| Location | |
| Memorial Union | |
| in the back left hand corner of the UC Davis Bookstore | |
| Hours | |
| M-F 8:30 - 6:00 pm Sat. - 12:00 - 5 Closed Sundays | |
| Phone | |
| (530) 752-1945 | |
| Website | |
![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small} http://bookstore.ucdavis.edu/TechHub/ |
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| Established | |
| Payment Method | |
| Cash, Check, Credit Card, student accounts | |
The Tech Hub (formerly known as The Computer Shop) is a small portion of the UCD Bookstore. It is hidden behind the clothing and Clinique counter and is neighbors with the art section. The Tech Hub sells Apple computers and stocks PC's sporadically. PC's can be ordered, except Dells. It also offers Epson, HP, and Lexmark printer ink. If you are smart you will have the ink cartridge you need written down, or you will be met with disapproving stares or the occasional long sigh from the sales staff. It's a little known fact that the Tech Hub can order most anything for a bit below retail, though the shipping time leaves something to be desired (wait time 7-10 business days or about 2 weeks). It also regularly stocks PC and Mac software, computer cases, flash drives, printers, mice, etc., and a small selection of cables. A certified technician services Mac computers on site as well as PC's.
In order to buy software or hardware from the Tech Hub you must produce a valid UCD ID card. Many people find this hard to do, especially departments who aren't often questioned about their validity. Also, if you are going to purchase any software/hardware item, plan to wait a while. The sales staff is required to do a lot of extra paperwork due to the Tech Hub's use of an archaic stock tracking system, which routinely breaks down and causes general chaos and panic.
The ever-popular iPod is no longer discounted for students. Apple lowered the price after releasing the second generation of Nanos.
The sales staff is generally chill and you will often find about half of the staff using the computers or hanging out between classes even if they aren't working. Interested in more info on the sales staff? You can look up the facebook group, Tech Hub People.
The Tech Hub gets special deals on its hardware and software, called "academic discounts." This phrase has mislead many people into believing that there is a further discount on top of the listed price. This is not the case; all prices are listed as is. Often you can get a pretty good deal on a computer if there is a special promotion or sale going on, which happens almost every month.
The Tech Hub was remodeled in Summer 2006; peeling laminate from the cabinets started to pose quite a hazard for the employees, whose job became to creatively tape up the sides of the cabinets. The remodel process took weeks and for all who bore witness to it, it was a chaotic process. The Tech Hub interior is basically the same, but the cabinets are no longer square, but oddly undulating.
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See the Computers and Electronics entry for businesses that sell computers, or the Computer Repair entry for help when they break.
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Should this be moved into the UCD Bookstore page as a section?
Yes, I think it should. Either that or its name should be changed to reflect the fact that it's not the only computer shop in town. -Graham
If you are faculty, staff, or student, basic computer support can be had from IT Express, http://itexpress.ucdavis.edu, and if you are a student, non-hardware "repairs" (virus recovery, etc) are done by Desktop http://desktop.ucdavis.edu. -TheodoreSuryapurnama
