Like it or not, and I'm in the not category, most people conflate electronics with consumer electronics. It is just something we have to deal with. That said,

Like it or not, and I'm in the not category, most people conflate electronics with consumer electronics. It is just something we have to deal with. That said, a big box computer retailer is worth something. For the most part, I've found that sales people know something about computers. Contrast that to general consumer electronics stores where sales people know nothing about everything. If you know what you want, they also tend to be better than smaller computer stores. In that case, you're basically paying someone to do mail order for you.