What's there to buy in Taiwan?

[lektrix]

One thing I hear is that cell phones are cheap there and most of them are unreleased to the NA market. Is that true? If so, which ones should one buy?

Also, is computer hardware there cheaper too?

 

[txrandom]

Lots of pirated software.

 

[swtethan]

hookers

 

[50cent1228]

almost everything that has to to with any type of electronics is cheap there

 

[KLin]

Taiwanese food.

 

[dbk]

Fake things that look pretty close to being real.

 

[ed21x]

glasses, contacts, PDAs, mp3 players, laptops, LCD's, flash cards, etc... the culture is geared towards everyone buying things the day it comes out and throwing away things that are just a few months old.

 

[Ika]

factories

 

[buzzsaw13]

Originally posted by: dbk
Fake things that look pretty close to being real.

She told me they were real!

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You can buy anything in Taiwan that you can buy in NY only cheaper.

 

[teatime0315]

Originally posted by: lektrix
One thing I hear is that cell phones are cheap there and most of them are unreleased to the NA market. Is that true? If so, which ones should one buy?

Also, is computer hardware there cheaper too?

If your looking for a cell phone... get the Sony Ericsson K800i, it costs around 400 dollars in the U.S.
You'll probably get it for a lot cheaper there.

 

[trOver]

resell stuff on ebay

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: teatime0315

Originally posted by: lektrix
One thing I hear is that cell phones are cheap there and most of them are unreleased to the NA market. Is that true? If so, which ones should one buy?

Also, is computer hardware there cheaper too?

If your looking for a cell phone... get the Sony Ericsson K800i, it costs around 400 dollars in the U.S.
You'll probably get it for a lot cheaper there.

Phones aren't that much cheaper. Ebay is the cheapest. Plus Chinese stores in the US give you cheap phones too, you just need to know where to go. BTW, Sony stuff is overpriced there. The XBR2 46" Bravia LCD is $189,000 NT, which is $5800 US. I bought mine for $3800 at BB and that was when it was retailed for $4300. Now you can easily get it at BB for ~$3200-$3300. So go figure.

Moreoever, electronics cheaper than BB anyday and Fry's, and the prices should be a few dollars above Newegg. It's not worth it. I'd rather buy it off the egg or ZZF.

 

[teatime0315]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: teatime0315

Originally posted by: lektrix
One thing I hear is that cell phones are cheap there and most of them are unreleased to the NA market. Is that true? If so, which ones should one buy?

Also, is computer hardware there cheaper too?

If your looking for a cell phone... get the Sony Ericsson K800i, it costs around 400 dollars in the U.S.
You'll probably get it for a lot cheaper there.

Phones aren't that much cheaper. Ebay is the cheapest. Plus Chinese stores in the US give you cheap phones too, you just need to know where to go. BTW, Sony stuff is overpriced there. The XBR2 46" Bravia LCD is $189,000 NT, which is $5800 US. I bought mine for $3800 at BB and that was when it was retailed for $4300. Now you can easily get it at BB for ~$3200-$3300. So go figure.

Moreoever, electronics cheaper than BB anyday and Fry's, and the prices should be a few dollars above Newegg. It's not worth it. I'd rather buy it off the egg or ZZF.

Haha never mind then... scratch that... I thought phones were cheaper there... if your looking for a phone, I agree with DLeRium, the asian places that sell phones are always cheaper than the "real" T-Mobile or Cingular stores.

 

[pontifex]

where's bennylong, he'll tell ya

 

[bennylong]

Women

 

[bennylong]

Here's what not to buy:

1.) Tech- I saw some crappy computers that would go for $400 here selling for about 10,000 yuan there(which is about $1,200 USD).

My dad also bought me a cellphone there and it was about $300 USD, not that nice. I hear Hong Kong is better if you want cell phone.

2.) Jewerly - Don't waste your money. Quality is poor and you will probably buy a dud. I bought my engagement ring there for about $400 and everyone told me I bought a zirconia that is worth probably 25 cents. My family told me to stop wearing it because it makes the family look poor.

 

[lektrix]

But some stuff are Asia-exclusive only and won't be in the NA market. Wouldn't it be worth it to buy that stuff? I'm mainly looking for a new cell phone.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: KLin
Taiwanese food.

:thumbsup:

 

[HamSupLo]

stinky tofu

 

[Stiganator]

usb flash drives a cheap and hell there, got a 2 GB one the size of a dime for 30 USD. Enjoy Taipei. I had so much fun.

 

[err]

buy "i survived the taiwanese quake" tshirt ...lol

seriously there will be tons of cheapy chinese made electronic that never made it to US. buy some of those for cheap

 

[lektrix]

Too bad I'm not the one that's going to Taiwan. My friend's going there for a month.

How much do you think a Nokia N73 or SE K800i will cost in Taiwan? Looks like I'll be trying to get one of those..

 

[So]

Originally posted by: bennylong
Here's what not to buy:

1.) Tech- I saw some crappy computers that would go for $400 here selling for about 10,000 yuan there(which is about $1,200 USD).

My dad also bought me a cellphone there and it was about $300 USD, not that nice. I hear Hong Kong is better if you want cell phone.

2.) Jewerly - Don't waste your money. Quality is poor and you will probably buy a dud. I bought my engagement ring there for about $400 and everyone told me I bought a zirconia that is worth probably 25 cents. My family told me to stop wearing it because it makes the family look poor.

This stacks up to only one thing: You are an easy mark.

 

[lektrix]

only thing im interested in are unreleased cell phones