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Central Computer Systems Inc

User Reviews of Central Computer Systems Inc

Yelp.com Review - by Aaron C.

4 of 5 stars. You need to know when you walk in this place that if you are not in the know on things computer related you will not succeed here. You will be taking a ride in the fail boat, and the fail boat is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by ray f.

5 of 5 stars. when i used to build computers, i wouldn't trust anyone but Central Computer. they had EVERYTHING that i needed, and if they didn't have it, they could get it to me by the end of the day. i'm…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tien D.

5 of 5 stars. cheap chinese computer parts brand and no name
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Madelyn Y.

5 of 5 stars. I love Central Computer! They're still standing after Compusa closed and there's a perfectly good reason why...low prices, awesome customer service, and over 20 years of experience in the business!…
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Henry L.

1 of 5 stars. I bought a new dvd driver here to replace the old one and so far no problem at all. Today, 4/24/2008, I went to CCS again to purchase a new case fan (need three of them) for my new built-comptuer and…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Zac M.

1 of 5 stars. A client of mine lost their router to a power surge, and needed a new one on short notice. At Central Computer I bought a Linksys router as a replacement. Imagine my surprise when I opened the shrink…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rocco B.

5 of 5 stars. There are many times when I need a computer part or cable. You know, like fancy, internal cables (SATA, power connectors, etc.) My three options were: 1) Go to Best Buy and get raped* on price.
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom S.

3 of 5 stars. This is a pretty good computer store that has decent inventory and customer service. I went there probably 5 times because I couldn't find certain parts for computers in the financial district. They…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bowen D.

4 of 5 stars. To all you CCS haters, hello, the reason that we haven't been to Fry's is that WE LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO. Not San Mateo, Redwood City, Menlo Park, South Airport Bypass, Folsom Glen,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by david c.

4 of 5 stars. MEGA stars frequent this place. I bumped into Robin Williams (the actor) when entering through the door. I seems like noone else even noticed him, till I saw him and started having a mild panic…
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gideon K.

5 of 5 stars. If you're a computer professional or business traveler in downtown SF, then you need to at least know about this store Is it perfect? no
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Snarky D.

4 of 5 stars. Central Computer saved my life today. This morning I awoke to delicious coffee and the Blue Screen of Death (in that order). Let's just say the former took some sting out of the latter, but I was…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David C.

1 of 5 stars. I feel sorry for San Francisco if this is considered the 'best' computer store in the city. Being in there and seeing everything all locked behind glass and wires made me feel like I was about to…
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gregg G.

4 of 5 stars. I've been coming here for years, and only once was I disappointed with it. For the most part, if you know what you want, Central will typically sell it at a more competitive price than almost anybody.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John S.

5 of 5 stars. OEM Central! Best computer store in SF. Best Selection outside of Fry's (and if you're in SF you're not going to drive to Palo Alto). The location SUCKS! It's impossible to find street parking here…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rick G.

5 of 5 stars. I come here for ALL my local computer needs. EVERYTHING is priced where it makes sense to buy it locally. If you know what you want, go for the good stuff for a price that makes you want to buy it…
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by mike b.

1 of 5 stars. I'm gonna give it a review for how they met my particular need today, which is for a new keyboard and mouse. I can see if I was in the market for a motha-board or a cooling unit (they had a bunch),…
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Beau G.

4 of 5 stars. When I looked on their website and saw that they have a branch in Shenzhen, China I knew all I needed to know about this place. This is where you go for CHEAP computer gear. Like stuff that comes in…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lucian G.

4 of 5 stars. They're not the biggest computer shop. They don't necessarily have everything. But, of all the tech stores I visit, this is the least likely to give me a headache! Some shops (like Fry's) can give you…
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by chad n.

4 of 5 stars. I love this store - its good stuff for cheap. Been coming here for various home and work computer needs since 1998. Specifically, cables are about half the price of compusa and best buy, computer…
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by J M.

5 of 5 stars. THIS PLACE GOT THE BEST PRICE IN SAN FRANCISCO!!! I brought a PDA phone 1 GB Mini SD card for only $15 bucks! and a Logitech keyboard for $6 bucks. you can find their online coupon at…
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark M.

4 of 5 stars. Good place to grab stuff like ethernet cables, misc computer parts, cable management stuff, etc. CompUSA will rip you off on an ethernet cable - one costing you $30 there will cost you only $7-8 at…
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by randomtask ..

4 of 5 stars. Central Computers is a relic from the bygone days when you built your own white box pc's from disparate parts and mix and matched to infinity to put together the best rig you could afford. I remember…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom K.

4 of 5 stars. This place is good for when you need to get a replacement part or an add on for your computer and dont want to buy it online and wait for it to be delivered. They have the types of things they dont…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Danny L.

3 of 5 stars. I like Fry's better, but if I need a computer part that doesn't justify a long drive or a hefty shipping charge from Newegg, I will definitely come here. Their prices are OK, better then Comp USA or…
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom N.

4 of 5 stars. I've build whole systems with parts from this store. - They have only Asus brand motherboards.
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by insipidphishie P.

5 of 5 stars. I truly believe that one must have reasonable expectations when going to a computer shop like Central Computer. This is not a department store or restaurant so you cannot expect to get the same type…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by david m.

5 of 5 stars. Sled under this place to help me fix my pain in the pc. Best source and knocked my socks. My file is very most important when the slower pc act. Thank you Central
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Fallopian Swim Team D.

2 of 5 stars. I simply could not stand CompUSA., but I went there. I had to. Huge selection, right? After your third trip to CompUSA where they don't have what you want (or a sale item) in stock, you look for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Aaron V.

5 of 5 stars. Like a mini Fry's in downtown SF. It's great if you work nearby because you can drop by and pick up some OEM (non-retail) computer parts dirt cheap. They also sell full systems and will even help you…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Gerard Y.

3 of 5 stars. Great selection of computer products here and priced better than CompUSSR, but customer service is almost non-existant. You can walk around the whole store without someone asking if you need help. And…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Eyal C.

3 of 5 stars. Service was not so good. but was fast and proffesional
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff B.

3 of 5 stars. These guys have low prices and a good inventory, especially on CPUs, memory, disks, and switches. But wow are they careless. You have to really watch them to make sure you're getting what you paid…
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by dan s.

3 of 5 stars. I was impressed with Central upon my first visit. Rows and rows of software, components, LCDs. Wow. I asked my coworker "wow, is this what Fry's is like?" and was handily mocked. Now I know better.…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark W.

2 of 5 stars. If you absolutely can't wait for New Egg or ZipZoomFly, head to Central. Be prepared for (very) lousy service. If it's the middle of the work day, you know exactly what you want, and you don't mind…
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by roland a.

5 of 5 stars. A computer store that smells like soldering tin is a dead ringer for me. Their prices are really good, even if you compare them to online stores such as www.newegg.com. They might not have the biggest…
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Taminator C.

5 of 5 stars. Went there planning on just buying the bare bone hard drive (OEM) and cables. Ended up also buying a router, a HD fan and surge protector cables.... went home and got the new SATA drive installed and…
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kyle M.

1 of 5 stars. Great selection is great until you have a problem with something you've selected. Last month, finding myself walking down 4th Street I went inside Central Computers to browse. I ended up buying a 512mb…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave C.

4 of 5 stars. Like most people reading this review, I buy just about all my computer parts online. However, when you need something fast, this is the place to go. A short time ago, the power supply in my system…
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew N.

4 of 5 stars. They have a good selection and good prices, but don't believe anything you hear from the salespeople who work there. If they say they don't have it, then they do, If they say they have it in stock…
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Eclipse T.

3 of 5 stars. Good selection, decent prices, awful service. Better than CompUSA or Best Buy or Circuit City for basic peripherals and whatnot, but being better than Best Buy is like being the smartest kid on the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by aspasia s.

5 of 5 stars. I so love this place!!! Ok, so it is not a Fry's ... definitely lacks the proliferation of geek toys, peripherals and equipment ... for what it lacks in variety .. it makes up for its being centrally…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Rosa W.

4 of 5 stars. When my laptop died, I just wanted a quick and honest answer with a diagnosis and possible options. English is not the staff's first language, but there is no question that the employees are very…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Anthony B.

4 of 5 stars. Being a Mac-head I can't take full advantage of Central Computer Systems selection. But every time I've needed some random piece of hardware or a goofy cable, this place had it! I've purchased my…
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Danny H.

5 of 5 stars. Man. If you are like me you occasionally need something kinda special like this week I needed an LVD SCSI cable with a VHDCI interface on one end. I ordered one on the Internet ... $50, plus another…
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Daniel C.

3 of 5 stars. I walked in with a friend to hunt for 20 or 21 inch LCD monitors. We walked out with a great bargain, pretty happy with the purchase. The prices are unbeatable, and the staff are honest but not very…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by ben s.

5 of 5 stars. these guys saved my a**. my cpu fan blew, and i needed a new heatsink. BUT my existing heatsink was a "custom" job, and the guy who assembled my motherboard had removed the plastic bracket that…
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by GG A.

3 of 5 stars. The Sunnyvale store is a lot better than the San Francisco store. I am reviewing the San Francisco store, let's get that clear. The people here are nice, and do their best to help. Unfortunately,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mikey N.

5 of 5 stars. Central Computers... this place is the shiz! They know the computer inside out... shoot .. did they invent it?
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike W.

3 of 5 stars. This is the extent of their customer service: You point to it, they'll sell it to you. No hand holding. Scant, if any Q&A. Long winded diatribes on the part of customers are distilled down to a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ray B.

3 of 5 stars. Good prices and selection, but when I tried to return an unopened package to which I misplaced the receipt they told me to go jump in a lake. This was only a few days after I purchased the product and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Bruce L.

5 of 5 stars. Meta-antithesis to the Apple Store. Consider it as a PC-Adam, except with plenty of stock, low-low prices, and zero-pressure sales. In fact, the pressure is so low that it usually takes a while for…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Derek D.

4 of 5 stars. Good selection, good pricing which is competitive with CompUSA and Best Buy here in the city. Never had a good or bad experience here but then again I don't really need service in computer stores…
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Marc S.

3 of 5 stars. Not much support, but they had a great selection of case fans which I needed to replace a loud one that was annoying me. Good to find this place when you want something fast and don't want to pay for…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Glen M.

4 of 5 stars. Central Computer stocks a wide range of cheap components and provides it with crappy crappy service, which is exactly how computer stores should be. I pine for the days when shops like this were…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Peter F.

4 of 5 stars. Hands down best computer store in SF. They have the largest selection of parts and much better prices than big box chain stores like Best Buy and CompUSA. They're also one of the only places in SF…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick T.

4 of 5 stars. Central Computer -- a great selection of reasonable to really cheap high quality computer components. Fanless power supplies? They got 'em. Zalmann CPU heat sinks? Yep. Linksys wireless access points,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill S.

4 of 5 stars. No doubt about it, with a large selection, reasonable prices, knowledgeable staff, Central Computer is the best source in San Francisco (outside the Internet) for buying computer parts. Central…
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2005
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Cheap Parts, Wide Selection, Good Deals - Best in San Francisco

Central Computer Systems is an independently-owned computer store where you can pick up just about a...
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I called and asked for a specific computer configuration I wanted a long time ago. At that time, the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric G.

3 of 5 stars. Central has good prices on stuff, and it's one of the very few local computer stores with a decent selection. Unlike most larger stores (CompUSA, Fry's, etc.) Central only sells high quality computer…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Alan B.

4 of 5 stars. As others here have said, you have got to know exactly what you want when you walk in the door. There's little customer service and for gods sake, don't tell them you use a Mac - they'll just shake…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather B.

1 of 5 stars. Not impressed. Someone recommended them to me to get my computer fixed. I called and the guy practically hung up on me. I guess I didn't know what I wanted enough. He even asked me to call back later…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephan W.

3 of 5 stars. Since there is no Fry's north of Palo Alto, and people look at you funny up here if you mention "halted" or "weird stuff" -- Central Computer is pretty much all there is for random computer part…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by matthew w.

4 of 5 stars. Great if you know EXACTLY what you want and you can't wait for it to get mailed to you off the internet. A much better alternative to computer parts than Best Buy or Comp USA for sure, but be warned…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2005
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