{"id":57803,"date":"2015-09-20T14:31:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T12:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=57803"},"modified":"2017-08-23T22:43:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T20:43:37","slug":"computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer and electronic stores in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Who would have thought, back in the days, that the <strong>computer<\/strong> would become one of the most important pieces of technology in history? This year alone more than 170 million <strong>computers<\/strong>\u00a0were purchased!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With time, <strong>computers<\/strong> started changing their shapes, to accompany society\u2019s frenetic, non-stop rhythm. First, there were the desktops, then came the laptops, and now we have a variety of mobile devices like iPads and Tablets which can be comfortably carried and used anywhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are one of the billions of people that can\u2019t function without digital aid, take a look at our list of<strong>\u00a0computer and electronic stores in Barcelona<\/strong> so that you know where to go when you need to buy something.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/computer\/#Media_Markt\" title=\"Media Markt\">Media Markt<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/computer\/#Miro\" title=\"Mir\u00f3\">Mir\u00f3<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/computer\/#Fnac\" title=\"Fnac\">Fnac<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/computer\/#Our_advice\" title=\"Our advice\">Our advice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Media_Markt\"><\/span>Media Markt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89767\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89767\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pexels-photo-205421-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediamarkt.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">Media Markt\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>is a German chain of <strong>consumer electronics<\/strong> that was founded in 1979 in Munich. Today, <strong>Media Markt<\/strong> stores\u00a0exist\u00a0in a variety of European and Asian countries, being widely recognized by their\u00a0motto &#8220;\u00a1Yo no soy tonto!&#8221;, or in English, &#8220;I am no fool!&#8221;, suggesting that people buy at\u00a0<strong>Media Markt<\/strong> because they know\u00a0they can\u00a0pay less\u00a0there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Media Markt<\/strong>\u00a0is considered one of the <strong>best computer stores in Barcelona<\/strong>, due to its massive offer, working with brands like Acer, Asus, Hp, Lenovo, Apple, Packard Bell, Intel, Compaq, among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The store also sells tablets, scanners, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/photography-gear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cameras<\/a>, televisions, mobile phones and a number of large electronics like washing machines and fridges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Address:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Media+Markt\/@41.3872476,2.1696738,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f11ef162a7:0xc780f4e926d5ffb5!8m2!3d41.3872476!4d2.1718625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carrer de Fontanella, 6-8<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Media+Markt+Digital+Store\/@41.392566,2.1436413,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd621b05d1992e69:0x8fb2867b62591e97!8m2!3d41.392566!4d2.14583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 477<\/a> (digital store),<b>\u00a0<\/b>Diagonal Mar shopping mall at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Media+Markt\/@41.1788227,-7.7254942,6z\/data=!3m1!5s0x12a4a35a798b0005:0xc9343704bf7f9690!4m8!1m2!2m1!1smedia+markt+diagonal+mar!3m4!1s0x12a4a350bc0c3d1d:0x6f656176fc224ac0!8m2!3d41.4098933!4d2.21563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 3<\/a>, and La Maquinista shopping mall at<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Media+Markt\/@41.4381046,2.0646533,12z\/data=!3m1!5s0x12a4bce9dd9d508f:0xff95595e4a11a1ac!4m8!1m2!2m1!1smedia+markt+la+maquinista!3m4!1s0x12a4bcc1e792f8e1:0x3240ee56f6e53b8!8m2!3d41.4394717!4d2.198805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">C\/ Ciutat d&#8217;Asunci\u00f3n, S\/N Pasaje 1888<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tappx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get users for your apps with Tappx<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Miro\"><\/span>Mir\u00f3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miro.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mir\u00f3<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is another big name in <strong>electronics<\/strong> in Spain. The company was founded in 1971 in Martorell, a province of Barcelona, and in less than a decade they had expanded throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/natural-pools-catalonia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Mir\u00f3\u00a0<\/strong>stores\u00a0offer articles such as video cameras, televisions, sound systems, computers, GPS, telephones, hair dryers, vacuum cleaners, fans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-video-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video games<\/a>, humidifiers, and heaters. If what you are looking for is a new smartphone, <strong>Mir\u00f3<\/strong> offers models from Sony, BQ, Motorola, Airis, Wiko, LG, Apple, Huawei, Alcatel, Best Buy, Blackberry, Primux, Nokia, ZTE and Energy System.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several <strong>Mir\u00f3<\/strong> stores in Barcelona but if you prefer to shop online, you can browse through all of the products available and then pay with Visa, Mastercard, or even PayPal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Address:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Mir%C3%B3+Electrodom%C3%A9sticos+Sant+Antoni\/@41.3826508,2.1616676,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a28ac4be32c5:0x49dd1c669548a184!8m2!3d41.3826508!4d2.1638563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ronda St. Antoni 66<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Mir%C3%B3+Electrodom%C3%A9sticos+Mercat+de+la+Concepci%C3%B3\/@41.395554,2.1668443,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2ec1034db57:0x2b78cebbf32701bb!8m2!3d41.395554!4d2.169033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carrer Arag\u00f3 311<\/a> (Mercat de la Concepci\u00f3), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Mir%C3%B3+Electrodom%C3%A9sticos+Gr%C3%A0cia\/@41.395554,2.1668443,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a297bd3eaed7:0x4cf8d9ec4b0ae831!8m2!3d41.3994109!4d2.1563439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carrer Gran de Gr\u00e0cia 54<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Mir%C3%B3+Electrodom%C3%A9sticos+Sants\/@41.375487,2.134458,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a49885c1174499:0xf6dee7ac33759245!8m2!3d41.375487!4d2.1366467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carrer de Sants, 88<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 apps to help you share expenses in your flat<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fnac\"><\/span>Fnac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89768\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89768\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pexels-photo-248528-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded in France in 1954,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fnac.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fnac<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0became not only one of the most popular\u00a0<strong>electronics and cultural goods<\/strong> chains in Europe, but also in\u00a0other areas of the world, with almost 200 stores in different countries, including Brazil, Qatar, and Morrocco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fnac<\/strong> is a brand that ingeniously bet not only in the offer of great products but also on the shopping experience, with stores that\u00a0are designed to make the client feel welcome and at home, with warmer lights and better-looking displays than stores like\u00a0<strong>Mir\u00f3\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Media Markt<\/strong>, which make customers feel like they are shopping at a warehouse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fnac<\/strong> is one of the\u00a0coolest stores to shop at, not only because of quality of\u00a0<strong>electronic goods<\/strong> they offer but also because of their rich offer in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cheap-bookstores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">books<\/a>, music, accessories, and merchandising.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At <strong>Fnac<\/strong> you will find a team of specialized salespeople that can guide you through the world of big screen TVs, tablets, IPads, iPhones, desktop computers, laptops, smartwatches, GPS systems, e-readers, headphones, and more, and you will also find comfortable little nooks with sofas, if you feel like grabbing a book and relaxing for a moment while you flip through the pages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Address:<\/strong> Arenas de Barcelona shopping mall at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/FNAC+ARENAS\/@41.3764935,2.1468603,17z\/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x12a4a27eace75699:0x7edf0a3a120b66bb!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a27bfdc12d3d:0x99f4d7b95a859dd!8m2!3d41.3764935!4d2.149049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gran Via de Les Corts Catalanes<\/a>, Diagonal Mar shopping mall at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/FNAC\/@41.4084204,2.1406232,13z\/data=!3m1!5s0x12a4a35a776e8cb5:0xc934370498de11f5!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sfnac+diagonal+mar!3m4!1s0x0:0x2986facb80d5be22!8m2!3d41.4099368!4d2.2147965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 3<\/a>, El Triangle shopping mall at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Fnac+El+Triangle\/@41.3862594,2.166801,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fdd397cbad:0x265de7400e9c1107!8m2!3d41.3862594!4d2.1689897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, 4<\/a>, and L\u2019Illa shopping mall at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/FNAC+L'ILLA+Barcelona\/@41.3899107,2.1343018,17z\/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x12a4986532a8e3c1:0xe20dec706a7d355b!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4987acdddf6a1:0x210d6bc8a0ccaab5!8m2!3d41.3899107!4d2.1364905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 549<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_advice\"><\/span>Our advice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you need to buy a new\u00a0<strong>computer<\/strong> or any other kind of\u00a0<strong>electronics<\/strong>, we suggest that you take some time to find the best fit for you. Do online research, read reviews from real users and learn about the qualities and defects of some of the products you have in mind. When you feel that you have found\u00a0<em>the<\/em> item in question, don&#8217;t just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/stores-las-ramblas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy<\/a> the first one you see but instead compare prices between the stores and online to guarantee that you will get the best deal possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for a new apartment in the city? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> can help you find the perfect one.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"57803\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who would have thought, back in the days, that the computer would become one of the most important pieces of technology in history? This year alone more than 170 million computers\u00a0were purchased! With time, computers started changing their shapes, to accompany society\u2019s frenetic, non-stop rhythm. First, there were the desktops, then came the laptops, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":89769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4493],"tags":[2715,2719,2721,2716,2718,2717,2720],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57803"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89771,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57803\/revisions\/89771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}