This review is about shops selling electronic components like resistors, capacitors up to arduino boards
So when electronic fever hit me I started to look for online stores that offer shipping.
And here is my feedback about the ones I found
The online shop is big with really great varieties also I like the option of payment upon delivery (so I only pay when the items reach my door)
Its also relatively cheap most components are cheap but also shipping to any place in Cairo (20le) or any place in Egypt (around 45le)
They are official reseller of Sparkfun.com
First Personal experience
I made my first order with them when I was in Cairo in short vacation.
To make the story really short they didn't deliver anything
When I called to ask for the reason of the delay he told me some of the components I ordered is currently not available (damn me!).
Why didn't you call me then? no answer.
being one day before going back home, I had to go myself to their shop and get my stuff.
Important thing to say: He charged me more for at least one component than the price indicated on the website so I would say these online prices are not very reliable.
Second Personal experience
Tried to order from them again (why again? because its cheap) but this time I wanted the items to be shipped to where I live (South Sinai)
I called asking about shipping cost to south sinai he told me it will be estimated and someone will call me to confirm it.
No body called (As expected) and no one answer my calls, emails.
I was making a 500le order so I was expecting some attention but got nothing.
I asked the order be canceled (got no response either).
The online shop is also big (bigger than Future Electronics) the option of payment upon delivery is also available
The website is not as beginners friendly as the former one.
Here they are expecting that you know what you are doing also the larger selection makes it harder for a beginner like me to decide which to buy.
You may find some datasheets but in general the website is not very beginner friendly
Prices are expensive either same item in Future Electronics can cost here any thing between 100-200% and sometimes more
Shipping is also more expensive (57le for a less than 1kg shipment to South Sinai compared to 45 in Fut-E)
This shop is also an official distributor for Sparkfun.com
First Personal experience
I knew from the first look this shop is more expensive than FutE and so I have only ordered few things from there that I didn't find in the other store.
After making online order someone called to confirm then I got an SMS few hours later confirming shipment of my items by Fedex, I received my items the next day morning.
(so it was less than 24 hour between submitting the order and receiving it)
Their prices were expensive but accurate, I payed what I expected to pay
Although that experience was good but it doesn't count because I ordered only very few things
Second Personal experience
When FutE turned me down the second time I ordered everything from RAM Electronics .. I found every thing I needed and even many things that I didn't find in FutE all for higher price of course.
Just like first time I got confirmation call from them, then another call informing me one of the items I requested is not available giving me the option to ship without this item or wait until tomorrow and ship everything
the company they use for shipping is egyptexpress/fedex which has a terrible (or rather no) customer support they never picked up the phone when I called.
Despite that the package arrived within two days as promised.
I will definitely order from them again
http://elgammalelectronics.com/
This shop is direct competitor fo E-Ram, it has lot of components and can be cheaper sometimes than E-Ram. Only down side is that their delivery is very expensive compared to e-ram.
Deal Extreme (or dx for short) is general electronic shop not specialized like the previous two but still you could find some electronics in dx and not in the other sites.
Dx is a Chinese so you will only find there things made in China.
Its prices are generally more expensive than those two websites mentioned above but it offer FREE shipping
First Personal experienceI ordered a few items from there to test if its gonna work or will face problem with customs and delivery.
Order was placed 24th of July
Shipped 25th of July (just one day after making the order)
Received 29th of August.
Customs charge was 50% (6$ for my 12$ order)
I
hate shopping in Cairo because of the transportation hell and because of the fact that I don't live in Cairo anymore.So when electronic fever hit me I started to look for online stores that offer shipping.
And here is my feedback about the ones I found
Future electronics
http://store.fut-electronics.com/index.php
Great online store for beginners.
It explain in details each component and its uses and some possible use cases along with the datasheet and even sometimes some tutorials
Great online store for beginners.
It explain in details each component and its uses and some possible use cases along with the datasheet and even sometimes some tutorials
The online shop is big with really great varieties also I like the option of payment upon delivery (so I only pay when the items reach my door)
Its also relatively cheap most components are cheap but also shipping to any place in Cairo (20le) or any place in Egypt (around 45le)
They are official reseller of Sparkfun.com
First Personal experience
I made my first order with them when I was in Cairo in short vacation.
To make the story really short they didn't deliver anything
When I called to ask for the reason of the delay he told me some of the components I ordered is currently not available (damn me!).
Why didn't you call me then? no answer.
being one day before going back home, I had to go myself to their shop and get my stuff.
Important thing to say: He charged me more for at least one component than the price indicated on the website so I would say these online prices are not very reliable.
Second Personal experience
Tried to order from them again (why again? because its cheap) but this time I wanted the items to be shipped to where I live (South Sinai)
I called asking about shipping cost to south sinai he told me it will be estimated and someone will call me to confirm it.
No body called (As expected) and no one answer my calls, emails.
I was making a 500le order so I was expecting some attention but got nothing.
I asked the order be canceled (got no response either).
RAM Electronics
https://ram-e-shop.comThe online shop is also big (bigger than Future Electronics) the option of payment upon delivery is also available
The website is not as beginners friendly as the former one.
Here they are expecting that you know what you are doing also the larger selection makes it harder for a beginner like me to decide which to buy.
You may find some datasheets but in general the website is not very beginner friendly
Prices are expensive either same item in Future Electronics can cost here any thing between 100-200% and sometimes more
Shipping is also more expensive (57le for a less than 1kg shipment to South Sinai compared to 45 in Fut-E)
This shop is also an official distributor for Sparkfun.com
First Personal experience
I knew from the first look this shop is more expensive than FutE and so I have only ordered few things from there that I didn't find in the other store.
After making online order someone called to confirm then I got an SMS few hours later confirming shipment of my items by Fedex, I received my items the next day morning.
(so it was less than 24 hour between submitting the order and receiving it)
Their prices were expensive but accurate, I payed what I expected to pay
Although that experience was good but it doesn't count because I ordered only very few things
Second Personal experience
When FutE turned me down the second time I ordered everything from RAM Electronics .. I found every thing I needed and even many things that I didn't find in FutE all for higher price of course.
Just like first time I got confirmation call from them, then another call informing me one of the items I requested is not available giving me the option to ship without this item or wait until tomorrow and ship everything
the company they use for shipping is egyptexpress/fedex which has a terrible (or rather no) customer support they never picked up the phone when I called.
Despite that the package arrived within two days as promised.
I will definitely order from them again
ElGammal Electronics
http://elgammalelectronics.com/
This shop is direct competitor fo E-Ram, it has lot of components and can be cheaper sometimes than E-Ram. Only down side is that their delivery is very expensive compared to e-ram.
Deal Extreme
Deal Extreme (or dx for short) is general electronic shop not specialized like the previous two but still you could find some electronics in dx and not in the other sites.Dx is a Chinese so you will only find there things made in China.
Its prices are generally more expensive than those two websites mentioned above but it offer FREE shipping
First Personal experienceI ordered a few items from there to test if its gonna work or will face problem with customs and delivery.
Order was placed 24th of July
Shipped 25th of July (just one day after making the order)
Received 29th of August.
Customs charge was 50% (6$ for my 12$ order)
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