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Rating 9.70/10 1,086 reviews
(5,047 lifetime reviews)

9.70/100 (6-month rating)
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Rating 10/10 5/5
modified review posted May-13-2012

"A paragon for electronics stores. Great prices, knowledgable staff (through email and chat), and their site shows videos for upgrading memory. Great place to upgrade your mac. I like how you can get only the valid upgrades for your machine by telling it your model# or browsing by mac model (with helpful pictures and they tell you how to grab the model# from your mac). Makes it really easy to figure out what kind of hard drive/memory/etc. you can get. I've been using their RAM upgrades and the mercury elite pro line of external hard drives for about 5 years. Rock-solid performance and reliability on both. There aren't a lot of companies this good. Too bad there isn't something like this for the PC side of the world."

Rating 2/10 1/5
modified review posted May-13-2012

"I am having the worst time with macsales.com/OWC. I purchased a 120GB Mercury Aura Pro
MBA Solid State Drive for MacBook Air 2008/20091 Edition. I requested to have it shipped 2 day air as I needed ASAP. I ordered it through FedEx 2 Day on a Thursday and I didn't get it through Monday. That was my mistake. When I received the item it was defective as it was not reading on my macbook under disk utility. I tried using the old HD and it shows under disk utility just fine so I know its not the board. The installation video they had was also inaccurate as there was a cable attached to the shell that holds the stock HD in place and the video they had shows it can be removed instantly. I had to cut this item so the SSD from OWC could fit but the item was defective so I could not load the OS. Since I made an adjustment I can't put my old HD in since there is nothing there to hold it in place. I spoke to a few reps at OWC and was told different things. I was told by Duane initially when I found out that the SSD was defective and he told me that it was back ordered while the OWC website showed they had it available and would ship "same day". I spoke to Ben a day later and he told me that it was still back ordered while the website still shows SameDay which means its available and then I spoke to Cynthia and she was very helpful and she told me she would get this shipped immediately since it does show they had it available she even did a free overnight shipping and she told me they had received the shipment. The next day I spoke to a Steve and he told me they still did not have it and would ship Monday and I would get it Tuesday the following week. I was lied to again and again with this company and it feels like if you received a defective item and need a replacement "THEY DO NOT WANT TO HELP YOU". New Buyers are a"PRIORITY". Steve told me that they need to check the SSD and make sure it was fine but I spoke to a Rebecca today 05/13/2012 and she told me they still dont have it in. I am now stuck with no hard drive and I cant use my notebook for work! This will most probably be the last time I ever look at this website. "

modified review posted May-14-2012

rboris, Other World Computing (macsales.com, eshop.macsales.com) rep has responded

“Dear cnoblejas,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
Other World Computing sincerely apologizes for the stock status inconsistencies.
We could certainly understand how this could be very frustrating.
I can assure you that this is not the norm at OWC.
At this point, one of our technical team leads will review your situation and will be contacting you to advise.
We hope to be successful in resolving these issues.

Sincerely,

Robert Boris
OWC Call Center Manager
815-333-5098
rboris@macsales.com”

Rating 10/10 5/5
modified review posted May-12-2012

"Excellent wen site.Easy to find just the right part for my particular Apple computer. Have been buying from OWC for years and will continue to do so."

Rating 10/10 5/5
modified review posted May-11-2012

"Flawless. Ordering, shipping, product performance -- all flawless. Will definitely order again."

Rating 10/10 5/5
modified review posted May-11-2012

"There was a mix-up with the billing address on my credit card, but someone called and straightened it out. I appreciate that someone would do that, rather than sending a reject e-mail about a problem with the order."

Rating 10/10 5/5
modified review posted May-11-2012

"Purchased OWC branded external DVD burner and required a self powered model. OWC site had plenty of product description that specified how it is powered, and all the various read/write speeds. The images showed the ports, tray configuration, and external power supply which allowed me to make the correct choice. So many competitors are too skimpy with product descriptions. Very satisfied with the product. Item shipped the same day as ordered. Price very competitive. "

Rating 10/10 5/5
modified review posted May-11-2012

"Everything was as advertised, everything arrived on time and in good order, and the online videos smoothed the upgrade process, I'm very happy with my macbook pro with its now doubled RAM and SSD boot disk. OWC highly recommended."

Rating 10/10 5/5
modified review posted May-11-2012

"Shipping is lightning fast and the customer service is great. Pleasant experience all around. Great products as well - it's no wonder why owc has such a great reputation."

Rating 4/10 2/5
modified review posted May-10-2012

"Difficult. At checkout it asks if you are registered. If you put in your log in details the site then by-passes the paypal option and demands a credit card. I then have to go back and select paypal rather than logging in. Surely registered users can log in and still use paypal.

The site is getting way too "busy" with screens full of junk. Clean it up please."

modified review posted May-11-2012

rboris, Other World Computing (macsales.com, eshop.macsales.com) rep has responded

“Dear guy-497,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
Other World Computing sincerely apologizes for checkout difficulties.
Moreover, we apologize for the "busy" screens.
We understand that this can be frustrating.
At OWC, we take such feedback seriously and we will do our best to implement changes.
At this point, one of our customer support team leads will research your web checkout and will reach out to you.

Sincerely,

Robert Boris
OWC Call Center Manager
rboris@macsales.com
815-333-5098”

Rating 10/10 5/5
modified review posted May-10-2012

"Great! The adapter arrived quickly and works like a charm. My Firewire 400 HD booted right up."

 
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