• Newegg

Newegg

Overview

Newegg has a rating of 2.31 stars from 1,321 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Newegg most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and next day problems. Newegg ranks 132nd among Computer sites.

  • Service
    207
  • Value
    188
  • Shipping
    197
  • Returns
    164
  • Quality
    174

This company does not typically respond to reviews

Positive reviews (last 12 months): 17.1%
Positive
6
Neutral
1
Negative
28
75
See all photos

What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • Newegg's customer service used to be top notch now it seems like they hire the handicapped.
  • I have ordered plenty of computer parts from Newegg and they are a great company to deal with.

Critical highlights

  • I wonder how much business they are loosing with their complete incompetence in dealing with credit card verification?
  • Newegg is the king of deceptive practices and poor customer support.
How would you rate Newegg?
Top Positive Review

“Great site for electronics”

Larisa I.
12/14/23

Received my card, finally! There was a delay with delivery but this product was worth the wait. Thanks, newegg. It's already my 5th order from them.

Top Critical Review

“Fraud Fraud Fraud”

Mike C.
1/16/24

Company scammed my wife out of 650$ of computer parts and components. She ordered 9 items, recieved 1. Box un opened, after contacting new egg, they blew it off for 2 months until we disputed the charge on our credit card. Avoid at all costs. Read reviews. They do this to hundreds and hundreds of people. It's not unheard of, please avoid doung business with them as you'll be left stolen from.

Reviews (1,321)

Rating

Timeframe

Other

Reviews that mention popular keywords

customer service (274) credit card (62) computer parts (43) customer support (33) store credit (17) return policy (35) gift card (15)
Thumbnail of user mikec3033
1 review
1 helpful vote
January 16th, 2024

Company scammed my wife out of 650$ of computer parts and components. She ordered 9 items, recieved 1. Box un opened, after contacting new egg, they blew it off for 2 months until we disputed the charge on our credit card. Avoid at all costs. Read reviews. They do this to hundreds and hundreds of people. It's not unheard of, please avoid doung business with them as you'll be left stolen from.

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user larisai7
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
December 14th, 2023

Received my card, finally! There was a delay with delivery but this product was worth the wait. Thanks, newegg. It's already my 5th order from them.

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user renees452
6 reviews
19 helpful votes
January 1st, 2024

I bought printer ink for my HP Officejet Pro 7740 from Newegg.com, but when I tried to use it the printer rejected it because it does not contain an "HP chip." I do not understand why they are selling these when they are not compatible. The description below, which is directly from the Newegg site says it is compatible as you can see. Now I am out all this money.
((Compatible 952 952XL Ink Cartridge 4PK (Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow) for HP Officejet Pro 7740 8210 8216 8218 8710 8714 8715 8716
Cartridge Quantity: 4 Pack
Cartridge Color: Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow)).

Thumbnail of user sam.shehu70
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 16th, 2024

I had not used Newegg in many years because it seemed Amazon was the go-to place for electronics. But just recently I realized how much more variety of items Newegg has.

Tip for consumers:
From Sam Shehu

Products used:
Laptop; water heater part.

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user safetyinst
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 14th, 2024

Placed an order on NEWEGG, they billed my credit card and without any notice they canceled my order 7 days later. I only found out after I went to my PayPal account and saw it was canceled. I will never buy from them again. They also allow resellers on their site so you never know if the merchandise is legit or new. Buyer beware...

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user dans2678
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 20th, 2024

I purchased all the parts you need to build a new computer at Newegg, including a copy of Windows 11. Shipping was timely and the parts themselves arrived without issue, but the copy of Windows 11 I bought did not come with a product key sticker. There is supposed to be a silver sticker on the envelope with the disk that you scratch for the product key, but my envelope did not come with one. I contacted Newegg about this, and finally after a week worth of follow-ups they told me they would not be willing to provide a new product key, as the "consumer is responsible for not damaging the product key attached to the envelope" I tried explaining that I never even received a sticker to "damage", but Newegg stated that based on the photo of the envelope I sent them they couldn't confirm it wasn't fraud.
It seems ridiculous to me that I should somehow be able to prove a negative through a photo demonstrating the absence of a product, but they insisted this is the case. Newegg was also unwilling to reach out to Microsoft to identify the specific product key that I paid for using my purchase information, I tried reaching out to Microsoft directly myself, but they told me that 3rd party purchases need to be handled by the 3rd party. Newegg eventually offered half the amount as store credit, but I declined since I don't intend to shop at Newegg again.
To Potential Consumers: I strongly recommend buying your parts elsewhere, while things might work out fine for you, Newegg has demonstrated that they will take no accountability for their own shipping issues when they do occur. Given the high value of items one typically orders from such a store, buying from them is not worth this risk.
To Newegg: While this may fall on deaf ears, I feel compelled to tell you that this policy is incredibly short sighted. On this order alone, I spent thousands of dollars with your company (which was, until now, my default choice for computer parts). The next time I need to spend hundreds of dollars (if not more) on computer parts, you can guarantee that Newegg will not be seeing any of that revenue, I hope that's worth the $128 you fleeced me for because you rather assume that I'm committing fraud on a single item in a $2,000 purchase than give me the benefit of the doubt, or, better yet, reach out to Microsoft for the exact product key that I paid for (which also would've ensured that fraud was not being committed).

Tip for consumers:
I purchased all the parts you need to build a new computer at Newegg, including a copy of Windows 11. Shipping was timely and the parts themselves arrived without issue, but the copy of Windows 11 I bought did not come with a product key sticker. There is supposed to be a silver sticker on the envelope with the disk that you scratch for the product key, but my envelope did not come with one. I contacted Newegg about this, and finally after a week worth of follow-ups they told me they would no

Products used:
Everything except for the copy of Windows 11 I bought.

Service
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user valentinod10
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
August 31st, 2023

Newegg offers a vast selection of electronics, computer parts, and accessories, it consistently delivers competitive prices and a user-friendly shopping experience and search engine for parts. Newegg is a top choice for quality and convenience. Two thumbs up!

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user neweggs1
Newegg S. – Newegg Rep

Hello Valentino! Thank you for taking the time to leave us a nice review! :)

Thumbnail of user mb959
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 3rd, 2023
Verified purchase

Bought a very expensive Ram, two days later it was discounted, arrived late. (DOA) Ram I tried to contact support = nothing, call = nothing, their support robot = No return available for this order, even for DOA. Useless, paid a lot MORE to get the Ram RMA and ship to Taiwan, still waiting. 3 months now, no product, no support and paying even more. I don't recommend them at all.

Tip for consumers:
It was a massive mistake. Untrust worthy company

Products used:
None, still stuck

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user miguelz40
1 review
4 helpful votes
January 20th, 2023
Verified purchase

I purchased a refurbished ABS Master Gaming PC through the NewEgg website. After four hours of usage some noticeable problems emerged. Turns out memory and drive are faulty (per local PC repair shop) BUT Newegg won't honor return policy because it was sold by "a different vendor." This is shady business practice, so beware both of refurbished machines but also the concealed way in which "outside" vendors sell within NewEgg website.

Now I am stuck with having to fix a damaged PC.

Products used:
PC

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user peachr2
124 reviews
331 helpful votes
May 25th, 2020

This is a great place to get your technology from. You need to watch it as they'll slip in some old technology into built products. Returns are easy and generally not questioned unless you do something stupid like break it. Prices are average and decent. Products ships quickly. Would recommend with a bit of caution.

Thumbnail of user matthewa922
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 5th, 2024

I placed an order for a gaming PC on 12/31 and I received an initial confirmation that the order was placed and should be shipped by 1/4. I never received any further updates or communication from them.
I checked my email on 1/4 hoping to see tracking information and instead I see an email stating that I need to contact them before 4:30PM PT to verify the order or it will be canceled. I made 3 different calls to them and an email before that time to assure the order was verified and not canceled. The first call was to make sure it was not canceled and they stated because the company the laptop was coming from did not process the order and they would reach out to them and callback. I did my own due diligence and called the company "Electronic Express" and they stated they have no record of the order and to reach out to Newegg. I then call back Newegg (call#2) and tell them that. They state they'll put an "urgent" message out to them and call them to get it taken care of and reach back out to me. I also made sure to insist to do the over the phone verification in case. A few hours go by and I hear nothing and it's getting closer to 4:30. I call back again, (call#3) and I speak to another rep who says they still have not heard back from Electronic Express and to which I tell him they don't even have record of the order and the issue seems to lie with Newegg, not electronic express. He still sends me an email with a hyperlink to message Electronic Express who answered immediately by the way and they state again that they have not received anything from Newegg.
The next day I hear nothing from them and I call back and my order was canceled because according to Josh in customer service, the system blocked my account because THEIR verification process did not work at no fault of my own. They stated they'll put another request in to reinstate my account and the laptop price went up but they'll honor the price.
Why make it so difficult to purchase a computer? I paid and authorized the transaction in the first place so what more verification would you need?! The rep did not even attempt to try and put me on hold to see if there was anything further they could do to get the order back going, just told me it was canceled and I would need to repurchase.
Horrible customer service, horrible process and apparently a horrible company. I'll pay more at Micro Center to make sure I get it and reliable customer service but will never purchase from them again.

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user bryantt31
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 16th, 2022

I received a cyberpower PC. I am very pleased with the product, the computer runs very well and is actually in very high percentile's in all the benchmarks that I run. However, new egg has not been good to work with. They delayed my shipment, and with all the problems they've been having, I just thought I'd make a review.

NewEgg should be more careful with their organization. I can only speak for delayed shipping, but that's probably just the tip of the iceberg.

Thumbnail of user tylervail5678
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 2nd, 2023

On 11/1/2023 I ordered an AMD Ryzen 7 5700x. I paid 15$ for overnight shipping as my current cpu has seen the end of its life. When my package was stated it was delivered on 11/2/2023, i was at work all day and very late into the evening so i called my brother to grab the package. To my unfortunate surprise the 200$ processor i had ordered is not there. My address was absolutely correct as i just upgraded my graphics card through newegg which was delivered just fine.
I sent in an email claim to try and get this issue resolved, i really just wanted my processor.
Within 2 minutes the claim was denied and i was instructed to double check the address.
The address of course is correct, at this point i decide to make an attempt to contact a representative for it to prompt me with a notice of live customer support being unavailable...
How in the world would i go about correcting this issue now?
Through newegg, jack. They screwed me.
Call your bank to get the charge disputed folks, thanks for chattin.

Products used:
Graphics card
Cpu never showed up

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user neweggs1
Newegg S. – Newegg Rep

Hey Tyler! I truly am sorry to hear about your overall experience with our claim process in regards to your missing CPU. At your earliest convenience, please message me your order number/claim number, and we can go from there. Thank you!

Thumbnail of user ionnti
10 reviews
12 helpful votes
June 6th, 2020

It's a good site. It is useful if you need to make a few orders, usually the stuff are delivered quickly and without delay. But as for me prices are a little overpriced, so all the time I wouldn't order here. The site is quite easy to navigate.

Thumbnail of user mm1587
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 7th, 2023

My 13 year-old ordered (through his father) a brand new PC, turned it on and it does not work. There is no number to call. How horrific.

Thumbnail of user neweggs1
Newegg S. – Newegg Rep

Hello mm. I am very sorry for your experience. I'll be happy to further assist you. Please send us a direct message so that I can further look into this for you. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thumbnail of user aarond696
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 15th, 2023

My husband purchased a new cpu and motherboard, among other items. Basically a new build. Only to be sent a dead motherboard or cpu. The tech company that helped us (at a computer tech)suggest we send both back and get get ones. So on their advice, that's what he did. Newegg received the broken parts and said to us. We will refund your money and you can purchase again. That they couldn't just trade for other parts ( apparently they they dont have them, thats bs based on what they said next). However, hubby got black Friday deals and they were not will to honor the price. Told him to buy them at the current price and we are just out of luck. It was a $400 difference. After more investigation and shopping around, there are more and more of these same stories.

All I'm saying is buyer beware. Shop local and you will find a better deal and more support. Newegg is Canadian and if you shop at a Canadian store, they have to at least price match of not beat it.

Do NOT shop at Newegg, not worth it.

Thumbnail of user jonm207
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 11th, 2018

So I ordered several electronic parts and the shipping was all over the place. 6 items from 5 different locations ranging from 5 to 11 days before I receive my complete order. A few years ago NewEgg was rock solid on their free "eggsaver" 3 day shipping. I guess that's behind a paywall now through their amazon prime like service. It's a shame that you have to be a member of anything to get decent shipping times. This site fast response and polite customer service but Amazon has that too and fast shipping. I hope you stay relevant enough to compete NewEgg.

Thumbnail of user samt250
12 reviews
44 helpful votes
August 14th, 2020

I have been purchasing business computer equipment from Newegg.com for a number of years and they have never disappointed. Shipping is fast and I often get my product shipped same day as order is submitted. Their pricing is very competitive. Have not had to return anything to them. Sometimes a bit difficult to get customer service on the phone but they are available via email and they do respond quickly.

Thumbnail of user lainvalenajr
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 13th, 2023

Bought some pc parts and it said shipped all of the items and once I got one of the product, they added a new tracking number for the others that will come another week later. Very misleading, if I knew they were going to pull something like that, I would have of just purchased at Amazon and get it the same week with prime. What a piece of sh*t company, never again

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user neweggs1
Newegg S. – Newegg Rep

Hello Alain! I’m so sorry to hear about the shipping issues that you experienced on your order. Please reach me with your order info, and we can go from there. Thanks!I

Thumbnail of user tonyaf30
4 reviews
5 helpful votes
June 26th, 2019

This site use to be awesome, But lately they take like 2 weeks to get something. The user experience is still great on the site, and I often browse the site than find the product in amazon and order it there.

Thumbnail of user donr1120
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 30th, 2023

Bought a laptop (Lenovo) but it was not very good (bad display). They would not take it back without a $50. Charge. Recommend Ebay over newegg!

Thumbnail of user neweggs1
Newegg S. – Newegg Rep

Hello Don! I'm sorry about the experience that you had with laptop and the return. Please send me a message with your order information so that I may take a look and make this right for you. Thank you.

Thumbnail of user michaeli836
1 review
5 helpful votes
January 12th, 2023

The 1 compulsory star is 1 too many. 4 years after having bought a 5-year-warranty data-storage card from them, I found it failed and asked them for remedy. Since they didn't reply, I complained through BBB. Newegg remained silent. After BBB closed the case, I looked Newegg up (stupidly too late) to find them rated "F" with BBB. Don't make my mistake yourself! Buy elsewhere!

Thumbnail of user jingw26
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 25th, 2022
Verified purchase

I bought a couple of items from them and later find out 1) overpriced 2) low quality or defective 3) no warranty and no complaint you can file to. 4) I wrote a review regarding a hard drive enclosure which worked first time and then cannot be recognized and tested on several computers proved defective, the review didn't show up. It is not a fair and trustful company. I will keep out.

Tip for consumers:
keep away

Products used:
bestbuy

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user neweggs1
Newegg S. – Newegg Rep

Hello Jing,

Thank you for taking a moment of your time to share your feedback on your recent order with us. We are truly sorry to hear that your experience with us was not up to your expectations. If you happen to need any further assistance with this matter, please feel free to email us at community@newegg.com.

Regards,
Frank [Newegg Support]

Thumbnail of user autumnb218
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 10th, 2023
Verified purchase

I purchased a desktop computer during a cyber week sale and when I received it, it was had a bad gpu. I sent it in to be replaced or repaired. They decide to refund me instead without contacting me first. This ruined any chance for me to get the cyber week sales from any company for an entire year. If I knew ahead of time or if they checked to make sure the computer worked before they sold it, I could have easily bought another pc from them or a different store to take advantage of the year end sales, but what they did ruined this. I feel cheated.

Service
Value
Shipping
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user kershinatorj
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 19th, 2021
Verified purchase

***UPDATE*** at the Bottom under original post.

I am an IT guy, I do IT support for a firm as well as it's clients and staff.
I have been buying from Newegg since the beginning, 20 years now and Newegg is lost.
It's business model is buy online ship to buyer. Well with Newegg using bottom tier shippers like Laser ship now, the quality and reliability has been lost. Newegg's customer service used to be top notch now it seems like they hire the handicapped.
I recently purchased 10 monitors from Newegg, 2 got damaged 3 didn't show up and laser ship put a bogus signature attached to all shipments even ones that Laser ship showed had not been delivered yet and were in transit.
They tired to deliver to a buisness on a Saturday June 26th. We were close like many others that weekend. I contacted newegg immediately and they put shipping claims in.
Over the next 3 weeks an email chain of stupidity unfolded with 4 or 5 people fumbling the claims and repeatedly asking me for the same information over and over again.
Monitors finally started to show up 2 at a time 3 times meaning I received 6 of the 10 over the next two weeks, there were still 4 outstanding with one begin turned around in transit by the shipper and returned to newegg for damage by the shipper Laser ship. Of the 6 I finally received 5 were okay and one was damaged by water, the one that was returned by the shipper was returned to newegg and I was refunded 0.00 dollars with no explanation as to why I wasn't refunded the full amount and shipping, 3 are missing and we are out over 900 dollars right now, cant make this stuff up. I will never use Newegg again because they decided to take no responsibility for the shipper they chose to use I did not have an option at check out to use a different carrier, and they wont refund me for the monitor that did show up that is damaged. They say it's past their return window even though the shipper returned one and the other was only delivered last week over 3 weeks from the time I purchased it. It should not be my responsibility to fight with the shipper they choose. That's why I pay them for shipping so they can use who they think will get the product to their customers as quickly and undamaged as possible. RIP Newegg. You lost me, my company, and my clients as a consumer of goods from you. I worked with you for 3 weeks. Now I will dispute the charges with the credit card company. Hope you loose. Ever since you sold out to the Chinese in 2016 you all have been headed towards Tiger Direct status, Well now your there congrats.

Update
After writing several of these reviews on multiple sites and reviewing each staffer that assisted in the shipping disaster, Newegg agreed with me that the Shipper is the one who is at fault and refunded me for the 5 Monitors that were damaged or "lost" in shipping.
I updated Newegg back to up to 4 stars from 1 because prior to this issue Newegg customer service was always on top of the ball when it came to resolutions for Broken, damaged, or lost items. It used to be one call or email would set the ball rolling and they resolved issues almost like it was auto pilot.
I gave 4 stars because the resolution department has to be a little more on top of the ball and pay attention to the history of a claim so the client isn't repeating their selves over and over, or having them make a judgment based on the wrong information because they failed to read or did not have available the entire conversation history for a claim.
I appreciate Newegg doing the right thing and refunding me but I hope to god they never use Laser Ship again. Worst shipping company this side of Uranus.
Thanks Newegg.

Tip for consumers:
Make sure they don't ship using Laser ship. Pay for USPS,UPS or Fedex if available

Products used:
Dell Monitors

Service
Value
Returns
Quality
Thumbnail of user neweggs1
Newegg S. – Newegg Rep

Hello Kershinator. We are truly sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction with Newegg and your most recent order. Please allow our team to have a second look at this matter by sending us an email to community@newegg.com, in that email please include your order number.
Thank you,
Natalie [Newegg Support]

Sitejabber for Business

Gain trust and grow your business with customer reviews.

From the business

Providing computer parts and hardware, hard drives, cameras and software as well as electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, jewelry, watches, gaming, and much more. With fast-shipping! Newegg shopping upgraded?

Company Representative

Thumbnail of user neweggs1
Newegg S.
Typically does not respond to reviews

How do I know I can trust these reviews about Newegg?

  • Sitejabber’s sole mission is to increase online transparency for buyers and businesses
  • Sitejabber has helped over 200M buyers make better purchasing decisions online
  • Suspicious reviews are flagged by our algorithms, moderators, and community members
Have a question about Newegg?