Umart Online

If computers and computer parts are your thing, it’s not hard to put together a good system for under $ 500. I used a build your pc guide from
to see what has changed in the past 20 or so years.
I have used Umart for about 5 years, and found everything I needed. Ordering is via online and you get around 20% reduction of the sale price. They send my a txt or email telling you its ready, you go down to their warehouse and enter in your code, wait 5 or so minutes and pickup and pay. They charge you extra for credit cards, so I pay via EFTPOS. you can also pay via bpay, but I’ve never used it.

I’m might work on «The Internet» but I’m by no means a computer person. Thankfully Umart has proved helpful on a number of occasions for many computer like products. External Harddrives, 10-​port USB hubs and more. The best thing? Order online and pick up from their Milton store. No fuss and decent prices.

Best place for computer hardware if you know exactly what you want. Great prices, online store, parking and efficient pickup. No fuss. If you need help from an actual person I would suggest going elsewhere.
This is how it works:
Order online.
Go to store once they email you for pickup.
Plug in order number at store computer.
Wait for your name to be called.
Pay then leave.
Context: Have been a customer for over a decade.

Let’s put it in perspective. U-​Mart is not targeting people that’d go to Harvey Norman. If you can build your own PC, then U-​Mart is great. If your skill set is way below that, then you’re in trouble. Here’s the problem — U-​Mart is cheap. Super cheap. It’s a great place to pick up odds and ends for the home PC. The problem is that their customer service is, well, almost non-​existent. They aren’t as bad as, say, Gamedude (located South of Brisbane) but it’s not their strong point.
I’ve purchased a number of items from U-​Mart and I’ve never had any problems, but if a competitor came in that had staff more willing to assist, U-​Mart would be in trouble.
Make sure you know your shit before coming to Umart — it ain’t for beginners.

While I was completing my animation degree, not a month went by without ordering something from U-​mart. At first, I tried to shop around for the cheapest prices but I quickly worked out I could save myself a lot of time by just directly ordering from U-​mart.
I’ve never found any cheaper prices for replacement computer parts, hard drives, sound cards or any computer-​related accessories.
You should get use to their ordering system so there’s no confusion at the time of pick-​up. Once you order online, you’ll receive an email with your order number. Bring the order number with you to pick it up from the shop. It takes a lot longer for the shop assistant to track your order without the order number. They don’t have a lot of staff working on site in order to keep the costs down. The U-​mart shop basically acts as an end-​of-​line storage space. It’s not meant to be a regular computer shop where you can browse for products and expect staff to give advice on what products.
Also, it’s cheaper to pay cash or Eftpos when you pick up the product.

Let me start by saying I’m a nerd. Until now only a few people knew that so you should feel privileged. I have been buying computer parts and accessories from Umart for years and this place has everything you could possibly want all under one roof.
There was a time when the service here was very limited, the sales reps and techies communicated with little more than industry jargon and it was often a challenge to resolve any issues you may have had with your order — Luckily for all the not so tech savvy folk out there, time has served Umart well and these days are a thing of the past.
On the second level of the building there are a team of well spoken, personable, non-​robot people who are more than willing to assist you in buying or upgrading your computer. Next door you will find the service department which offers efficient repairs of almost anything pc related that you can think of at very reasonable prices.
Ordering is a breeze, you find what you want online, record the order number, take it into the ground floor lobby, enter it in the computer in the corner and sit comfortably in the air-​conditioning until someone calls out your name. Last time I purchased some parts from Umart the whole process took me less than half an hour from online ordering to collection — its just plain easy.

Who do you call? Ghostbusters.
Where do you go to buy your computer stuff? Umart.
If you have no idea where to go when your computer flips you the bird, it’s most likely you flip open the yellow pages. If you know some stuff about computers, namely a little bit about what you’re using, like it has a screen and a keyboard, maybe even the on/​off button for your computer and it breaks down on you, you are likely to head off to your local computer store. Chances are you’ve been there before.
If you are a certified geek, you go to Umart Online. You get the cheapest prices for most of your computer parts, which makes it convenient if you know if one component is broken and you know how to put it in and take it out. Also good to look for mouses (not live ones people) and keyboards and simple things like that, their online site is built and designed to look complex, something only their target market would find attractive to surf. Very techy. The Umart premise is that you order online and go pick it up from a physical store. They also can deliver to you for an extra fee.
Umart in Milton is a pretty busy pick up point, it’s a tiny office with 1 counter and a few seats. Not pretty in any way, but very efficient. They’ve been around for ages, and if you know anyone slightly in the know of the IT realm, they will tell you to go there for your cheap parts, or be ripped off anywhere else.
So the next time you’re computer is looking a bit blue, Umart may be your place to fix it. Word of advice, bring a geek friend.