I was recently asked to write a review for Buy.com’s digital cameras section. I’ve never bought anything from Buy.com, but I figured I’ll take a quick look. Well, I was pleasantly surprised! Here are my views.
“Buy.com has the largest selection of Top name brand Digital Cameras at the lowest prices and free shipping offers.
With over 2 million products and 8 million customers, Buy.com is the destination for Digital Cameras”
The Good
Upon entry of the online store, I was presented with a neat list of popular digital cameras, ranging from professional digital SLR to consumer point-and-shoots, sorted nicely by megapixel count. Got a specific requirement such as minimum optical zoom or LCD screen size? Buy.com allows you to filter out the digital cameras that do not meet your requirements.
Most online stores have only technical specifications for the digital cameras that they sell. But not true for Buy.com, they have detailed non-biased reviews on many digital cameras to help you make an informed choice.
The Price
Canon Digital Rebel XTi Black, Body Only: $673.12 on Buy.com vs. $675.15 on Amazon.com.
Canon PowerShot G7: $464.33 on Buy.com vs. $463.99 on Amazon.com.
Fujifilm F40fd: $255.99 on Buy.com vs. $264.95 on B&H.
As you can see, Buy.com is definitely competitive when it comes to pricing. And if you use Google Checkout, you can even shave another $10 off the final price.
The Not-So-Good
My only complaint is the lack of digital SLR from brand names other than Canon. It would be great if they at least carry Nikon digital SLRs too. My apology to Buy.com. Looks like they do carry the whole range of Nikon digital SLRs too! But then my complaint becomes that these Nikon digital SLRs are somehow not as easily found as Canon and Olympus. After clicking on “Digital SLR” under Browse, the “Manufacturer” option for refining the search lists only Canon and Olympus. But by doing a search for “Nikon digital SLRs“, all the popular Nikon bodies such as D200 and D80 appear.
The Online Destination For Digital Cameras
So, whenever you are looking to get a new digital camera online, do remember to check out Buy.com!
June 4th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
I am a frequent user of BUY.com and could not be happier with the products and the service. I find one fault with your post. I actually bought a Nikon digital SLR from BUY.com and i would hate for someone to be misinformed.
Here is a link to where i found my camera.
http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresults.asp?querytype=home&qu=Nikon+digital+SLRs&qxt=home&display=col&dclksa=1