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It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

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On 19/01/2026 15:16, Chris wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Scan
DABS
LaptopsDirect
NovaTech

You can sometimes find good deals on Amazon or eBay that are from
verified source. For example both Samsung and Crucial have "shops" for
their memory products such as RAM and NVME

Be warned though memory prices will make you week as all the demand is
coming from AI and Cloud server farms.
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On 19/01/2026 19:23, SH wrote:

On 19/01/2026 15:16, Chris wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service
just
give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Scan
DABS
LaptopsDirect
NovaTech

You can sometimes find good deals on Amazon or eBay that are from
verified source. For example both Samsung and Crucial have "shops" for
their memory products such as RAM and NVME

Be warned though memory prices will make you week as all the demand is coming from AI and Cloud server farms.

Grrr I meant Weep not Week!
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SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:

On 19/01/2026 15:16, Chris wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just >> give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Scan

Will have a look.

DABS

Wow. That's a blast from the past. Are you sure? Looks dead to me.

LaptopsDirect
NovaTech

Only after parts, really.

You can sometimes find good deals on Amazon or eBay that are from
verified source. For example both Samsung and Crucial have "shops" for
their memory products such as RAM and NVME

Be warned though memory prices will make you week as all the demand is coming from AI and Cloud server farms.

I had heard. Am only after spinny disks so should be ok.

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On 19/01/2026 20:32, Chris wrote:

SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:

On 19/01/2026 15:16, Chris wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer >>> was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just >>> give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Scan

Will have a look.

DABS

Wow. That's a blast from the past. Are you sure? Looks dead to me.

LaptopsDirect
NovaTech

Only after parts, really.

You can sometimes find good deals on Amazon or eBay that are from
verified source. For example both Samsung and Crucial have "shops" for
their memory products such as RAM and NVME

Be warned though memory prices will make you week as all the demand is
coming from AI and Cloud server farms.

I had heard. Am only after spinny disks so should be ok.

There is a shortage of smaller sized spinny discs less than about 4 TB
but I am not sighted on your actual storage requirements....
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On 19 Jan 2026 at 15:16:23, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Haven't you tried eBay?

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On 2026-01-19, SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:

On 19/01/2026 15:16, Chris wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just >> give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Scan
DABS
LaptopsDirect
NovaTech

You can sometimes find good deals on Amazon or eBay that are from
verified source. For example both Samsung and Crucial have "shops" for
their memory products such as RAM and NVME

Be warned though memory prices will make you week as all the demand is coming from AI and Cloud server farms.

+1 for Scan, they are efficient and reasonable price-wise, and you know
you're getting legit parts (probably!)

(They do occasionally do some dumb things though. I wanted a couple
of high-capacity server-grade HDDs, but they would only sell one per
customer. A bit dumb for something that's almost certainly going into
a RAID config. Had to hold my nose and order off Amazon instead.)
--
Ian

"Tamahome!!!" - "Miaka!!!"
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Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> wrote:

On 19 Jan 2026 at 15:16:23, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just >> give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Haven't you tried eBay?

Nope. Don't trust it for new stuff. Any recommended sellers?

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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

Products -> Storage
Products -> External hard drives [includes SSDs]

then filter.

Shows you what's available where at what prices. Then work your way down until you find a retailer you're happy with.

For a recent build I mostly used Scan and Amazon, but would happily use
others if available.

https://www.hotukdeals.com/
for bargain hunting (save searches and wait for things to come up).

Theo
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On 19/01/2026 20:32, Chris wrote:

DABS

Wow. That's a blast from the past. Are you sure? Looks dead to me.

What was once Dabs Direct became BT Business Direct, and is now also accessible through EE. Not the cheapest - might as well go to PC World.

LaptopsDirect
NovaTech

Only after parts, really.

Novatech certainly do parts, and always have. LaptopsDirect seem to do
so, too, now ... though I've never used them for that.

Scan or Novatech would be my first suggestion, these days. QuietPC are
worth a look -- their range is more than just quiet fans and cases -- as
are Kustom PCs (who are great for odd things like case parts and cables).

Be warned though memory prices will make you week as all the demand is
coming from AI and Cloud server farms.

I had heard. Am only after spinny disks so should be ok.

I've read that it's having a knock-on effect on storage, too.

Good luck!
--
Cheers,
Daniel.
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Daniel James wrote:

On 19/01/2026 20:32, Chris wrote:

DABS

Wow. That's a blast from the past. Are you sure? Looks dead to me.

What was once Dabs Direct became BT Business Direct, and is now also accessible through EE. Not the cheapest - might as well go to PC World.

LaptopsDirect
NovaTech

Only after parts, really.

Radiospares - especially if you need 1 item very quickly
Farnell
Solwise
--
Graham J
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In article <10klhs7$emnf$1@dont-email.me>, ithinkiam@gmail.com says...

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just >give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

This is my list:

? Amazon
? BargainHardware
? BT Shop
? CCL
? Ebuyer - website still up today!
? Novatech
? Overclockers
. Scan

(alphabetical!)
--
Phil, London
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DABS

Wow. That's a blast from the past. Are you sure? Looks dead to me.

I thought I read somewhere that they had been bought out by BT ? but
that must have been at least 10 years ago ?
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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> wrote:

On 19 Jan 2026 at 15:16:23, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer >> was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just
give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Haven't you tried eBay?

Nope. Don't trust it for new stuff. Any recommended sellers?

Looks for big shops. Some have clearance on there, eg currysclearance, aooutlettelford (AO). Box also have a clearance store on there, but I can't find the handle - their name is a PITA to search for!

Bargain Hardware also have an ebay store (bargainhardwarestore).

You can filter by things like 'business seller', 'returns accepted', 'authorised seller', 'brand outlet' to find some of the more serious
sellers.

Theo
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On 19/01/2026 15:16, Chris wrote:

It's been quite a while since I bought anything and way back when ebuyer
was my goto option. I now see it's gone bust, sadly.

Where do people go these days, other than amazon? No frills or service just give me the bits I want delivered to my door.

I'm after some internal and external storage options.

Mymemory.co.uk has a extensive range and good customer service.
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