Somewhat more of a request...

[legoman786]

Can somebody sticky a post with categorized links of most, if not all, computer parts/sheet metal/tools/etc links? That would 1)make it easier for people who are not fortunate enough to have computer part retailers in their area, and 2) they can do some research for good prices. And if the topic maker does not know of anymore links than he/she knows, we'll supply more! :D

I'll start by supplying two links:

NewEgg.com (http://www.newegg.com)
ZipZoomFly (http://www.zipzoomfly.com)

[bigbaddog]

Great Idea...here's some more...

ComputerGate (http://computergate.com/)
Computer Geeks (http://www.geeks.com/)
Directron (http://www.directron.com/)
GearXS (http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/default.php)

And my favorite search engine for computer parts-Pricewatch.com (http://www.pricewatch.com/)

[DaveW]

I've been trying to do this for a while with UK modders in mind. If you think you guys in the US have it bad, you have no idea. It took me 3 weeks to track down a single sheet of perspex.

And do you have any idea how much part manufacturers rip us off? You're looking at an average 20% markup on any part.

And don't get me started on our fuel tax...These days the press call it 'rip off Britain'. It's a damn shame that it's true-it's the only thing that would persuade me to leave my homeland.

-Dave