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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Boston Area? Now You'll Know.

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	Things moving too slowly for you in Cyberland? Thinking about upgrading? Not sure where to start? We give a rundown of the available options and offer advice that will help you select equipment that will suit your needs. We also give you ratings of area stores for quality and price. From Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price		Firm's price index score
1.	Apex Computers 105 Ferry St #A Malden, MA 781-321-8888	12 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Apple Store All locations combined	158 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Apple Store 1245 Worcester St #3082 Natick, MA 508-903-2800		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Apple Store 99 Rockingham Park Blvd Salem, NH 603-890-3518	12 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Apple Store 100 Cambridgeside Pl Cambridge, MA 617-225-0442	42 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Apple Store 199 Boylston St Chestnut Hill, MA 617-965-5806	59 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Apple Store 94 Derby St #275 Hingham, MA 781-556-0400		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Apple Store 250 Granite St Braintree, MA 781-849-2000		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	Apple Store 210 Andover St #96 Peabody, MA 978-531-2802	30 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Best Buy All locations combined	604 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Best Buy 41 Commerce Way Seekonk, MA 508-336-1391		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Best Buy 769 Donald Lynch Blvd Marlborough, MA 508-486-9430		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Best Buy 200 Westgate Dr Brockton, MA 508-587-5294	11 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Best Buy 1337 S Washington St North Attleboro, MA 508-699-5800	44 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Best Buy 1 Worcester Rd Framingham, MA 508-872-2223	83 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Best Buy 290 S Broadway #E Salem, NH 603-890-9002	48 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Best Buy 220 Daniel Webster Hwy Nashua, NH 603-891-4900	49 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Best Buy 100 Cambridgeside Pl Cambridge, MA 617-577-8866	32 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Best Buy 550 Arsenal St #2 Watertown, MA 617-926-0009	35 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	Best Buy 700 Providence Hwy Dedham, MA 781-461-6768	52 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Best Buy 550 Grossman Dr Braintree, MA 781-848-1100	109 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Best Buy 230 Independence Way Danvers, MA 978-774-9494	95 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	CompUSA All locations combined	830 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	Computer Loft 6 Fordham Rd Allston, MA 617-782-9997		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	CTS Computers 855 Broadway Raynham, MA 508-822-8558	11 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	CTS Computers 303 Watertown St Newton, MA 617-964-8927	22 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Dell 800-474-3355	143 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Gateway 888-888-2075	226 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Megahertz-Computer 105 S Main St Bradford, MA 978-374-9677		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Micro Center 730 Memorial Dr Cambridge, MA 617-234-6400	440 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Mohawk Memory 69 Main St Maynard, MA 978-897-1500		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Speed PC 914 Main St Acton, MA 978-635-0813		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Staples All locations combined	169 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Staples 390 West St #3 Mansfield, MA 508-261-2889		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Staples 881 Worcester St Natick, MA 508-655-0811	12 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	Staples 600 South St W #12 Raynham, MA 508-824-0600		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	Staples 284 Hartford Ave Bellingham, MA 508-966-1200		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	Staples 17 Plaza Way Fairhaven, MA 508-997-5103	10 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
39.	Staples 111 Middlesex Tpke Burlington, MA 781-221-8550	15 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
40.	Staples 163 Highland Ave Needham Heights, MA 781-449-5766	11 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
41.	Staples 800 Lexington St Waltham, MA 781-899-4943	11 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
42.	Staples 145 Great Rd #7 Acton, MA 978-263-6150		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
43.	Staples 10 Main St #H Tewksbury, MA 978-851-0600		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 29 local computer stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

Boston computer stores by neighborhood

MA
Computer Stores in Acton, MA	Computer Stores in Allston, MA	Computer Stores in Bellingham, MA
Computer Stores in Bradford, MA	Computer Stores in Braintree, MA	Computer Stores in Brockton, MA
Computer Stores in Burlington, MA	Computer Stores in Cambridge, MA	Computer Stores in Chestnut Hill, MA
Computer Stores in Danvers, MA	Computer Stores in Dedham, MA	Computer Stores in Fairhaven, MA
Computer Stores in Framingham, MA	Computer Stores in Hingham, MA	Computer Stores in Malden, MA
Computer Stores in Mansfield, MA	Computer Stores in Marlborough, MA	Computer Stores in Maynard, MA
Computer Stores in Natick, MA	Computer Stores in Needham, MA	Computer Stores in Needham Heights, MA
Computer Stores in Newton, MA	Computer Stores in North Attleboro, MA	Computer Stores in Peabody, MA
Computer Stores in Raynham, MA	Computer Stores in Seekonk, MA	Computer Stores in Tewksbury, MA
Computer Stores in Waltham, MA	Computer Stores in Watertown, MA
NH
Computer Stores in Nashua, NH	Computer Stores in Salem, NH

Subscriber Comments/Reviews

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

Subscriber from ARLINGTON, MA wrote about APPLE STORE, Cambridge, MA on 11/14/09: Easy repair service. Knowledgeable workers........

Subscriber from ARLINGTON, MA wrote about MICRO CENTER, Cambridge, MA on 11/14/09: They have everything........

Subscriber from NORTH ANDOVER, MA wrote about BEST BUY, Salem, NH on 10/03/09: They wanted to charge me an extra $70 to "configure" the laptop and make a..........

Subscriber from ANDOVER, MA wrote about APPLE STORE, Salem, NH on 09/25/09: Apple products are all too expensive, but we have been Mac people from the beginning,..........

Subscriber from CONCORD, MA wrote about BEST BUY, Framingham, MA on 09/12/09: Had to wait over a half hour, once I chose the product I wanted, just..........

Subscriber from CHESTNUT HILL, MA wrote about APPLE STORE, Chestnut Hill, MA on 08/15/09: I was told I didn't need to purchase some software I was considering - a..........

Subscriber from MEDFORD, MA wrote about BEST BUY, Cambridge, MA on 08/11/09: I did my research on the computer before going to Best Buy. It was easy..........

Subscriber from SUDBURY, MA wrote about BEST BUY, Framingham, MA on 07/01/09: I had to go online for what I wanted........

Subscriber from BROOKLINE, MA wrote about MICRO CENTER, Cambridge, MA on 09/13/08: Their service department is decent, too........

Subscriber from MEDFORD, MA wrote about MICRO CENTER, Cambridge, MA on 08/17/08: They have everything, and the prices are good........

Subscriber from SHERBORN, MA wrote about APPLE STORE, Chestnut Hill, MA on 08/06/08: Dedicated storese with knowledgeable employees for high-tech products is a great idea (CompUSA was a..........

Subscriber from MEDFORD, MA wrote about MICRO CENTER, Cambridge, MA on 07/15/08: Great staff and variety of products........

Subscriber from MEDFIELD, MA wrote about BEST BUY, Framingham, MA on 07/14/08: Staff varies ggreatly in expertise, and they often present as fact what is actually just..........

Subscriber from BOSTON, MA wrote about APPLE STORE, Cambridge, MA on 07/06/08: Love the Apple Store. If only their stuff wasn't so darned expensive........

Subscriber from AYER, MA wrote about BEST BUY, Nashua, NH on 06/25/08: Ready to purchase a computer. Figured out what I wanted from the display. I went..........

Subscriber from BOSTON, MA wrote about MICRO CENTER, Cambridge, MA on 09/13/07: I can only compare this store to office suppliers like Staples and mail order operations,..........

Subscriber from FRANKLIN, MA wrote about APPLE STORE, Cambridge, MA on 01/04/07: Very helpful staff.......

Subscriber from MILTON, MA wrote about MICRO CENTER, Cambridge, MA on 10/17/06: The only computer store I will ever shop at. Similar prices to on-line discount sellers..........

Subscriber from WINCHESTER, MA wrote about MICRO CENTER, Cambridge, MA on 10/12/06: This place would have done lots better, but I've gotten ripped off by their low-balled..........

Subscriber from AUBURNDALE, MA wrote about COMPUSA, Brighton, MA on 10/10/06: Other area CompUSAs seem to have better staff........

Subscriber from CAMBRIDGE, MA wrote about BEST BUY, Cambridge, MA on 10/03/06: There's no reason to believe that anybody in the store gives a damn.......

Subscriber from PEABODY, MA wrote about APPLE STORE, Peabody, MA on 09/27/06: Very helpful on services even when a purchase hass't been made.......

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