I too have had a terrible experience with Buycomp with an order as simple as a null ethernet cable. I'm at school and away from most of the world and nowhere near any sort of computer store. My attempt to crimp a crossover cable failed, so I turned to buycomp - the prices were very low. I placed my order, and was told it would ship in 2-3 days. I didn't get it. About three WEEKS later I got an email saying that the cables were backordered - what?!?! I emailed asking to cancel the order, and then they told me that they couldn't, because it had ALREADY shipped!! I called up customer support and was greeted hostily. I finally got my cable about a month and a half after I ordered it. I would not be surprised if the "happy customer" who started this thread is actually affiliated with Buycomp. Don't order from Buycomp - It's just not worth the hassle. On the other hand, onsale.com's atCost seems like a pretty good deal, though I've never ordered from them.
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I too have had a terrible experience with Buycomp with an order as simple as a null ethernet cable. I'm at school and away from most of the world and nowhere near any sort of computer store. My attempt to crimp a crossover cable failed, so I turned to buycomp - the prices were very low. I placed my order, and was told it would ship in 2-3 days. I didn't get it. About three WEEKS later I got an email saying that the cables were backordered - what?!?! I emailed asking to cancel the order, and then they told me that they couldn't, because it had ALREADY shipped!! I called up customer support and was greeted hostily. I finally got my cable about a month and a half after I ordered it. I would not be surprised if the "happy customer" who started this thread is actually affiliated with Buycomp. Don't order from Buycomp - It's just not worth the hassle. On the other hand, onsale.com's atCost seems like a pretty good deal, though I've never ordered from them.