[geeks] End of the line for CompUSA

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>
>Date: 2007/12/08 Sat PM 06:42:18 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] End of the line for CompUSA

>On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>
>> Well, it's finally happened - CompUSA is closing their last 100 store
>> fronts in USA...
>
>Ohno!  Wherever will I go now to find overpriced consumer-grade "IT"
>crap?  I'm still irritated at them for borging Computer City and
>replacing them with something not nearly as nifty.

Best Buy? Amazingly, Best Buy, at least near me, is starting to carry an odd 
selection of Build Your Own PC parts (cases, fans, etc. BUT no motherboards or 
CPUs)...

I.E. 24 port Gigabit switches:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?
skuId=8362906&type=product&id=1177718058765

Lionel