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Old Apr 2, 2003
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buy a compu here or asia?

my mom is going back to tw at t he end of april. i was wondering if the prices there and here are the same?
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Get the computer here because it's fragile ...

I got a hdd in HK b4 but never use it because something went wrong with the shipping ...
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i don't think i have to worry about shipping. i'm gonna make my lill sis carry it home from tw.

but i wanted to know if the price was cheeper here or there? or is there not much of a diff?
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um, i think it's the warranty that you have to be careful about...*careful*careful*
laptops tend to have more problems than desktops since you move them around so much...

i dunno about the prices...you have to do a conversion on the same (or better) specs...
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Cheaper in Taiwan I believe .. you have to pay tax here ! there goes several bills depends on what system you build ..
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No warranty if you buy from TW. Buy only if you are getting TW brand name PCs. For clones just get it from me.
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were u asking about a desktop or a laptop
b/c for some reason i remember you talking about a laptop (from the meet)... i might be crazy
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and when u come back from taiwan, the canada custom will charge u duty taxes so u add that up is almost hte same cost of the one they are selling here so i suggest u get it here
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Originally posted by babychai
were u asking about a desktop or a laptop
b/c for some reason i remember you talking about a laptop (from the meet)... i might be crazy
i think ur crazy .. hahha ... jk

no i don't think i even mentioned anything about computers at the meet...unless i'm the crazy one....

anyways... i was thinking of a desktop. labs are too pricey.
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Originally posted by iamfob
and when u come back from taiwan, the canada custom will charge u duty taxes so u add that up is almost hte same cost of the one they are selling here so i suggest u get it here
can't u say that it's an old computer?
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yes u did...i think...
so where did this laptop thought come from?

anyways, domestic prices aren't so bad...
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cuz u were telling me about whether you should buy one in tw and use it for a month and then bring it back...
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Can you sacrifice the lost of a 1 year warrenty?
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Originally posted by babychai
cuz u were telling me about whether you should buy one in tw and use it for a month and then bring it back...
WHAT??? did i say that? ... omg ... i think i'm losing it ...
k i guess i'm the crazy one.
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Originally posted by AzimuthX
Can you sacrifice the lost of a 1 year warrenty?
i don't care about warrenty. never had to deal with that. and hopefully i won't ever have to.
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yeah then get the comp in Taiwan and bring it here ...
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it's only 800 bucks here for a pretty descent computer..

i gave my couisn my old comp and the memory fried because he put it threw the x-ray during security.

After 9-11, i don't think they'll let u carry a comptuer around without going through the xray machine.
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Originally posted by bumdup
WHAT??? did i say that? ... omg ... i think i'm losing it ...
k i guess i'm the crazy one.
see, i'm not crazy...
i tend to remember the weirdest stuff...

but for warranty and service go buy one from Dell.
if you know ur way around a computer, build one urself or buy one from MSoft
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Ahhahaha me too! I remember stupid things.
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building one is alot cheeper.
but my computer knowledge is outdated(1998).
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