I would have a hard time living far away from a Micro Center. Your first impressions are pretty much correct in that, yes, it is great. They aren’t the best pl

I would have a hard time living far away from a Micro Center. Your first impressions are pretty much correct in that, yes, it is great. They aren’t the best place to buy many categories of items, but for other categories, they are pretty amazing. Their in-house brand Inland used to really suck 10+ years ago, but now they make some great product categories, like their SSDs and flash storage (sometimes branded Micro Center instead of Inland). The 3D printing section is pretty legit, it’s come in handy when I’ve needed parts in a pinch, and they cost the same as online (actually, less, since Bambu charges shipping). There are times when their PC parts are cheaper than elsewhere like if you buy motherboard and processor via a bundle. They’re the best place to snag a GPU. When supply is low. You beat scalpers by going to Micro Center. They’ll only sell them in store and they check ID to make sure you don’t buy them more than once every 30 days. They are, to my knowledge, the exclusive retailer of Bawls energy drinks. Last I checked, they do price match with online retailers. The salespeople are commissioned but usually aren’t annoying about it, and generally it makes them helpful more than not, and they tend to know exactly where everything is. I wouldn’t really go to Micro Center for things like cables and other accessories where you get better selection online. I wouldn’t expect a major difference with the original Ohio locations. I’ve been to locations in numerous states and they’re all generally the same, although I think there’s a location somewhere with a mechanized moving filament wall as something of a party trick.