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[CountryClub]

Where is the best place to buy a computer in Hong Kong?

[munasa]

The best place -- that depends on YOU. If you know a lot about computers, then Golden Computer in Sha Shui Po is great. You can either buy a ready made system, or purchase parts and build your own. I purchased a great brand name notebook, with international warranty, while my son wandered around for hours and hours comparing prices. No, actually, it was days and days (he dragged me around with him -- oh, my aching back and legs). He purchased all the parts and built his own computer for much less than it would have cost "back home". Others recommend that you purchase computers at the bigger stores such as Fortress because they believe they offer better after sales service. A warranty is a warranty -- you have to go to the manufacturer's service centre, not back to the vendor. If you know what you want, and can tell if you are getting the right thing, then I think Sham Shui Po offers the best prices. I am not good at bargaining, but even so I was (and still am) happy with the price I paid for my notebook and my son's computer parts. We checked what they were worth "back home" and on the Internet, so we knew what was a fair price. We also bought our printer and other peripherals there, but I think Fortress prices were almost the same for these.

[munasa]

Maybe this site will be helpful:

http://buycomp.hkgolden.com/

http://buycomp.hkgolden.com/comp_malls.asp

[Lanza-Armonia]

May I suggest China? It's so damn cheap here. Just take a little holiday in China with an alterior motive. I got mine for 3500 yuan. (Roughly 3300 bucks?)

LA

[Joachim]

Mong Kok!

[ChrisRose]

It all depends where you live.

If you live on Kowloon side, Golden shopping arcade.

If HK side, on eof the 2 computer centers in Wan chi.


You can get P4's from $1700 HK.
But of course, which, HD size, cache size, DDR ram (speed), mother board etc etc.

Anyway, I personally like the Wan Chhi computer centres, you need a few days to find out which the in's and out's of the latest tech.

Me, I just bought a digital cam; 4 Meg pixels, it even does video with sound! Only $699 HK

[munasa]

Hey, Chris, your camera sounds great. What kind is it? Where did you buy it?

[ChrisRose]

Good point, I should explain the potential pit falls.

Many of the models can't do video and voice together. You must check carefully.

The model is "Pine" which means very little. There are several factories in China making the same model for different companies, e.g. Mouse, Red, etc.

Anyway I bought mine in the Wan Chi computer centre, the one above the MTR station.

To be honest, I think there only one shop with this paticular model.
The model itself is just a 2eg pixel sensor with hardward to go up to 4 megs. Another good warning point. Regardless of the hardware resolution, or softwareesolution, the bottom line is the sensor resolution.

Anyway back to the shop. I personally trust 2 shops in that centre. Becuase I have bough tthere previously and returned faulty good, and have not been cheated, I can however give the names of many shops to avoid lol.

Just for everyones reference: the shop with the Pine 4Meg Pixel cams is Comet Sq. Shopp 166 in the Wan Chi computer Center (tel. 2771 7707).

You can telephone and check if they have more stock. I think they still have a few.

Hope this helps

[jenny-pnet]

Yes Chris. I'd like one of those cameras too!!!!! Did you have to barter?

[ChrisRose]

I am sure you can barter upto $10 maybe $20 off.

But I don't bother.

The reason is simple, that shop is trustable, and thier prices are less than any other shop I know.

For example another shop which carries all the high end cameras tried to sell me an out of date model for $850, at that shop, the same model was also $699.

All the prices are shown in the window and on goods. Just walk around and compare. I think you will find it is the cheapest. If you should see something else, let's say an MP3 player at another shop for $10 less, I would go to that shop and just ask him to match the price.

The reason is , I have had no problems with return. I bought a different model of cam, but the flash didn't work, just took it back, exchanged it for the Pine, which seems a little better. Bigger, as the other cans are about 3cm x 5cm same features, but what the heck.

Hey if you do go to check it out, tell him it was Chris the gwailo asking for soem notes written in chinese.

Btw for $699 a digital cam that does video is a cool toy. I have a full sized Sony handy cam, but when I was in the Philipines I didn't carry it. A) it was too big and heavy, and (b)dam dangerous to carry around. It was a magnet to criminals there.

Oh yeah another coole of my new toy is, it can do a