope

• Watch for stuff being sold by the marketplace. Most times it's okay, but I've had one let me down saying stuff was in stock when it wasn't.

Desmond Armstrong

• Not for fast delivery unless you pay extra.

Chris Roberts

• Reliable, fast, cheap.
• Excellent automated returns process.

Ian Gibbs

• Decently priced.
• Good on delivery.

Dave Hills

• Purchased Netbook & 20" Monitor
• Good price & fast delivery
• Front door replacement of failed monitor.

Chris Roberts

• Quotes delivery based on 3-day delivery, but adds to basket with the more expensive next day delivery.
• Part of BT.

Desmond Armstrong

• Anything I order normally comes the following day, without paying extra, by UPS.

Desmond Armstrong

• Not always the cheapest.

Alan Pope

• Good for very cheap stuff like bluetooth dongles, wii remotes, etc.

Berni Elbourn

• Excellent after sales – they replaced network cards for me when the driver in current kernels regressed.

Michael Judd

• I've bought a number of boxes from them and they have all been well put together and have good documentation.
• They provide a standard 3 year on site warranty which they offer as they do proper testing of components before shipping to you (which does introduce a delay of a few days).

Chris Roberts

• Accept PayPal.
• Reliable and inexpensive supplier.

Ian Gibbs

• Decently priced.
• Good on delivery — paid very little for five day delivery and got it next day!

Chris Roberts

• Small outfit, staff that answer the phones know what they are talking about.
• Surprisingly inexpensive.

Chris Roberts

• Limited stock.

Chris Roberts

• Hardware without the Microsoft tax

Chris Roberts

• Not always the cheapest, but worth supporting.

Michael Judd

• I've purchased over 100 mini-itx boxes from them over the last 5-6 months and they always deliver on time.
• Ewan is knowledgeable and helpful.
• Have provided good support for DOA kit.

Chris Roberts

• Some PCs are offered without operating system, saving the Microsoft tax.

Ian Gibbs

• Decently priced.
• Good on delivery.

Jacqui Caren

• I prefer to buy "bricks and mortar" and like the fact that nova offer the same prices web or B+M (Reading). Not all stores do this any more.
• The sales suit made sure I understood that the system came with a PSU and I did not need to buy one for it. IMHO it is rare when a sales bod tries to make sure the customer is not buying stuff they don't need.
• Their bare bones systems seem to work pretty much flawlessly with the various server and desktop distros I use even if they have gone all windowy in the past year or so.

Chris Roberts

• Mixed reports of quality of hardware.

Martin Halford

• Provide a personal service.
• Generally stock quality, up-to-date kit.
• Have excellent forums.

Dave Hills

• Good component specs and choice
• Fast Delivery

Keith Edmunds

• I stopped using them the second time I had to resort to issuing a summons against them to resolve issues (they settled out of court both times).

"ot12345"

• Seriously ugly postage charges for small orders.
• WWW site sucks a bit as well. Firefox gives an error console when attempting to add stuff to my "basket", though does accept it. Opera plays this real fun game of hide and seek with a popup window when I click the "Buy!" button. Works fine for me on Internet Explorer though!!!!

Chris Roberts

• Farnborough based.
• Next day delivery, good for urgent items.

Chris Roberts

• Expensive delivery.
• Not the cheapest, although a phone call can improve the deal.
• The "guarantee" of next day delivery does not actually mean anything. That said, next day is usually achieved.