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When you buy a PC in Manila or the NCR belt, your best choice is only PC Options and RSun. Here’s why:
PC Options in Gilmore Quezon City by far in my honest opinion offers the best service and price range for PC consumers like myself. The price range of PC Options merchandise compared to other stores is most of the time 300 to 400 pesos (VAT inclusive) lower than what you can acquire in the market. They also offer purchases via Credit cards. The drawback and main downside with this store is they don’t have a website, and they only offer one year shop warranty. Most of the retail technicians too don’t use grounded straps when they open computer components, thereby at times damaging the parts before you can even use them.
PC Options also do not give out their pricelists, the lists are only placed at the top of their cashier counter. If there are many people in the store, you have to wait for the long queue before you get your turn to choose and buy your own. I also don’t know what’s the problem with their stockmen for it takes a long while before they manage to eke out the ordered components to their buyers. With regard to processors, though they sell really cheap processors, if you only buy a separate Intel or AMD procie without the board, then you have to pay extra 200 pesos. They also don’t offer volume order discounts.
My suggestion, PC Options (I heard somewhere that it stands for Peter Chua Options – correct me if I am wrong) must have a website, and somehow a roomy expansion of their congested Gilmore branch. Though in my experience it is better presently (half an hour or more) compared in the past when you have to allocate half a day to buy your precious PC parts here. I think PC Options is a phenomenon in itself in Gilmore (being the first ever PC store there), a PC store for the masses. They also have a branch in Shaw.
RSun stands in close second here. They offer almost identical or sometimes slightly higher prices than PC Options, have volume order discounts, and the main advantage is the whopping 2 years warranty! RSun also offers a site http://rsun.com.ph for online purchases from COD, Shipments and On site pickups. It’s like a local E-bay with updated Pricelists, full parts specifications and sumptuous component pictures, only negative side is they don’t offer Credit Card outright online purchase. Their prices are VAT (Tax) exclusive. They have branches in Shaw and Taft.
One store that I believe is also worth mentioning is PC Domain in SM Fairview. They occassionaly lower their component prices when you buy by bulk orders. They also offer a one year warranty. The biggest issue with this store is that when you buy in their store, you’re always greeted with loads of carton boxes and greasy technicians. Other than that, you get a better buy for your PCs.
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PChub is the best!
To: PC OptionsYou are correct PC options offers the lowest price among others @ Gilmore. I got 2 laptops for our health reform project in Occ.mindoro from other gilmore outlet before I found out their low counter price.And also, you can personally monitor their price of laptops, it’s only in PC options where they have price drops in some items by a thousand in a week or a couple of weeks’ time after you last see them.There’s a dire need in fact to add sales personnel really. Please have a website too.
If PC of PC Options refer to Peter Chua. Are you my classmate in UST Med Batch 79?
Does PC option offer 0% interest for credit card purchases as well?
PC Options really sucks!
I don’t know if your serious or just being sarcastic by titling this post the “BEST” PC store in the philippines based on what you wrote which i reprinted below**…
If you want to read horror stories about PC Options, go to the link
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=100144&page=1
**The drawback and main downside with this store is they don’t have a website, and they only offer one year shop warranty. Most of the retail technicians too don’t use grounded straps when they open computer components, thereby at times damaging the parts before you can even use them.
PC Options also do not give out their pricelists, the lists are only placed at the top of their cashier counter. If there are many people in the store, you have to wait for the long queue before you get your turn to choose and buy your own. I also don’t know what’s the problem with their stockmen for it takes a long while before they manage to eke out the ordered components to their buyers. With regard to processors, though they sell really cheap processors, if you only buy a separate Intel or AMD procie without the board, then you have to pay extra 200 pesos. They also don’t offer volume order discounts. **
Thanks for the feedback. That’s what is important with a fair article, you name the Pros and Cons in an item, product or service. No, you read it right. Even though PC Options have their shortcomings as a store, no other computer store in the Philippines is quite in their level in my opinion. That’s how I measure it through my personal experience and the feedback of other people whom I’ve known to be repeat buyers of PC Options. On the other hand, I also listed several stores which I believe are quite competitive and good in service like RSun and PC Domain. All the other stores, like PC Express and PC Hub only gave me nightmares, notwithstanding that I purchased from those stores several times before. Just like with TipidPC, you get great trading stories and horrific trade experiences too. If you have other stores which you may suggest to be featured here, please do so. Just my two cents. Cheers.
@jacob
The link you provided is for PC Gilmore, fyi PC Gilmore is different from PC Options.
@the11throck
Nice article. I only go to two stores at gilmore, first is Dynamic PC and the second one, of course PC Options. Other stores in gilmore gave me some horrific and bs experiences.
HI there.. was just passing by in this page and saw comments on the cools stores…. well.. would kindly like to share my not so good experience last week @ PC gilmore just to warn some the honest consumers out there…. i usually went around almost every store at gilmore before i made up my mind and assemble the computer i need to build for my cousin… we were alredy there at 9AM.. well the first store that opened was pc options… went there to canvas parts and packages then went on to the other stores… although my cousin is quite impatient..so after going to 6 stores.. pcgilmore was the one who cought me and my cousins attention… maybe because the guy at the ground floor. seems very honest knows what hes doing during the estimate…. we went upstairs 3rd floor.. to start the purchase….. thats when all the problem started… some parts that was quoted are no longer in stock. “uh-oh”… i smell something fishy here… so i started to remove the 19FP monitor and Computer table… chassy we chose isnt that good but we had no choice since there is no pure black chassy on our quoted price…. after paying the Final Quote disaster happend…
The guy went out from stock saying our first mobo choice was no longer in stock Asus P5B-MX so he will replace it with P5B-MX /WIfi capable.. so i said thats cool! btw- their mobo is Php4K plus. (i know.. sometimes.. im that stupid)… now comes the assembly.. we went to the assembly room saw that there are many black chassis being assembled similar to ours.. we asked to replace it.. they said..(no stock and thats the last of them)… after assembly is done… they fire it up.. “oops” nogo… guy recommended another mobo same model.. “oops’ still nogo… then he requested a different Asus board particularly the Asus P5B-E Plus. it worked!! then a guy from the stock talked to the technician and said that it needs additional of Php1000. i told them… its not my fault their Brand new Intel Core 2 duo would not work?..(i dont even know if its brand new since it was opened inside the stock for wrty sticker” then he gave me a discount. less Php200 Total cost for the Asus P5B- E Plus “Php5k plus” . i found an error on this board “Intel chipset Ucode loading error” when i got home… but thats ok… just minor bios update will fix it. and recently, a computer whiz friend told me that intel socket 773 is old and there are new asus release that are just “Php4K plus” anywyas… moral of the story is..
Next time.. when i upgrade and buy a new pc for my own
1. I will really do research first and check compatibility n quality of the 3 big parts (mobo memory and proc) so i can stick to one brand only and compare prices through there.
2. I will make sure that i would buy a part and have them give me the sealed box before they even open it putting wrty sticker is no xcuse. must see the serial number first.
3. Never will i buy at PC gilmore again… sorry. i know some of them are honest workers.. but some are just incapable, and others would just like to have their sales quota.
partly i agree to the title but haven’t you tried gaisano
they sell separate processor in a lesser price than pc options or rsun
Well I saw your article/blog and I just want to pitch in my two centavos.
Jepzy is right for points 1 and 2 especially 2 before buying any item make sure they show you the unopened box first and open it in front of you. Also take note of the serial number of the item.
My tip is dont be afraid to walk away if they cant provide the item you want.
Rsun might be great today but I’ve had bad experiences with them (two times, two different branches), they practice the bait-and-switch.
I’d stick to the stores with the most customers (PC Option, PC Express in Gilmore) reason being they must be doing something right to attract that many customers.
(Although I haven’t bought any computer parts from Gilmore in about 5 years)
since 1998 i’m in Manila.. and whenever i need any parts of PC.. I need to go PCOption. i bought more than 300 complete pc’s from that store for me and my friends. No other store can give me lower rates and good service like that….
I’ve heard that the PC Options in Gilmore will be closing next month or before Christmas this year because of some problems on there place and I heard that they are selling their PC peripherals 20 to 30 percent off
I was a buyer in PC Options Gilmore ever since they were the only computer shop in Gilmore. Now, I still buy only from them. Most of the times, I check the available parts and prices from the websites of PC Express and others. But after researching the components I need, I head to PC Options only and buy the parts there. All of the other computer shops in Gilmore have marketing promos to entice buyers to buy from them. But not PC Options. They do not need gimmickry to entice buyers. For those who really know, it’s only worth buying from PC Options. It’s somewhat sad that many newbie buyers get enticed by the other shops. That is why I agree with the writer that PC Options needs a website so that many newbie buyers would know that it exists, and it is the best computer shop in Metro Manila.
I agree with main article. PC Options and PC Domain are the best two stores in the metro today. Never been to the other one mentioned. Suggestion to PC buyers: make a list of your parts at home before going to gilmore or wherever you buy your parts. If shop of your choice doesn’t have the part, ask them when new stock will be available.. Don’t believe salesmen if they are trying to pitch “better” or “ewuivalent” products. Do your own research.