Pcconnection
Depends
Confidence: Medium
A long-established, publicly traded IT reseller that fits organizations buying hardware and software licenses in volume . negotiate pricing before committing.
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Pcconnection lands on Depends, and Ubuntu Mailing Lists lands on Skip.
A long-established, publicly traded IT reseller that fits organizations buying hardware and software licenses in volume . negotiate pricing before committing.
Fine to subscribe if you need Ubuntu help or contribute to Ubuntu; it is free community infrastructure, not a product.
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| Verdict | Depends | Skip |
| Best for | Mid-size and enterprise IT procurement teams | Ubuntu contributors tracking development threads |
| Who it's not for | Consumers buying one laptop . retail is easier | Teams wanting modern chat . use Matrix or Slack |
| Privacy | No product vulnerabilities found; third-party trackers flag domain credential exposure and a lookalike domain.⁷ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.11 |
| Support quality | No reliable support evidence in sources | Moderation complaints publicly surfaced since 2009 |
| Public sentiment | IT pros on Reddit recommend PCConnection for gear and licensing, but MSPs increasingly complain its pricing has slipped.¹ | Users still cite the lists as a support channel, but most community activity has shifted to Reddit, Discourse, and Matrix. |
| Biggest gotcha | Lookalike domain is flagged by VirusTotal and Kaspersky . verify URLs before paying⁸ | Migration risk: dev chatter is moving to Matrix; the lists' long-term future is uncertain.15 |