Computer hardware wholesalers in South Africa

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South Africa's best computing hardware wholesalers

South African computing hardware retailers have various prominent wholesalers in the country from which to choose, including Esquire, Mustek, Frontosa, Pinnacle, and Tarsus Distribution.

The choice of wholesalers is a critical decision that tech retailers in South Africa must make as they rely on a consistent supply of stock they cannot store on-site to meet customer demand.
 
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Syntech?!?

There are many left out, including some extremely big names. My list of registered accounts is nearly 30 long, and a number of them are larger than some in the article. It's clearly not meant to be a comprehensive list.

Wootware ... ?
They're a retailer.
 

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There are many left out, including some extremely big names. My list of registered accounts is nearly 30 long, and a number of them are larger than some in the article. It's clearly not meant to be a comprehensive list.


They're a retailer.

Don't they wholesale as well?

If not, my apologies
 

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There are many left out, including some extremely big names. My list of registered accounts is nearly 30 long, and a number of them are larger than some in the article. It's clearly not meant to be a comprehensive list.

Many of them are owned by the same parent company or by the others.

For example, Rectron is owned by Mustek, others are owned by Pinnacle holdings.
 
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You need a minimum spend of R250 000 per quarter to maintain a Mustek account
LMAO, what was that guy's name again?

Don't they wholesale as well?

If not, my apologies
Nope.

Many of them are owned by the same parent company or by the others.

For example, Rectron is owned by Mustek, others are owned by Pinnacle holdings.
Pinnacle Group is owned by Alviva, just like Tarsus and Axiz, and Pinnacle Group covers the likes of DataNet and WorkGroup. Ultimately, ownership of almost all goes back to the Far East. The SA market is controlled by extremely few families.
 

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What about Sahara Computers? Didn't they supply most of the ANC/Gov guys?
 
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