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Laptops in Korea: Questions Answered
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dimnd



Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Western USA

PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:42 am    Post subject: Toshiba Satellite laptop bought in states Reply with quote

Hi,

Want to know what I need with the new laptop I just purchased to use it in Korea without any mishaps.
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valkyrian2
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Joined: 15 May 2007

PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

a 500 won plug adapter.
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dimnd



Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Western USA

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 6:13 am    Post subject: laptop purchased in states Reply with quote

only the 500 adapter?
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gajackson1



Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: Casa Chil, Sungai Besar, Sultanate of Brunei

PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok, next question:

I know my way around the Yong-san mart area fairly well (know the major landmarks) - where is the area i have heard about where the used laptops for under $500 are sold???

Easy directions or a marking on an overhead map would be great. I usually come up & out through Shinyongsan Station.

Regards,

G.
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RoyBatty



Joined: 19 Jun 2008
Location: NYC

PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any places to get stuff for Macs? Seems like Korea is pretty PC dominated, but I'd think there'd be Mac stuff too, since Samsung makes a lot of their parts?
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illusion



Joined: 28 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

alright, I'm ridiculously unknowledgable about all this converter/adapter and voltage stuff. So go ahead and laugh, but still please help while you're here. lol.

Well I have a HP Pavilion and my plug has the 2 blades & 1 rounding pin. I'm at a PCbang right now so I don't remember the voltage of my charger. If you need to know the voltage i can come back tomorrow to the PCbang and let you guys know. But in the meantime, if this is enough info. can someone give me a specific location and let me know what to specifically look for?

I went to Emart, but they only had a converter for the 2blade plugs. And I'm not too familiar with Seoul yet so i dunno where to go next. Thanks guys.
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boatofcar



Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK

PostPosted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RoyBatty wrote:
Any places to get stuff for Macs? Seems like Korea is pretty PC dominated, but I'd think there'd be Mac stuff too, since Samsung makes a lot of their parts?


Nope. There's an Apple store at COEX and some electronics stores sell Macs, but as far as accessories and software goes, buy it at home. Especially if you're outside of Seoul.
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Manticore



Joined: 20 Nov 2007

PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any places in Busan that sell Sony Vaios? Any chance for an English Windows on it?

Thanks
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otto



Joined: 10 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I need a new laptop, and I'm pretty sure I want to get a Dell Latitude

The Dell outlet has good prices for refurbished laptops... but now that the won is doing so poorly against the US dollar, would i end up spending more money having it shipped? Does anyone know what the current price of a new dell in Korea is, in won - or where I could find that out?

Thanks
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D.D.



Joined: 29 May 2008

PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Home plus has Dell computers. One is about 1mil and the other one is 1.5 mil. They told me that I could not get an English operating system for a Dell that they sold.

They said that only Samsung and Hp could have English Vista installed.
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Bread



Joined: 09 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

D.D. wrote:
Home plus has Dell computers. One is about 1mil and the other one is 1.5 mil. They told me that I could not get an English operating system for a Dell that they sold.

They said that only Samsung and Hp could have English Vista installed.


Just get an English XP or Vista CD and reformat and reinstall when you get the computer. I'd recommend reformatting any new Dell you buy, anyway. They come with a lot of garbage on them.
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stevelad_83



Joined: 13 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:38 pm    Post subject: MSI VR420X Reply with quote

Hi there,

I'm thinking of buying the above laptop from icoda. I don'y know much about computers, but at W682,500 it looks reasonable.

Does anyone have any info regarding MSI or icoda.

Would you recommend any alternatives?
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awesome.ahsah!



Joined: 07 Jan 2009

PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have found laptops to be significantly less expensive in North America. The competition at Yongsan is not all that great; the retailers all work together and gouge equally, in my opinion.
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dk0402



Joined: 18 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would it be better to buy a laptop in America or in Korea? just curious
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weebil



Joined: 24 May 2009

PostPosted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm going to bring my american laptop with me when i go to korea. my only concern is whether or not i will have a problem getting an internet connection hooked up. the obvious answer would seem to be 'no,' but i just wanted some confirmation on this.
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