Micro Center nerd store fills the Fry’s vacuum with its return to Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Nerds was lonely since Fry’s electronics Connect in the middle of the pandemic in February 2021. The electronic store chain was the embodiment of the technological roots of the valley.

But Micro centerAn electronic retailer from Ohio, California, opened 29th store in Santa Clara. And thus, the NERD kingdom returned. I watched this in the opening of the Nintendo store, in the opening of the Nintendo store, after New York, in the city of San Francisco this month. Nice to see the signs of the Bay region back after bad economic news for years.

But this is not just a store. This is a symbol – Tech is a sign that is in addition to places such as Buck’s Restaurant, a sign that technology is a physical existence in the silicone valley Denny Nvidia’s place, Intel Museum, The Computer History MuseumCalifornia Sciences Academy and Tech Innovation Museum. Other historical Hangouts for Techies as Walker Wagon TireAtari’s headquarters, lion and compass – even the city city – was closed for a long time. But hey, there is a micro central store and Apple spaceship It’s not so far away.

Great opening week went well and I walked a super star from Ackerman, a veteran technological journalist, the editor-in-chief in Micro-central news. As I entered the ground, Ackerman was a conversation with Ifixit, which has a technological repair for podcasts inside the store. This was unexpected because no store did not see social media.

It was a knowledge bar you can answer all your technological questions nearby – like genius sticks in Apple stores. There were repair tables in the open.

There is a lot to know from a micro center for technical enthusiasts. First, it is not like drag as Fries like Zany threads and electronics goods as ancient Egypt, as well as tones of home appliances, cosmetics, magazines and snack foods. (Egyptian themed Campbell, California Fry was often 156,000 square feet, which was often 156,000 square feet and now a pickleball court complex). Fry’s, stereotypes was a store that has a stereotype nerds and silicone valley, which has a HBO television show.

The micro-central store is smaller than 40,000 square feet, and is equipped with more practical nerd items. This store for the great opening was a very practical product of more than 4,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) in the Fund in which they recruit only 50 Series GPUs(of VeryAckerman told me. Some of these graphics cards are $ 4,000.

“There were people waiting to reach GPU,” he said.

The screen was a gold-coated graphic card for auctioned for charity. It was signed by Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO.

“I am joking that everyone who earned the offer should get a Jensen leather jacket.”

And this Micro Center store has a good place (Santa Clara’s 5201 Steven Creek Boulevard), it is a minute of the German headquarters and (perhaps better) the Korean hair salon.

Micro Center had a previous store in Silicon Valley near Santa Clara’s Intel headquarters. However, this store is close in 2012, because the company could not discuss better conditions with the host. To return to the Bay area, micro-center time ducks and many other retail chains returned at a time. Once a proud region – the native place of electronics – still proves to be eligible for its electronic store.

Of course, our goal, the best purchase and walmart are selling a large number of electronic gears. However, Japan’s Akihabara Electronics district, many story electronics stores and do not have something that is not filled with game fruits.

However, this store is loaded with today’s modern best gear as paints for PCS, UbuEity Home Network Devices and multi-colored water cooling systems. Sellers like Razer and Logitech were their own units. Ackerman, among many dark things, USB-C to USB-C to USB-C to USB-C. And I showed me the reserve of 3D print filaments and showed an inventory machine that could give you the exact SKU you scanned by a barcode.

“It’s super fun. I call it Mr. Filamers,” said Ackerman said the inventory robot.

There is a section for hobbyists who love single board computing and diy projects. There is a tool for creating videos, audio and digital content for content creators. All have more than 20,000 products and more than 100 technological specialists that can help. There are even the number of cashier where you can check – the same type of checking stops that this is hot.

Customers can receive authorized computer service for brands such as Apple, Dell and HP, take advantage of the same daily diagnosis and repair, through more than 3,000 parts through the leading OEM. I wish I could have a help table for Comcast.

The micro center began in 1979 in Columbus, Ohio. Considering how the world will be in the world these days, it is a surprise that there are no more nerd stores.

But Ackerman said, “These guys really choose, choose and choose, find the right cities, find the right places.

“Although this store is great, CEO (Richard Mershad) is really elegance, it is confident that this is the right mixture. Therefore, you will not go here and have a lot, there are hair dryers or Gazncare equipment.” “You will find computer and home entertainment products and DIY gears.

As for the Micro Center news, Ackerman said that about 10 regular contributors and 20 more freelancer, more freelancers with other stories about gadget reviews and technological gears. Professional technological journalists are a kind of shelter for disappearing. I’m not surprising that I was nostalgic in the micro center.