How Newegg Became America’s Online PC Parts King—and Lost Its Edge

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• KZ

  @kzoojason76 · 1 month ago

  Please do a video on the Computer Shopper magazine!!

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• SP

  @spyderlogan4992 · 1 month ago

  The system I am using right at this moment was built from a PSU, Motherboard, CPU, NVME, and RAM I bought from Newegg, 2/22. I had my own case. Been a customer for a lot longer than that. Never any problem. But this back story is incredible. Wow...

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• ZI

  @zillsburyy1 · 1 month ago

  their biggest competitor was tiger direct

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• SQ

  @SquashPile · 1 month ago

  Logged into Newegg for the first time in years this week. I was greeted with a message that I had been a member for 24 years lmao. Ordered a case for a NAS build and a hard drive. <br>Only reason I used them again was they had stock and the best price for what I was looking for.

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• TI

  @timpoos4635 · 1 month ago

  Newegg is so expensive now. And the selection of “sold by Newegg” seems to be less! And the shipping isn’t as fast!<br><br>Microcenter has much better prices

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• VA

  @vasheroo · 1 month ago

  I&apos;m so thankful there&apos;s a micro center in my area

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• ST

  @Steele_Wings · 1 month ago

  Started building from Newegg when they came online. &nbsp;Monarch computers and CompUSA &nbsp;went under. &nbsp;Circuit Circuit was another spot that went under.

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• DE

  @deadinside777 · 1 month ago

  Once they moved to a market place format I stopped using them. &nbsp;Before that most of my builds came from them.

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• CR

  @cruiselover4114 · 1 month ago

  In the past Newegg and another company Mwave were the company I shopped for computer part. &nbsp;Mwave is shut. &nbsp;And I don&apos;t buy from Newegg anymore. &nbsp;There is one incident with Newegg that changed my view. &nbsp;I bought a brand new MSI mini ITX motherboard. &nbsp;I received not a factory sealed one. &nbsp;I didn&apos;t think too much at the time because I trusted Newegg. &nbsp;The MSI mb was experiencing rare but periodic boot up issue when trying to power on. &nbsp;When I concluded the MB is the issue the return window is closed. &nbsp;So I troubleshot and found out the Nuvoton IO chip was drawing too much power from the CMOS battery. &nbsp;I fabricated a simple circuit that converts the 5V stand by to 3V to power the Nuvoton. &nbsp;The proper fix is to replace the Nuvoton and that should be done by Newegg and the manufacturer.

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• SY

  @SylviusTheMad · 1 month ago

  I bought parts from Newegg in 2014.<br><br>That was the last time.

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• AN

  @andyespo13 · 1 month ago (edited)

  I recently purchased an ABS pre-built gaming PC from Newegg. Excellent value, and the machine is great. &nbsp;This is one of many purchases I have made from Newegg over the years. Never a problem.

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• JE

  @jerronranimo9295 · 1 month ago

  I just build a PC in July 2026 with parts from Newegg. They were fast, no problems. I made some mistakes ordering some wrong parts, I got a rma without a problem. I never had problems with Newegg. Maybe I was lucky. I will order again without hesitation.

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