The big difference with Quarks as an internet café is it seems as if their owners spent too much…read moretime in Internet cafes themselves. Everyone has been to an internet café where you weren't allowed to do anything except check your mail while a nasty-looking clock counted down and dried up your two quid. At Quarks however, you can use their computers as you would your own, with exception to perhaps trying to feed cheese to your mouse! Print from any PC, bring your laptop or use downloads and uploads as you please. Video call a friend in another country and tell them you've won the lottery: they'll believe you when they see you get served a hot or cold drink at your PC. Quarks it seems, is all about the customer, and for those who might find the internet a strange and intimidating place, Quarks should be your port of call.

Every Saturday of the month you can catch this cool little computer fair just five minutes away…read morefrom Tottenham Court Road station. Expect any kind of hardware you may be looking to buy, including hard drives, sound cards, memory and much, much more. Amateur music buffs are catered for as well, with a huge range of cables, connections gold-plated or not are on offer for amazing prices. Though it sometimes feels dodgy buying computer equipment in a flea market-type situation, you'll find that most of the vendors are backed up by existing shops from around the country. Discuss the warranty with each vendor before you buy too, and you'll walk away having paid prices that are up to 40% cheaper than buying in store and even online for the best brand names.

This fair has moved to Ulu In Malet street.every saturday 10.30 til 5pm…read more... for all your computer needs and so much more

I called them as my CPU was labouring and the USB connection had dropped down and the entry points…read morewere unusable. Had to cancel one appointment due to hospital visit, but Tuesday a person arrived after making sure I was available, took the unit away, and brought it back Friday with a new casing, and a new USB 3 entry, not linked as the motherboard was not compatible, yet the old USB that would comply with the board remaining. Could have taken me for a new one completely but assessed my real needs carefully and only did the job that I really needed.

PC World in Guildfprd has recently undergone a great refit and is now a lot less cluttered and far…read moreeasier to navigate. The range of products seems to have fallen but the products that are there are clearly displayed and easy to interact with. There's a more premium feel about the shop now. Staff are generally happy to help and will approach you to check that you are OK. Although happy to help I've often found that product knowledge is lacking in terms of the detail. This is frustrating as only scant details about products are included on the shelf edge lables. The store now incorporates a dedicated Apple store and a much larger range of Apple products are stocked as a result. I find the whole a much more pleasant experience than the old store set up which always appeared cheap and nasty!

PC World guildford is a large branch that still has a large stock range although not as much as…read morethey used to have. The store is lovely and bright and well laid out. The only downside I have is that the products only have a limited amount of information about them and when you approach a staff member they seem to not have as much knowledge as they should. This is no reflection on the staff, I feel they could be a bit better trained. Sometimes i feel that I need to search on the internet about a product before gooing into the store and purchasing. The staff are however friendly and they do try to help when they can. Overall a good store.