Top-tier electronics in the US can be bought much cheaper than in Russia. Xbox, Playstation, Dell/HP/Microsoft laptops, PC components, any Apple products — all of it sells at prices 30-40% lower than Russian ones. Buying a single iPhone or MacBook in America can save you tens of thousands of rubles. On top of that, it'll be new, top-quality merchandise. And the most well-known electronics store in the US is Newegg. It's like Amazon, only with more convenient device search and often even lower prices.
Newegg History
The company was founded in 2000 by Fred Chang, a great enthusiast of computer parts who moved to the USA from Taiwan. He began selling motherboards, processors, and memory cards online, and his small online store grew to the scale it has now. Today Newegg.com is a business with $4-5 billion in annual revenue, one of the most popular electronics stores on the internet. At the same time, Newegg's profits consistently remain within just a few million, because prices here are kept very low and margins minimal. Goods are mainly sold almost at cost price.
Since 2005, the Newegg store has been in the top 10 best retailers in the USA. Fred Chang achieved this in just five years thanks to low prices, innovative trading approaches, and customer orientation.
What Newegg Sells
The Newegg.com store is primarily known for PC hardware. Graphics cards, motherboards, processors, coolers, RAM, SSD and M.2. Prices are much lower than in Russia. You won't find multicookers, grills or kitchen accessories here. This is where serious electronics for advanced users are sold.
The most popular sections on Newegg.com are:
- computer systems (laptops, monitors, peripherals, printers, headphones, UPS);
- components (CPU, power supplies, HDD and SSD, motherboards, and more);
- electronics (smartphones, tablets, portable headphones, gadgets, smart watches).
You can also buy everything for the office on Newegg.com: scanners, printers, routers, calculators, Wi-Fi adapters, safes, shredders, and even office furniture. And be sure to visit the Today's Best Deals section, where new products with discounts from 10% to 60% go on sale every day.
In the US it is especially profitable to order items that weigh little but cost quite a lot. The same goes for RAM sticks or even graphics cards (especially new ones, which carry large markups in Russia). On average, the price difference with the largest Russian chains is 40-45%. That means for the price of two items in Russia you can buy three of the same in the US.
Most often, judging by reviews, people order laptops, smartphones and various small electronics (smart watches, headphones, gaming mice) with us from Newegg.com. For the latter, savings usually amount to 3-5 thousand rubles. When buying a good SSD or M.2 you save about 2-3 thousand rubles. But if you take a top-spec laptop or one of the latest iPhones on Newegg.com, you can easily save 20-30 thousand rubles. The price difference is quite significant. At the same time, as you may remember, delivery with Prostobox costs only a few dollars.
Moreover, if you want, you can save even more. The store constantly offers discounts (the same Today's Best Deals section), which are quite real and rather substantial. Newegg also has a Price Match Guarantee policy, meaning it can't be cheaper online elsewhere—the store monitors this so it doesn't lose first place to anyone. Sometimes during promotions you can enter a promo code on Newegg, which knocks off an extra $2-$5, or go through cashback services like Ebates/Mr. Rebates, which return up to 3% of the purchase.
In the end, the savings are very significant. Plus, many items simply aren't available in Russia. New graphics cards, headphones, mice and other devices appear on Newegg much earlier than in Russia, and the selection options are much wider.
The store does not ship goods outside the country. However, within the USA, delivery from Newegg takes just 1-3 days. What's more, it's either free or up to $5 (depending on the item price). The exact shipping cost (or that it's «Free Shipping») is shown on the product page right next to the price.\
So in the Shipping fields it's enough to enter the address you received when you registered with Prostobox. And once the store gives you the order tracking number, enter it in your account with us — and follow the short instructions. This lets you get Newegg items delivered to Russia starting at just $6.99. But if you don't enter the tracking number and the package has already reached us, shipping to the RF will start at $9.99, though you'll be able to pick extra options like special protective packaging.
