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Thank you for your confidence in our abilities!

But have you read our FAQ?

We get a lot of non computer related questions on here.

Yes, someone here might be able to help you, but you'll find that other forums more focused on your topic can give you a much better answer than a bunch of Super Users. It's likely that your question will be down-voted and closed, often very, very fast.

What sites can people go to to ask the questions that are off topic here?

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Please note, StackExchange sites are marked with the little StackExchange Logo

Computer Hardware and Software

Your question is off-topic if it's not about personal computer hardware or software issues, but rather deals with professional environments …

Managing and Administering computer systems in a professional capacity.

Information Security professionals protecting assets from threats and vulnerabilities

… or is your question simply a shopping recommendation?

Computer Building & Hardware Recommendations

Phones and Tablets

Questions related to phones and tablet devices on Super User should always be about interfacing with your computer. If your question is about the usage of the phone or tablet device itself, there are alternatives:

Android Smartphones And Tablets

Windows-based Smartphones

Apple iOS Devices

Websites or Website Administration

Questions about "the internet" are generally off topic, unless it's about providing internet access or connectivity. If you seek advice for certain applications that only live on the web, or if you're a webmaster desperately searching help, see here:

Web Applications

Specific Web Applications

Professional and enthusiast webmasters

Electronics Equipment

If your problem relates to electronics equipment that is not a consumer device, these sites may be helpful:

Graphic Design

If your question is about design, typography, graphics art, and digital media, but not about the technical aspects of your design software or file formats, you should visit:

Software Development and Programming

Super User is about software, not about its creation. If you're doing some VBA or shell scripting, that's fine, but more complex programming issues are off topic.

Video games and consoles

Video games and consoles are off topic on Super User.

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What about for shopping recommendations ? – HackToHell May 24 '12 at 10:09
@HackToHell open for suggestions. – Sathya♦ May 24 '12 at 21:01
In theory, chat works well, as does actually doing research. geekhack and ocn for keyboards for example. – Journeyman Geek May 25 '12 at 10:53
@Sathya Your last edit broke the post. 15 different references to the same image? Really? – Daniel Beck♦ Jun 19 '12 at 6:21
@DanielBeck ? the only change I did was add the hardware recommendation section – Sathya♦ Jun 19 '12 at 6:28
@Sathya Read the source diff. All Stack Exchange logos are now separate references. – Daniel Beck♦ Jun 19 '12 at 6:29
@DanielBeck that's not something which I had done; the add-link seems to do that automatically – Sathya♦ Jun 19 '12 at 6:40
@Sathya That's why real Super Users type the Markdown themselves: The automatic editor just breaks things ;-) – Daniel Beck♦ Jun 19 '12 at 6:52
@DanielBeck lol, indeed. – Sathya♦ Jun 19 '12 at 6:58
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The only visible answer (before this) lists only SE sites. Any question closed on SU as off topic is likely to be closed as off topic on any other SE site, otherwise would they not be transferred there? At any rate, all SE sites have a FAQ and I'd wager all of them state they don't allow shopping questions. So whats the use of redirecting "shoppers" to other SE sites?

Computer-related shopping:

  • www.newegg.com (US based online store)
  • tomshardware.com (publishes reviews and charts, not sure how interactive they are)
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The other answer has a section titled Computer Building & Hardware Recommendations (in Computer Hardware and Software) with links to chat and the Tom's Hardware forums. So if you were redirected here after you asked a shopping recommendations, there are helpful links for that. – Daniel Beck♦ Mar 14 at 16:46

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