Hi, (I hope I posted this in the right forum)

I just settled in France not too long ago. I am trying to find a network of online stores which offer good prices for computer hardware. I know that there is pricewatch.com for the US market. Is there something like it in Europe?

Here is a list of what I am looking for:

1. Websites that compare prices between online stores that are either in France or have the option to ship to France.

2. Web addresses of good online stores that sell computer hardware and/or software that are either based in France or based in Europe and can ship to France.

3. Websites that review DVD+/-R media. I guess a website in the US or Europe will do. I need to know which brand of media is better, and which is worst. I found a few good hardware review sites that reviewed the drives [Sony, Pioneer, Philips, etc...] but not the DVD media itself.

I am thinking of getting the new Sony dru-510a and the lowest price I found thru yahoo.fr shopping is 359 Euros. I tried Kelkoo and Monsieur Prix, but both gave me results that start in the 400s .

Thx

Edit: Typo

1. Try try try to find one I (only recently) found such a site for the Belgian market (prijswatch.be), and if even we have that, then there has to be something similar for your country
3. A modest suggestion here
BTW quality tests would interest me too (and a lot of other people). However, for the probably most important quality criterium -- do they stand the test of time? --, it is probably still too early (since DVDs haven't been on the market for a long time).

Thx for the help ! I digged a bit deeper in google.fr and came up with a site that lists other sites that compare prices. I am now down to 332 Euros for the Sony drive . The place is here in Paris too (no shipping).

How about a budget dvd writer drive (dvd-r, dvd-rw, dvd-ram) for:

146.87 GBP
210.85 EUR
244.28 USD

The company is based in UK and US. Here is a link to the drive and some reviews

[edit] How about this sony drive for a little extra. It can burn DVD-R/-RW, DVD+RW/+R, and even CD-R/CD-RW disks. It costs:

163.33GBP
234.52 EUR
271.59 USD [/edit]

http://www.ldlc.com is a good online store, that has also shops in town.