Who are the leaders?
We made our list of leading e-tailers in the category on the basis of their leadership, quality, service and commitment to customers. We did it with our due diligence and the e-tailers do not pay us to be included.
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E-tailer		Highlights	Sales Tax	Shipping Cost
Amazon.com Electronics		The largest e-tailer has become a top electronics reseller.  Wide selection with most extensive product information and comments by users and editors. Buying guides included. Easy to shop.	WA	$4.99 plus $0.49/lb
Buy.com Electronics		The second largest e-tailer behind Amazon.com, known for discount prices. But only with limited consumer resources. Top-rated by customers. Special: Free shipping on $100 order (by ?).	CA, TN, MA, IN	$4.95 plus $0.5/lb
800.COM		Leading electronics e-tailer. It provides expert advice on products, side by side product comparison and live online customer service.	No	Vary
Outpost.com		Leading online consumer electronics reseller.  World-wide delivery.	CT, OH	Free
Overstock.com		Best known for closeout e-tailing. It buys overproduced or discontinued items from name brand manufacturers or buys inventories from failed e-tailers at liquidated prices and sells them at 40-70% off. Special: $20 off on your first $100 purchase (by 1/31).	UT	Free
uBid		Electronics and computers sold by means of auction. Easy to bid and handle.  May end up with really good deal. Leading business-to-consumer auction site.	IL, TN	$8.99 plus $0.89/lb
Egghead.com		Electronics and computers sold "at cost" or by means of auction. Leading business-to-consumer auction site.	CA, WA	Vary
Best Buy		Leading bricks-and-mortar electronics store. May pickup and return to local stores. Prices generally higher than pure e-tailers.	All states	$4.00 plus $0.45/lb
Circuit City		Leading bricks-and-mortar electronics store. You can buy it online and pick it up in local stores. Features weekly special. Prices generally higher than pure e-tailers.	All states	Vary by location
Walmart.com Electronics		Walmart, the largest and most successful superstore in the world, is known for quality goods at discount prices. Easy to browse products. May return goods to physical stores. Limited selection in electronics.	AR, CA, OH, UT	From $5.00
OfficeMax		Leading supplier of office products. Easy to find items by Keyword, category and number.	All states	Free with $50 order
Staples.com		Leading supplier of office products. Easy to browse and use.  May earn cash rewards up to 2.5% of your purphase.	All states	Free with $50 order
PC Mall		Used to be a leading mail order computer and electronics reseller.	CA, TN, WI	Vary
Zones.com		Leading computer and electronics seller since 1989 with over 100,000 name brand products.	NV, OH, WA, TN, IL	Vary
Micro Warehouse		Leading computer reseller. Easy browse by categories and manufacturers. Items shown with full description.	NJ, CT, OH, TN, IL	Vary
Hammacher Schlemmer		The 150-old store famous for its large collection of unique and innovative products with finest quality. Expect to pay more than regular. Unconditional guarantee.	NY, OH, IL	From $4.95
Express.com		It sells hot digital electronics like DVD players and digital cameras.	CA	$1.99 plus $0.95/lb
ritzcamera. com		Leading photo products reseller. It claims low price guarantee.	CA, KS, MD	Free with $50 order
PhotoAlley. com		Over 10,000 photographic products at low prices. You can search for category or brand name.	CA, UT, NJ	Free
Hifi.com		It sells only high-performance audio and video devices at unbeatable prices. 45-day No-Risk Return Policy.	MA	From $5.00
Handspring		The producer of Visor, a PDA similar to Palm. Founded by founders of Palm PDA. Visor is expandable to a MP3 player and digital camera. Starting from $149.	CA	Free with $100 order