If you are looking for computer parts and accessories at Brisbane. Look no further than these two companies: MSY and Umart. They provide the best price for computer parts and accessories around Brisbane. MSY and Umart are accessible easily by students too. I strongly recommend purchasing from these two computer shops. Forget JB Hifi or Harvey Norman, the price cannot compare at all.
Note: In this article, I will not compare the distinctions between MSY and Umart. I put them into same category, so I can give reason why they are best choice for computer parts around Brisbane area.
Why are MSY and Umart the best computer shop at Brisbane?
- Price - I believe these two computer shops are the biggest rival among each other. They provide competitive price. None of them has more advantage over the other. If Part A is cheap at MSY, Umart will provide a cheaper price Part B. This way, they keep their price low, way much lower than JB Hifi and Harvey Norman.
- Low overhead - Both MSY and Umart do not own a “shop”. They basically operate from a warehouse, that’s why they can keep their price low. You order through their website > go to their warehouse > pickup.
- Accessible - MSY and Umart has shops around Brisbane area. All places are accessible by public transport. If you have access to private car, that’s even better. They provide door-to-door delivery service too, that requires extra charge, though. Umart charges $20 per delivery. Not sure about MSY.
- Provide updated price to compare - One of the competitive advantage for MSY and Umart are, they provide computer parts’ price in their websites. Prices are frequently updated. Consumers can compare the prices at home and order the parts online.
What’s not good
- No support - They do not offer after sales service. Unless the item you get is malfunctioning, they will be glad to exchange it for you. Check out their Sales policy here: MSY and Umart.
- DIY - You will need to install the parts yourself. Look for others to install it for you, especially desktop parts.
- Rare laptop parts - MSY and Umart do not have many choices for laptop parts, besides Hard disk and RAM.
Websites
You can look for their website here:
MSY – Choose Morningside Branch or Slack’s Creek Branch.
Umart - Choose Milton Branch or South Brisbane Branch.
How to purchase
MSY Morningside Branch Shop
Go to their website > View Price List > Call up to confirm the availability of the parts > Confirm and pickup. MSY accepts EFTPOS, cash and credit card (extra surcharge)
Umart Milton Branch Shop
Go to their website > View Price List > Order online, save the number > go to their shop > key in number > wait for your name to be called, while they pickup items from warehouse. Umart accepts EFTPOS, cash and credit card (extra surcharge)
How to go there?
MSY (Morningside Branch)
Go to Google Map, key in “188 Thynne Road Morningside 4170” and search. Then, go to Translink official website and use the Journey Planner on bottom right of the website, to check what public transport to get there.
Umart (Milton Branch)
Go to Google Map, key in “2 Kilroe St Milton 4064 QLD” and search. Then, go to Translink official website and use the Journey Planner on bottom right of the website, to check what public transport to get there.
Alternative sources for looking cheap computer parts
According to another friend, an emerging company called GoComp is surfacing around the computer parts industry. Have to keep an eye on it. Their computer parts fluctuates with market price. They do price comparison from http://www.staticice.com.au/.
Alternatively, another source of computer parts is http://www.ebay.com.au/.
