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Should I use Pcconnection?

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· 1 month ago

A long-established, publicly traded IT reseller that fits organizations buying hardware and software licenses in volume — negotiate pricing before committing. Consumers and small one-off buyers will find retail easier and often cheaper.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 10 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, limiting rating detail.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usable evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo reliable support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Mid-size and enterprise IT procurement teams
  • Government and education buyers via GovConnection
  • Volume software licensing (Microsoft, Cisco)
  • MSPs sourcing hardware in bulk

Not for

  • Consumers buying one laptop — retail is easier
  • Bargain hunters chasing lowest sticker price
  • Small teams without procurement negotiation bandwidth
  • Anyone expecting transparent published account pricing

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Lookalike domain is flagged by VirusTotal and Kaspersky — verify URLs before paying

medium

Reddit MSP thread titled 'pricing has become an issue' — get competing quotes before committing

medium

Hudson Rock lists 53 infostealer credentials tied to the domain; not a confirmed breach of Connection itself

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Recommended by IT pros in Reddit communities
  • Some buyers report best-in-market pricing
  • Decades of operating history as a public company
  • Holds Cisco Master Security Specialization for services
  • Serves government and education via GovConnection contracts

Cons

  • MSPs publicly say pricing has become an issue
  • Thin recent review volume for a company this size
  • Business pricing is quote-based; web prices may not match

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No product vulnerabilities found; third-party trackers flag domain credential exposure and a lookalike domain.

official x1review x5security x2news x2
  • Infostealer credentials tied to domain, Hudson Rock reports 53 infostealer credentials associated with in cybercrime data — typically stolen employee/customer credentials, not a breach of the company.
  • Lookalike domain flagged, (unrelated Infinix laptop site) carries VirusTotal and Kaspersky threat-intelligence reports — a phishing-confusion risk, not an issue with itself.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Some praise prices; MSPs say pricing worsened
  • Ease of use. No usable evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Broad catalog, licensing, and services practices
  • Support quality. No reliable support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Cisco security certification; minor credential-exposure listing
  • 274 ResellerRatings reviews store reviews of pcconnection.com
  • 6 G2 seller reviews PC Connection as a seller
  • Public (NASDAQ: CNXN) Company files annual 10-K with SEC
  • 1982 Founded Merrimack, NH

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No product vulnerabilities found; third-party trackers flag domain credential exposure and a lookalike domain.

  • Infostealer credentials tied to domainHudson Rock reports 53 infostealer credentials associated with in cybercrime data — typically stolen employee/customer credentials, not a breach of the company.⁷
  • Lookalike domain flagged(unrelated Infinix laptop site) carries VirusTotal and Kaspersky threat-intelligence reports — a phishing-confusion risk, not an issue with itself.

What users say

IT pros on Reddit recommend PCConnection for gear and licensing, but MSPs increasingly complain its pricing has slipped.

“+1 for PCConnection.”
Reddit, r/ITdept
“Pc connection/connection pricing has become an issue”
Reddit, r/msp
Full analysis

Based on 10 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, limiting rating detail.

Established IT reseller for volume org buys; MSPs gripe about pricing. Consumers: shop retail instead.

Methodology

Based on 10 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, limiting rating detail.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. PC Connection Reviews | 274 Reviews of Pcconnection.comresellerratings.com
    review
  2. PC Connection Reviews — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  3. PC Connection Products | G2 seller reviewsg2.com
    review
  4. Reddit r/msp — PC Connection pricing threadreddit.com
    review
  5. Reddit r/ITdept — vendor recommendation threadreddit.com
    review
  6. PC Connection, Inc. 10-K filingsec.gov
    official
  7. Hudson Rock — pcconnection.com infostealer credentialshudsonrock.com
    security
  8. VirusTotal — pcconnection.onlinevirustotal.com
    security
  9. Connection Earns Cisco Master Security Specializationbusinesswire.com
    news
  10. GovConnection awarded national contractir.connection.com
    news

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