A few days ago I bought two USB PC to PC cables. They are used to transfer data from one computer to another.
On the internet I found geeks.com. Since most of computer related products do not work properly, I bought two different devices... hoping that one of them works. If this would have been the case, I would not waste my time telling you my story.
Anyway, both devices do not work... not on XP and not on Vista, They do not work on 3 different laptops and 2 desktops I tried. One device (BAFO BF-7313) suppose to come with a install CD... there was none, so I downloaded drivers from the BAFO web-site... installed them and get the message "driver not found". Device Manager tells me that the "Device is not functioning".
The other device is called "Smart PC-link" and it has the drivers internally. Does not work either.

Just in case, you may think that I am just too stupid... I am an Electronics Engineer.

Geeks.com sells garbage from China and Taiwan, forgets to send me the driver CD and then patronizes me when I ask for technical help... Their support web-site is computerized and does not allow me to send my problem description unless I click a box which says: "Have installed driver?"

The problems with computer related products are out of control. Even big companies like Microsoft cannot get it right... see Vista, and a lot of bottom-feeders like geeks.com make money selling garbage.

Karl

Geeks.com is a freaking scam. These bastards sent me a defective item and did not compensate for it. They gave me my money back after weeks of complaining, but did not compensate for any of the shipping at all. I kept asking them to compensate for $22 lost due to shipping, but they simply would not. Like wtf? Is it my fault you gave me a shit item? No. THIS WEBSITE IS A FUCKING SCAM AND DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM.

Geeks.com has regularly advertised for years 'locals-only' specials. These supposed specials are for products purchased at its location in Oceanside, CA. The truth is that these offers are no different than their online pricing available to anyone, local or not; in fact the very same products can be purchased from their website at the same prices that are advertised as 'locals-only'. This is nothing more than hype and false advertising.

Geeks.com's website also switched the price of a product during my checkout, advertising a product at a price that the product was not able to be purchased at. I have contacted the company three times regarding this issue, simply requesting to purchase the product at the advertised price, and have received no response after 32 days. I have the text of these communications available as well as a historical collection of their 'locals-only' emails, and will be selecting a law firm shortly.