They're opening one up about 20 miles away from me. Since Fry's closed down, it's been tough sourcing parts - there's only one store in the area, and it's much smaller than Fry's/MC.
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Re: WE'RE GETTING A MICRO CENTER!
By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue May 21 2024 09:34 pm

They're opening one up about 20 miles away from me. Since Fry's closed down, it's been tough sourcing parts - there's only one store in the area, and it's much smaller than Fry's/MC.

Nice! There's absolutely nothing like that near me other than a Best Buy, and that's really no better than Walmart.

Occasionally I travel for my job, so when I was out in Virginia last week I picked up a couple Raspberry Pi 5s at the Fairfax Micro Center.

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Re: WE'RE GETTING A MICRO CENTER!
By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue May 21 2024 09:34 pm

They're opening one up about 20 miles away from me. Since Fry's closed down, it's been tough sourcing parts - there's only one store in the area, and it's much smaller than Fry's/MC.

That's cool. :)
There was a Fry's not too far from where I live, and since they closed down, I thought it would be a prime candidate for a Micro Center. I posted about that somewhere on a Micro Center messageboard, and it seems there are other people who would also like a Micro Center in this area. I hope they consider building a location out here.

Nightfox

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Re: WE'RE GETTING A MICRO CENTER!
By: DaiTengu to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed May 22 2024 08:15 am

Nice! There's absolutely nothing like that near me other than a Best Buy, and that's really no better than Walmart.

Occasionally I travel for my job, so when I was out in Virginia last week I picked up a couple Raspberry Pi 5s at the Fairfax Micro Center.

In my area, there used to be a CompUSA and multiple small independent computer stores, and an Egghead Software, where I'd buy computer parts and software. Now, they're pretty much all gone. The only real option for a local store is Best Buy. I buy pretty much all my computer parts online now, usually from Amazon or NewEgg.

Nightfox

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Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

There was a Fry's not too far from where I live, and since they closed down, I thought it would be a prime candidate for a Micro Center. I posted about that somewhere on a Micro Center messageboard, and it
seems there are other people who would also like a Micro Center in this area. I hope they consider building a location out here.

I've wondered what they're going to do with those old buildings. The one
I used to frequent looks like an aztec pyramid. I'd love to see it
turned into a funky office, but silicon valley is a ghost town thanks to
remote work.



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Re: Re: WE'RE GETTING A MICRO CENTER!
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Thu May 23 2024 06:46 am

There was a Fry's not too far from where I live, and since they closed

I've wondered what they're going to do with those old buildings. The one I used to frequent looks like an aztec pyramid. I'd love to see it turned into a funky office, but silicon valley is a ghost town thanks to remote work.

The Fry's in my area wasn't themed, so it looked like pretty much any other big store. The building actually wasn't built by Fry's - It was originally an Incredible Universe (which didn't last long), and when they closed, Fry's moved into the building.

Nightfox

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Re: WE'RE GETTING A MICRO CEN
By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue May 21 2024 10:34 pm

Subject: WE'RE GETTING A MICRO CENTER!

<3 Microcenter ! Congrats !


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