Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Global 2010: Electronics Shopping: Should you buy online or in a store?

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If you’re in the market to buy an electronics product this year—and our holiday shopping poll says 62 percent of you plan to give a gift from that category—it’s plenty early enough to think about buying online. For some products, that’s fine—but not for all. .

Regardless of what you’re buying, you can often find better selection and prices online. And many Web retailers scored very high in our recent Ratings of places to buy major electronics and computers. But the hottest products this year—tablets, smart phones, and 3D anything —are relatively unfamiliar. Many buyers will benefit from experiencing them first-hand. That’s where brick-and-mortar stores hold the advantage.

Cell phones: Try before you buy.

TVs: Online is fine.

Digital cameras: Try before you buy.

Blu-ray and DVD players: Online is fine.

Headphones: Try before you buy.

Computers: Online is fine.


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