The Companies We Like, Use and Recommend

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This is our list of approved hardware and software companies that Meyer Computer prefers to use.

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Seal of Approval

This is our list of approved hardware and software companies that Meyer Computer prefers to use. However, they are not perfect. Some good companies on this list have some policies, practices and products that we are aware of and we try to avoid. In these cases, the good outweighs the bad. These items are noted in the list. This list is subject to change and will be updated periodically.

Manufacturers & Software Companies

• 45 Drives
• AMD
• APC
• Be Quiet!
• BitDefender
• Brother
• Cables To Go
• Cisco
• CoolerMaster - except power supplies
• Corsair
• Dell - except Alienware division
• Dell - Avoid the home consumer equipment and All-In-One computers.
• El Gato
• Eufy - questionable security policy
  See our Review!
• EVGA - excellent, but getting hard to find. Forced out of business by NVIDIA.
• Fluke
• GigaByte - Avoid the UD Motherboards if possible.
• Hewlett-Packard - Elitedesk, Prodesk, Elitebook, Z-Book
• Hewlett-Packard - Avoid the home consumer equipment and All-In-One computers.
• Hewlett-Packard Enterprise - Servers, Business Printers
• Ideal Tools
• Intel - except faulty Gen 13 and Gen 14 chips
• Intuit
• Jackery - pricey but good
• JS Digital (A.K.A. JSAUX)
• Kingston
• Klien Tools
• LG
• Logitech
• MalwareBytes
• Micron / Crucial
  The company makes great products. However, they have abandoned the desktop/laptop market in December 2025 so they can focus on AI products.
• Microsoft - several questionable policies
  Reference Blog Post #90
• MikroTik
• NZXT - predatory rental policy
• OBS
  See our Review!
• Origin
• Ooma
  See our Review!
• Panasonic
• PNY
• Sabrent
• Samsung
• SanDisk
• Seagate - depends on product line
• SK Hynix
• SuperMicro
• Synology
  See our Review!
• Tec-Mojo (Mini equipment racks)
• Ubiquiti
• UGreen - pricey but good, it's a Chinese company.
• Weller
• Western Digital - except SMR drives & 'green' drives
  Reference Blog Post #75

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