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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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 Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
http://www.expansys.com.hk/p.aspx?i=158455
Cheaper still from taiwan websites but I can't read them.
Does anybody know an English Taiwanese website? |
That thing is truly innovative and I'm sure is a watershed moment in mobile pcs, but it's just too big for what I need it for. I really hope more people follow Asus's lead, though. That thing is awesome! |
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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
http://www.expansys.com.hk/p.aspx?i=158455
Cheaper still from taiwan websites but I can't read them.
Does anybody know an English Taiwanese website? |
Also, wouldn't you have to pay a hefty import tax on that ordering? |
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dreadster
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| boatofcar wrote: |
| mrsquirrel wrote: |
http://www.expansys.com.hk/p.aspx?i=158455
Cheaper still from taiwan websites but I can't read them.
Does anybody know an English Taiwanese website? |
Also, wouldn't you have to pay a hefty import tax on that ordering? |
In Korea you pay about 10% tax on the cost of the goods. So you're looking at $35. the only way around this is to get it sent to a family/friend and then get them to unbox it and send it to you as a 'used' item with low value (I think for items under $150 you don't pay any tax). |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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35 dollars ain't bad really.
I have tried to find one for sale in Korea but I don't think there will be for a while.
Trying to find out the cost of shipping.
THey rates to NZ, Aust and China are reasonable but they don't have Korea.
If it's reasonable I will be selling off my Xbox 360 to buy one of these for a new toy. |
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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
35 dollars ain't bad really.
I have tried to find one for sale in Korea but I don't think there will be for a while.
Trying to find out the cost of shipping.
THey rates to NZ, Aust and China are reasonable but they don't have Korea.
If it's reasonable I will be selling off my Xbox 360 to buy one of these for a new toy. |
$35 isn't bad at all--do you pay that at checkout, or what? Sorry, I've never ordered anything that was this expensive before. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Yes.
But they have a note saying they aren't in stock until December 1st, they don't bill you until it has been shipped.
UK ones are going for 239 quid which is a farking rip off, but they do have black ones.
Taiwan has them in now as do a few places in the US. New Egg being one of them. |
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dreadster
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| boatofcar wrote: |
| mrsquirrel wrote: |
35 dollars ain't bad really.
I have tried to find one for sale in Korea but I don't think there will be for a while.
Trying to find out the cost of shipping.
THey rates to NZ, Aust and China are reasonable but they don't have Korea.
If it's reasonable I will be selling off my Xbox 360 to buy one of these for a new toy. |
$35 isn't bad at all--do you pay that at checkout, or what? Sorry, I've never ordered anything that was this expensive before. |
No, when your item arrives you contact customs (or sometimes they will contact you I think) and they will tell you how much you have to pay. They will give you a bank number to transfer the money to and you can do that through an ATM or by going to a bank and filling out a form. It's pretty painless. Once that's done, your item will be cleared and it can be delivered or picked up. |
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mrsquirrel
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dreadster
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
35 dollars ain't bad really.
I have tried to find one for sale in Korea but I don't think there will be for a while.
Trying to find out the cost of shipping.
THey rates to NZ, Aust and China are reasonable but they don't have Korea.
If it's reasonable I will be selling off my Xbox 360 to buy one of these for a new toy. |
They do have them listed on enuri but there's no price and I don't read Korean so I'm not sure what it says!! Scroll down the link to see it.
http://www.enuri.com/search/Searchlist.jsp?searchkind=1&nosearchkeyword=&es=&c=enuri&keyword=Asus
Still, this would at least suggest it is coming to Korea; however, I'm sure you would have to deal with the issue of the Korean OS. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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I'm almost wetting myself with excitment over that EEE being available. I've wanted one for months.
1 December is close enough to Christmas for me. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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^^ Expansys korea has them - see the link.
15K shipping inside Korea as well.
Availalbe on the 1st December. |
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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Now, (going around in circles I know) if I get a smartphone on that Korean website, can I pop my existing SIM card? It looks like the best options at the price point I'm looking for are smartphones, so I might as well get one. |
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T-dot
Joined: 16 May 2004
Location: bundang
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:02 am Post subject: |
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Samsung Blackjack uses the Simcard. Everything u need.
Roughly 390,000 won. Keyboard is a little small though and dont know what the internet costs will be like. |
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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| T-dot wrote: |
Samsung Blackjack uses the Simcard. Everything u need.
Roughly 390,000 won. Keyboard is a little small though and dont know what the internet costs will be like. |
Jeez, that's a little steep, considering the price of the Eee...I don't know what to get  |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:51 am Post subject: |
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You know that the EEE makes sense. The fact that it can run windows as well. A quick ram upgrade to 1GB and a 4GB CF card and you can have windows on your CF card and boot from it.
www.eeeuser.com |
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