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Kevtron
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:34 am Post subject: Buying a Macbook during a layover in Hongkong |
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So I've heard some things about being able to buy laptops cheaper in Hongkong with their duty free in the airport, but have done some searching online and can't find anything consistent on it.
Basically I might be going through there in a few weeks, and was wondering a) how easy it is to get a new MacBook cheaper there than here (they're way expensive here at the moment) and b) how much cheaper it actually is.
If anyone's got any experience buying stuff duty free there on a layover please share the info.
Thanks much |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| Duty free isnt always the best deal and they dont always have the newest stock. You`ll have to contend with traditional Chinese OS possibly. You would need a UK style plug converter unless you can change the Mac one to the European style Korean plug. |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: |
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2.1 Ghz White Macbook in Hong Kong: $10,200 HKD = 1,322,832 KRW
http://store.apple.com/hk/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook?mco=MTE2NjA
in Korea: 1,580,000 KRW
http://store.apple.com/kr/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook?mco=MTE4MTU
Apple prices are pretty consistent with the prices on the Apple site within that country, as Apple does not let dealers stray far from those prices. Hong Kong is a duty free city, so buying in the airport doesn't make much of a difference. Years ago I bought my first iPod at one of the Mac shops on Stanley street in Central Hong Kong. They're pretty good there, and yeah, things are cheaper in Hong Kong. Also Hong Kong is more or less bilingual so you will still probably be able to get an English OS if buy one, especially at the airport. |
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Kevtron
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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That's a great actual price comparison to see how worth it it is.
And of course with the OS it doesn't really matter so much with Macs, as they're all on the disk, so you just pick which you want. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I would go to central as there are some good deals on macs there. |
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Kevtron
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| D.D. wrote: |
| I would go to central as there are some good deals on macs there. |
That's kinda what I heard. That it's better to get one in town than in the airport. I was just wondering if it's good enough of a deal to possible end up staying there for a night. The current layover schedule is only 2 hours, so definitely not enough time. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:19 am Post subject: |
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| Lhama island has cheap guest houses and the boat goes straight from central. Nice place to stay for a night and check out central without having to pay for an expensive hotel in central. |
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