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May 3, 2005
Consume electronics!
Shopping for consumer electronics needn't feel like being assimilated into the Borg. A number of local stores and online retailers offer digital cameras, computers, MP3 players and much more for reasonable prices, and some even provide suggestions and help in plain English. TALK TO USMORE INFOSTREET STORES
Apple Store
(University/Montlake)
Craving an iPod? Like computers that come in pretty colors? The Apple Store has them.
Best Buy
(North Seattle)
Best Buy stocks everything from dryers to video games and digital cameras at reasonable prices.
Fry's Electronics
(Renton)
The huge electronics retailer often offers discounts that border on the improbable.
Magnolia Audio Video
(Ravenna/Roosevelt)
If you're in the market for cutting-edge hi-fi and video equipment, Magnolia is paradise.
RE-PC
(Sodo)
Looking for computer parts at low prices? Visit this huge computer recycling operation.
Resolution Audio and Video
(Ballard/Crown Hill)
Owner Larry Israel's perspective on audio gear transforms his Ballard shop from a plain old stereo store into something more akin to a sound gallery. The names he stocks may not be immediately familiar to you, but Israel's devotion is to the sound first and foremost
Sharper Image
(Downtown)
This man-boutique specializes in gadgets ranging from ionic air purifiers to massage recliners.
BUY ELECTRONICS ONLINEAmazon.comThe Seattle-based retailer has become a formidable seller of consumer electronics, from MP3 players to programmable coffeemakers. Its prices are generally low, and orders ship quickly. CNET.com While not an online store per se, CNET does rate and compare thousands of devices from digital cameras to computers, and offers up-to-the minute suggestions on where to buy them cheapest. NewEgg.com The first place most tech-savvy consumers go for computer upgrades and replacement parts is also the best. |
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