Hello Jim,

I am not going to suggest where to purchase but I will direct you to

http://www.resellerratings.com

This is site that lists tons and tons of places to purchase computer
gear.  This place lists ratings based on user evaluations of different
stores.  I don't know of anybody who doesn't use this site.

Also, for price comparisons, you may wish to try:

http://www.pricewatch.com
or
http://www.pricegrabber.com

There are other review sites and price search engines, but you may wish to
give these a shot.  It can put you in touch with a life long vendor and/or
save you from being disappointed with other places.

Take Care
David A .Abbe
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At 04:58 AM 8/8/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>I am getting ready to start purchasing computer components to build my own
>computer. My problem, at this time, is not what to buy, but where to buy
>it. A couple of companies that seem to have a great variety and good
>prices are "Tigerdirect" and "Googlegear". However, I don't know anything
>about either one. Because this is my first venture into this type of
>thing, I am skeptical about everything.
>Any information about these companies or other suitable companies would be
>appreciated.
>Thank you in advance.
>Jim Markellos