In many parts of the US, PC enthusiasts take the availability of Micro Center retail stores for granted. Until just a few days ago, Micro Center stores were open in 18 states, with New York having the most locations (the state has four compared to three for Ohio). One additional state officially joined the fray on June 7: North Carolina.
Micro Center’s first North Carolina location is in Charlotte, one of the big financial hubs in the southern United States. It’s also about a 2.5-hour drive from where I live in Garner, NC (just on the outskirts of the state capital of Raleigh). I’ve always wanted to visit a Micro Center location, but I never bothered making the trek, given that the closest one had been over four hours away in Fairfax, Virginia.
