TigerDirect

• For DIY Computer Builders
• Daily Deals
• Marine Products

For DIY Computer Builders

TigerDirect is the ultimate experience for the Do-It-Yourself home computer builder. Here are some of the neat products that we found on the website aimed towards the DIY experience:

• Shuttle XPC SH87R: For $254.99, the Shuttle SH87R doesn't have a motherboard or hard drive, but has PCI slots for cards and other components.
• Motherboards, customers could get a performance-level motherboard for $50-$199.
• Solid State Drives for computing speed allowed a computer builder to get a 512 GB drive for around $500.

Daily Deals

TigerDirect also has some great daily deals. We found a ProScan Android Tablet for $39.99. This product, after the rebate, comes with 8 GB of Flash Storage, as well as a carrying case and keyboard kit. The deal is great because the tablet is also outfitted with the latest version of the KitKat Android operating system. The software selection for TigerDirect was pretty good, as we were happy to see that there was a version of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended. We weren't able to find a version of Photoshop with Newegg.

Marine Products

We saw some marine products advertised through TigerDirect that weren't available through other online storefronts. Here are some of the marine products that we found on TigerDirect:

• Boat Outfitting
• Marine Audio
• Marine Safety
• Trolling Motors
• Navigation and Location

TigerDirect also offered some good tablet gaming options. In addition to tons of games and hardware for the traditional gamer, there is also the latest Shield tablet. The Nvidia Shield Tablet was a great fit for the on-the-go-gamer, with Android 5.0 Lollipop, a great processor, 4G LTE connectivity, and a 5MP camera setup, all for $399.99. This is a great product because it lets users connect to a home PC and play all of their favorite PC games, in addition to several different games available through the Google Play Store. The advertised computer for streaming PC games is GeForce GTX PC.

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• No Apple Computers
• Lack of FAQ

No Apple Computers

Where are the Apple computers? When we reviewed TigerDirect's directory of computing resources, we saw hundreds of different PC models and barebone kits. However, we didn't find any Apple computers, including MacBooks, iMacs, and Mac Minis. For example, the Mac Pro is the latest, hottest desktop on the Apple market and can play many of the games that are available for PC. We felt that TigerDirect would benefit for customers if they sold Apple computers on their website.

Lack of FAQ

Another problem with the website involved the lack of a knowledge base for the do-it-yourself computer builder. A first-time DIY computer builder might benefit from a checklist of items needed to build their own computer, as well as special toolkits for assembling their home computer. To further enhance the barebone kits, there needs to be a separate category for barebone kits and complete computer building kits. There was some overlap between the do-it-yourself categories, and this was indicated by the review where an individual purchased a motherboard with RAM that didn't work. A user needs to know if they are purchasing a kit without a motherboard or a combination package with the body of the computer and necessary components. We also felt that TigerDirect's return policy wasn't very good. There are no returns accepted. All sales are final.