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[PolyChronic Time Girl]

Pardon my complete computer stupidity...I usually ask really dumb questions about computers and here is another one: if I buy a Korean computer labtop (I mean a used one I will primarily use for word-processing when I go back to grad school)...will I have any problems hooking it up back in the States? I heard I need one of those adaptors or inverters but then I heard these burn out quickly. I know that I should install Microsoft XP in English but do I need another program to turn everything into English?
So should I buy a cheap labtop here in Korea, or should I wait to buy one in the States?

[Bulsajo]

There won't be any problems using it in the US. Are you sure they're cheaper in Korea though? Check carefully before you buy- you'll probably find that Korea is not cheaper for laptops. And most people (myself included) will tell you that if you're returning to the States soon you're better off buying it there for a whole host of reasons (only one of which is the price).

[T-dot]

I find laptop prices to be similar. Its the added bonus "service" that made buying a laptop more attractive in korea.

Depending on the deal you could get a wireless router, extra battery , leather carrying case, mouse, digital camera etc. Not all, but a combination of.

[Derrek]

I'm going back to the states on January 1 if you want me to bring it back over for you in mid to late January.

You can buy in your name and have it delivered to my home there (parents), or yours -- then mail it to my home.

If your family gets it first, they can open it up and check to see everything works OK. I could do that too, if you wanted.

Where are you from?

The offer is open if you aren't afraid to trust a stranger. A lot of people know me on here, and would probably vouch that I wouldn't steal it.

The offer is open, and I'd give you all of my personal information here and abroad so you'd know it's safer.

This way, your warranty would be good when you got back home.

If you are from "Poly" school, by the way, I live next to Poly in Bundang.

[PolyChronic Time Girl]

Thanks so much for the offer Derrek....It's still a little wishful thinking for me to buy a computer right now...maybe it will never happen because I'm going to be surviving on a tourist visa for about six months with no job I'm still going to find a way to save money for one.
If I do need one, I'll take you up on your offer...I'll leave a specific thread for you on this site and get in contact with you.
To answer your questions...I am a Southern Californian girl (from the "OC")
Actually I picked the name "polychronic" because it was a jazzy term i learned in one of my sociology classes, meaning time in a certain culture is liberal and free (for example in Mexico, students can stroll into class 1/2 hr. late or bosses really don't get upset by time infractures....Korea might be a "polychronic" for the wonjonnims because they don't seem to care about showing up for meetings or our appts. on time
I'm "polychronic" because I seem to have a bad habit of showing up late for everything I do, including work:)