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[Industrial Strength]

I'm heading up to Yongsan to buy a digital camera on Friday. Most likely the Canon Ixus 40.
I've checked out Danawa and Omi for prices. If you click on the messy link below you can see that prices for this camera range from 360,000 to 426,000.
http://dica.danawa.co.kr/dicadanawa_new/dica_search_new.html?viewpage=direct_view&product_view=SALE&kindc=CAA&typec=DIGITAL&codec=LCANONIXUS40LG&dica=dica

My questions are:
I guess they are selling the same product, right? Is there a difference in the warranties or where they are produced or something?
Do you think I can get it for 360 at Yongsan or will they want a higher price?
Is Technomart better for digicam shopping?
Can anybody recommend a store in either place?
What's better 2x512MB or 1x1GB (SD storage)?

Thanks for any info and tips.
IS

PS. I'm going to be buying some accessories, so I imagine they should give me a decent discount for buying everything from one place.

[Derrek]

Yeah, it's about warranty.

Some of the Canon cameras, for example, are the same camera but have IXUS instead of IXY. One of the two is the Japan model. The other is the Korea model. You don't get a warranty with the Japan model. The same camera can be nearly 1/4 less if you buy the Japan model. It explains this in Korean on Enuri. My gf and I were pondering the same decision last night.

[Industrial Strength]

Derrek wrote:

[Hollywoodaction]

Go for the Japanese models. Who needs to spend an extra 100000 to 200000 won for a Korean model? I got a Canon IXY 600 online from a store in Yongsan, and I must have saved 30% off the Korean model.

The difference in price between the two can't be explained by the warranty. In theory, the Japanese model could be covered by its original warranty if you were to have it repaired in Japan. So, then what gives?

Well, the Korean models are more expensive because Korean corporations are simply making a killing off the fact Korean consumers believe imported goods must be expensive because of Korea's mythically high duty (only 8% on imported cars (lower than in the EU!)).

The IXY 600 sells for about 41 000yen in Japan (trust me, I checked). Add 10% duty (I checked with Customs) to the Japanese wholesale price and it still doesn't add up to 599000 won (the price I found at a major Korean "discount" department store). Like I was saying, they are making a killing.

[Derrek]

[Industrial Strength]

Hollywoodaction wrote:

[Hollywoodaction]

You can have them repaird without the warranty. Had my camcorder repaired here, without a Korean warranty. Cost me only 14,000won...and it took only two days, despite the fact they had to order the part.

[Derrek]

[Derrek]