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Should I use Monoprice?

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Worth it. Buy if you want cheap, decent cables, AV accessories, and hobbyist audio gear. Skip it if you need premium gear, fast support, or enterprise-grade warranties and security.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 30+ public sources; most snippets were truncated mid-sentence, so user quotes were unusable verbatim.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Pay per item

Retail (one-off purchases)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Budget HDMI and Ethernet cables
  • Home-theater accessories
  • Hobbyist audio on a budget
  • Small-office cabling buys

Not for

  • Audiophiles wanting premium gear and support
  • Enterprises needing certified kit plus SLAs
  • Anyone who needs painless returns and fast service
  • Buyers of security-sensitive devices like IP cameras

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Trustpilot shows recurring shipping and returns complaints; read them before large orders.

medium

30-day warranty on select cables is short versus name-brand competitors.

medium

Select Mini 3D printer firmware had an unpatched-by-default input-validation CVE in 2024; update immediately.

low

A 2013 Reddit post alleges customer email list exposure; unverified but a legacy trust ding.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Known for selling electronics as cheap as possible
  • Reddit broadly deems it legit for HDMI and Cat6 cables
  • Budget audio gear earns positive niche reviews (headphones, speaker cable)
  • B2B credit lines and customized volume pricing for businesses

Cons

  • Customer-service complaints appear repeatedly on Trustpilot
  • 2010 breach exposed customer credit card data
  • Some cables carry only a 30-day warranty
  • Some users now complain pricing is 'ludicrous' (too high)

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 8 sources - Legacy 2010 data breach and a 2024 CVE in Select Mini 3D printer firmware; no dedicated security page found.

official x1review x3security x2news x2
  • CVE-2024-24051 — Select Mini 3D Printer V2 firmware, Improper input validation of printing files; rated medium severity. Patch via firmware update.
  • 2010 customer data breach, Hackers may have accessed customer credit card data; widely reported at the time.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Pay per item

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Built a brand on 'as cheap as possible'
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Wide catalog: cables, audio, security, printers
  • Support quality: 2/5. Recurring service complaints on Trustpilot and forums
  • Security posture: 2/5. 2010 breach; 2024 firmware CVE; no security page
  • 497 Trustpilot customer reviews on monoprice.com
  • $45M Est. revenue Owler estimate
  • 1 Known CVEs Select Mini 3D printer firmware, 2024
  • 30 days Cable warranty on select Cat6 patch cables

Pricing

Retail (one-off purchases)

Pay per item

  • Budget-priced cables and electronics
  • B2B credit line available on request

Security

Legacy 2010 data breach and a 2024 CVE in Select Mini 3D printer firmware; no dedicated security page found.

  • CVE-2024-24051 — Select Mini 3D Printer V2 firmwareImproper input validation of printing files; rated medium severity. Patch via firmware update.⁴
  • 2010 customer data breachHackers may have accessed customer credit card data; widely reported at the time.⁵

What users say

Forums broadly vouch for Monoprice cables and budget AV gear as legit value, while Trustpilot records recurring customer-service gripes.

Companies that use it

  • MCI Electronics
  • Whitesky Communications
  • Tech Group (MSP)
Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources; most snippets were truncated mid-sentence, so user quotes were unusable verbatim.

Cheap, legit cables and AV gear; great for budget buys, weak on support, with a 2010 breach and a 2024 printer CVE.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources; most snippets were truncated mid-sentence, so user quotes were unusable verbatim.

Sources

  1. How Monoprice sells electronics for as cheap as possiblenpr.org
    news
  2. Trustpilot reviews of www.monoprice.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  3. Is monoprice.com legit? — r/buildapcreddit.com
    review
  4. CVE-2024-24051 Detail — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  5. PSA: Monoprice may have been hacked (2010)gizmodo.com
    security
  6. Monoprice prices are ludicrous — r/HomeNetworkingreddit.com
    review
  7. Apply for a Credit Line — Monoprice B2Bmonoprice.com
    official
  8. Monoprice revenue, employees — Owlerowler.com
    news

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