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Marlboro
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:37 am Post subject: Is this a good deal? |
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I went to Yongsan today, in search of a laptop, although i put across what i wanted, whether anyone understood is another matter, anyway this is what i was after:
Hp notebook
memory 1024
hdd 40gb
dvd/cd rw combo
2 ports
wireless
processor-intel pentium 4 or amd athlon
xp operating system
the guy i spoke to had all this, and said it would cost 2m won? does that sound right? Im not even sure whether he was telling the truth but i had a good look and it seemed about right, i will be going back to buy one, but will take a korean friend who can speak english and make sure it has everything i want.
If anyone can help, please do, also i found alot of the laptops were pretty cheap there, anyone think otherwise? |
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Marlboro
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:52 am Post subject: |
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oh i just remembered i forgot to ask about the processor speed  i want minimum 1.4ghz.
Also if anyone knows how good the Samsung ones are. i know they are not that well known, maybe that is why they are so cheap? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:03 am Post subject: Re: Is this a good deal? |
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| Marlboro wrote: |
I went to Yongsan today, in search of a laptop, although i put across what i wanted, whether anyone understood is another matter, anyway this is what i was after:
Hp notebook
memory 1024
hdd 40gb
dvd/cd rw combo
2 ports
wireless
processor-intel pentium 4 or amd athlon
xp operating system
the guy i spoke to had all this, and said it would cost 2m won? does that sound right? Im not even sure whether he was telling the truth but i had a good look and it seemed about right, i will be going back to buy one, but will take a korean friend who can speak english and make sure it has everything i want.
If anyone can help, please do, also i found alot of the laptops were pretty cheap there, anyone think otherwise? |
Sounds a little overpriced even compared to Home Plus or E-mart.
You can get a decent entry level laptop for around 1 million or a little less. You can get a kick-ass desktop system (with LCD monitor) for the same million.
You can get a decent entry level desktop for about 600k won including CRT monitor.
For 2 million you you should get a higher mid-level or low high-level laptop.
My machine:
dual core P4D CPU
DVD burner,
250 gig HDD,
1 gig RAM,
Nvida 6200 - 256MB video card,
4 USB 2.0 ports,
10/100/1000 LAN,
5.1 sound,
Cost me just over 600k won to build.
Why on earth would you spend 2 million for a laptop? If you are a business person who needs it for mobile computing I could understand.
If you are a teacher, then WTF????
The common excuse that I hear people use to justify a laptop:
"If I buy a desktop, what will I do with it when my year is up and it is time to go home? I can just take a laptop with me!"
My answer to that is:
"With the million won you saved by NOT getting a laptop you can spend 100k won and courier it home when the time has come and use the other 900k won for a well earned vacation on the beach after your contract is done."
AND as an edit to this post, Home Plus is selling IBM thinkpads with a 1.5 gHz CPU, 1 gig RAM, DVD/CDR combo drive for 990k won as of this evening. |
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Marlboro
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:09 am Post subject: |
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I would spend two million because i write articles, and do research, and that is primarily what it will be used for, amongst other things, and yeah i am a teacher in korea, like wtf back at ya
Your laptop sounds fine, for YOU, for me it doesnt even come close. |
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Marlboro
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:10 am Post subject: |
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oh and thanks for the insightful post,and the marvellous deal you posted at the bottom, il check it out.
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| Marlboro wrote: |
| Your laptop sounds fine, for YOU, for me it doesnt even come close. |
Well, Mr. Article-writer, who, uses, way, too, many, commas...It's not a laptop he's talking about. That, and if it were a laptop, it would blow your machine away. Also...all the work you mentioned can be done on a P3 400 celeron machine. Except the "amonst other things"........maybe....
Go here and find the one you want. The prices are pretty accurate. |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| Marlboro wrote: |
I would spend two million because i write articles, and do research, and that is primarily what it will be used for, amongst other things, and yeah i am a teacher in korea, like wtf back at ya
Your laptop sounds fine, for YOU, for me it doesnt even come close. |
What the heck? The guy is only trying to help.
I already have a notebook and I am sort of itching for a replacement, but when I think about how much I could save by buying a desktop, that extra 1 million is going to be soooo handy to have around at the end of the year. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Here is something to compare what you are looking for by:
My Laptop's Specifications:
Compaq Presario 2100
2.12 GHZ AMD Athlon XP 2800 Processor
640 RAM
Microsoft XP Home SP2
30 GIG hard drive
DVD rom which is also a cd writer.
Standard Video card.
Max. value = 400,000WON if I am lucky. |
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Crowzone
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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My laptop:
Pentium 4 Dual Core 2500
1gb Ram
100gb HD
ATi X1400 (256mb) vid card
17 inch screen (yep it's a beast but I love it)
Integrated Audio (I just use headphones anyways)
Wireless/NiC built in.
Windows XP
DVD+-RW/CD+-RW Drive
I decided to buy a Dell, from back in N/A and had it sent to my parents, who then mailed it to me (took about 10 days to get it here from time of order until time I got it) Cost me about 1600 USD with a 3 year Complete Care contract - Thats including having it UPS'ed here to me in Korea.
What they're quoting you for what you're getting isn't worth it -- no way. |
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Marlboro
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah sorry im on my period,what can i say,i did say thanks for the advice though, gosh.Im paying pretty much the same for the HP ive seen,do like the specs on yours though. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:29 am Post subject: |
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| Marlboro wrote: |
| Yeah sorry im on my period,what can i say,i did say thanks for the advice though, gosh.Im paying pretty much the same for the HP ive seen,do like the specs on yours though. |
Just have to say that for a guy who professes to 'write articles' (the, an, a?), your typing skills seem to be a tad lacking.
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muggie2dammit
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Location: Ilsan, Korea
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:04 am Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| Marlboro wrote: |
| Yeah sorry im on my period,what can i say,i did say thanks for the advice though, gosh.Im paying pretty much the same for the HP ive seen,do like the specs on yours though. |
Just have to say that for a guy who professes to 'write articles' (the, an, a?), your typing skills seem to be a tad lacking.
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Ah, that's because he writes English textbooks for Koreans, you see.
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