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for quality for price
1. Absolute Mac
895 Quince Orchard Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-417-0600
26 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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2. Advanced 2000
822 S Pickett St
Alexandria, VA 22304
703-370-7520
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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3. Advantage Computer Svc
8126 Sudley Rd
Manassas, VA 20109
703-367-8709
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4. Affinity Computer
23035 Douglas Ct
Sterling, VA 20166
703-397-9451
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5. Apple
4860 Bethesda Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-634-0880
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6. Apple Store
All locations combined

1094 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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7. Apple Store
1229 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-572-1460
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8. Apple Store
7101 Democracy Blvd #2044
Bethesda, MD 20817
301-299-0723
197 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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9. Apple Store
4860 Bethesda Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-951-6100
132 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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10. Apple Store
86 Annapolis Mall
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-224-5877
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11. Apple Store
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Columbia, MD 21044
410-423-1801
45 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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12. Apple Store
11949 Market St
Reston, VA 20190
571-449-4800
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13. Apple Store
11750 Fair Oaks Mall
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-251-7400
68 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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14. Apple Store
1100 S Hayes St
Arlington, VA 22202
703-418-1092
83 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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15. Apple Store
2700 Clarendon Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
703-875-9880
253 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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16. Apple Store
1961 Chain Bridge Rd
McLean, VA 22102
703-893-5055
258 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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17. Best Buy
All locations combined

943 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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18. Best Buy
3100 14th St NW #203
Washington, DC 20010
202-387-6150
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19. Best Buy
20914 Frederick Rd
Germantown, MD 20876
240-686-1221
44 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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20. Best Buy
15800 Collington Rd
Bowie, MD 20716
301-464-3080
23 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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21. Best Buy
14160 Baltimore Ave
Laurel, MD 20707
301-497-1890
50 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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22. Best Buy
10901 Georgia Ave
Wheaton, MD 20902
301-942-1877
24 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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23. Best Buy
1200 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
301-984-1479
107 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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24. Best Buy
15750 Shady Grove Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-990-8839
76 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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25. Best Buy
8251 Gateway Overlook
Elkridge, MD 21075
410-872-9448
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26. Best Buy
13093 Gateway Center Dr
Gainesville, VA 20155
571-248-4944
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27. Best Buy
7665 Sudley Rd
Manassas, VA 20109
703-257-7474
33 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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28. Best Buy
1201 S Hayes St #B
Arlington, VA 22202
703-414-7090
39 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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29. Best Buy
45575 Dulles Eastern Plz #188
Sterling, VA 20165
703-430-2150
33 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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30. Best Buy
1861 Fountain Dr
Reston, VA 20190
703-437-0818
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31. Best Buy
2730 Prince William Pkwy
Woodbridge, VA 22192
703-490-7499
35 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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32. Best Buy
3401 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Alexandria, VA 22305
703-519-0940
54 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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33. Best Buy
13058 Fair Lakes Pkwy
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-631-3332
84 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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34. Best Buy

Leesburg, VA
703-669-4100
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35. Best Buy
5799 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041
703-671-0184
95 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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36. Best Buy
8449 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
703-748-9814
29 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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37. Best Buy
1801 Fountain Dr
Reston, VA 20190
703-787-3760
62 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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38. Best Buy
6555 Frontier Dr
Springfield, VA 22150
703-922-4980
82 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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39. Best Buy Millard
12210 K Plz
Omaha, NE 68137
888-237-8289
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40. Best Buy Mobile
11160 Veirs Mill Rd #159
Silver Spring, MD 20902
301-933-2128
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41. Boon PC
7720 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-654-2116
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42. Cedar Park Computer
280 Cedar Ln SE #A
Vienna, VA 22180
703-208-0858
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43. Computech
10979 Baltimore Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-572-8088
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44. Computer Place
50 Bureau Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-330-6016
79 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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45. Computer Service Solutions
10640 Main St #103
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-8076
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46. Computers On Demand
4502 Jones Bridge Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-718-0822
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47. Dell


800-474-3355
167 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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48. Friendly Computers
319 Sunset Park Dr
Herndon, VA 20170
703-709-4114
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49. Golden Tech Computer Center
14281 Potomac Mills Rd
Woodbridge, VA 22192
703-491-0476
12 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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50. Intellect Computers
5100 Leesburg Pike #100
Alexandria, VA 22031
703-931-5100
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51. Keystone Computer
4615 Old Dominion Dr
Arlington, VA 22207
703-516-0300
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52. Mac Business Solutions
9057 Gaither Rd #B
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-330-4074
24 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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53. Mac Upgrades
6931 Arlington Rd #A
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-907-0300
72 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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54. Mei Computers
808 Hungerford Dr #B
Rockville, MD 20850
301-340-0000
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55. Micro Center
All locations combined

1038 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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56. Micro Center
1776 E Jefferson St
Rockville, MD 20852
301-692-2130
271 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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57. Micro Center
3089 Nutley St
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-204-8400
734 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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58. Nova Computer Systems
9 Catoctin Cir SE
Leesburg, VA 20175
703-777-8493
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59. Office Depot
All locations combined

116 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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60. Office Depot
12137 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
301-770-5410
27 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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61. Office Depot
5845 Leesburg Pike
Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041
703-379-0319
11 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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62. Office Depot
11001 Lee Hwy
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-591-1700
27 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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63. Office Depot
6700 Richmond Hwy #B
Alexandria, VA 22306
703-660-8671
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64. Pcretro
5031 Garrett Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-931-6630
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65. Pcretrocom Computer Warehous
7516 Leesburg Pike #A
Falls Church, VA 22043
703-821-1400
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66. Platinum Micro Electronics
7237 Nathan Ct
Manassas, VA 20109
703-368-4584
20 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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67. Richards Computer
2803 Merrilee Dr
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-876-5355
17 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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68. Staples
All locations combined

85 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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69. Staples
20906 Frederick Rd #A
Germantown, MD 20876
301-540-5446
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70. Staples
9440 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-588-3977
23 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local computer stores.
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71. Staples
4380 Montgomery Rd #B
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-461-1465
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72. Staples
9230 Old Keene Mill Rd
Burke, VA 22015
703-440-0359
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73. Staples
9470 Arlington Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-591-9809
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74. Staples

Springfield, VA
703-719-9550
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75. Tcs Computer
6343 Rolling Rd #B
Springfield, VA 22152
703-913-0900
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Washington DC area computer stores by neighborhood

DC
Washington, DC

MD
Annapolis, MD Beltsville, MD Bethesda, MD
Bowie, MD Columbia, MD Elkridge, MD
Ellicott City, MD Gaithersburg, MD Germantown, MD
Laurel, MD Rockville, MD Silver Spring, MD
Wheaton, MD

NE
Omaha, NE

VA
Alexandria, VA Arlington, VA Baileys Crossroads, VA
Burke, VA Fairfax, VA Falls Church, VA
Gainesville, VA Herndon, VA Leesburg, VA
Manassas, VA McLean, VA Reston, VA
Springfield, VA Sterling, VA Vienna, VA
Woodbridge, VA