Asus W3J in Hong Kong?

I have a family member that is traveling to Hong Kong this September and I was thinking of having her pick up a W3J for me. I had read somewhere that they are a bit cheaper there. Does anyone know if this is still the case? And where she might pick one up? And for how much?

Thanks!

 

2 big buildings locate in Sham Shui Po (Golden) and Mong Kok, they are also close to MTR subways transit. Asus's authorized dealer should be there.
Cheers

 

um..i dont think its cheaper there... i think they sell the non renewed version at 2000USD.. www.hornington.com has some information and pricing on them. might be wrong though.. (i live in hong kong.. but i just ordered a s96j and have it delievered to my sis place in US. gonan go pick it up before i go to uni)

 

You could get one for around 1600 to 1700 USD with reduced spec
I got mine for ~1650 USD, T2400 Yonah, 80gb HDD and 2gb of 667DDR2 ram.

All in all i don't think it is significantly cheaper than those in the US. As far as i know there exist cheaper models in Taiwan, but with much older specs.

 

It's cheaper here because you don't have to pay the ridiculous 7-15% sales taxes as in the US or Canada.

And yes, website prices are normally outdated. You can definitely find it cheaper when you visit one of the 4 computer centers here in Hong Kong. No doubt, Sham Shui Po and Mong Kok's computer centers are the cheapest of all but they are also the crowdiest (stay away from them during the weekends! And watch out for pickpockets at SSP - they normally come out in the weekends!).

The Wan Chai Computer Center is great too (and less crowded) but not as many selections as SSP's. It is one of my favorites places to shop for hardware and cheapo gadgets.

More info of Wan Chai Computer Center:
http://www.kaitech.hk/content/view/74/60/

The 10th and 11th floor at the Windsor House at Causeway Bay is the most expensive and that is where all the rich Westerners go to buy their notebooks, where in their mind, good service is more important than price. Salepersons can speak better English here than anywhere else. And when you are rich, you are normally bit-chy so salepersons here are far more tolerant than the other 3 computer centers.

But Taiwan is the real winner when it comes to better configuration and price!
http://shopping.pchome.com.tw/nb.php

For example, my BenQ Joybook S73G costs almost US$400 more in Hong Kong than in Taiwan. I can pretty much fly to Taiwan, buy the S73G, fly back, and still have money leftover for a foot massage!


PS.
Broadway and Fortress are two franchise electronic superstores commonly found in HK. You can also find very competitive pricing here on brand name notebooks such as IBM, HP, Toshiba, etc. They are good to buy from because they are honest and you can actually charge to your credit cards (whereas in computer centers you can only use CASH! or add 3-4% if paid by credit cards!)

 

Great, thanks for the info guys. Are there any other models that I'm not aware of, available in HK but not in the US, that I should consider? I'm also looking at the W7J. I mainly want: small form-factor, solid construction. Will these models have english keyboards? Is that a stupid question?

 

The w6 is there and not the US. there are a few other models im sure.

 

@iTwins,

Would you happen to know if the 5672 is available in Hong Kong? If so, do you have a rough idea as to how much it would cost?

Thanks.

 

All keyboards are English; some keyboards however have Chinese characters in addition to English. You really don't have to worry too much about this. Unlike Korea or Japan, English is a second language in Hong Kong. Flag anyone on the street and ask an English question and most can answer you fluently. (In Japan, we can only communicate through the use of a calculator! )

Unlike North America, all computers you find here are NOT CUSTOMIZABLE. Basically, WYSIWYG! If you want to customize, you will need to buy online. But then, there aren't really too many brands in HK that you can buy online...

 

5672? Acer Aspire? Aren't we in an Asus forum?!

The last time I checked, it was HK$12,998 or US$1672. That was in my wish list until I tried it out physically and decided that no way I am carry that "bulk" around!

 

I've noticed that some regions of the world have better pricing for some brands. For example, dells are always cheapest in the US.

In HK, the best deals you'll find are on lenovo notebooks, so i'll suggest the x60 for small form-factor (10288HK$, or 1319US$)

http://www.pclcomputer.com/zh_tw/productdetails.php?cid=10&id=122&brand=LENOVO

 

....and if you know anyone schooling in one of the two Polytechnic Universities, you can buy directly from Lenovo for K$7800 to HK$8004.

A colleague's bought an Lenovo T60p for her daughter for only HK13,988 (regular was HK$25,000+)

 

Sorry for the OT post. Somehow I managed to lose my way.

But thanks for the quick response.

 

I got my a8ja at the wanchai computer centre for 10700, with an uprgade to one gig ram. Though they gave me crappier ram, so it's running at 533 instead of 666 now. It'll probably be cheaper at SSP, haha just keep asking them for a cheaper price. Probably have to pay cash though.