Depends on the rate of exchange, I think you may get more for your $ in Germany, check the electronic exhibitions in Germany.JR8 wrote:I think my Pc is on it's last legs. It's about 5-6 years old now, and so many things don't work, I half expect it to die every day I turn it on (it certainly sounds as if it will!).
Question: I'm relocating to Germany in circa a month. Should I buy a new PC here, or wait until I'm over there?
Thoughts appreciated.
I have heard there is a Chinese brand of washing machine that is of higher quality than western produced washing machines.ksl wrote: Washing machines, and all other electronic goods are made for Asian markets, lower quality control, and higher price is what you get in Singapore that is fact.
Urm. Yeah Intel do sell different grades of chips and it has nothing to do with where they are madeStrong Eagle wrote:.
Lower price in China is attributable to labor rates, not build quality. An assembly line is an assembly line. What poorly trained labor does is increase the reject rate, and possibly affect the cosmetic quality of a finished product but chips???? They work at a given clock speed or they don't... why do you think Intel sells grades of chips?
Anything that is any good is Taiwanese when it come to high tech and chips....and they have been very slow to transfer technology to China, all Chinese OEM branded goods in Asia are of a different quality to Europe, and that is pretty logical cost saving when standards are so poor in Asia. There is of course Taiwanese companies operating to European standards in China, but their technology is well guarded and grading of chips still continues. China does not have that high tech knowledge at hand.Splatted wrote:I have heard there is a Chinese brand of washing machine that is of higher quality than western produced washing machines.ksl wrote: Washing machines, and all other electronic goods are made for Asian markets, lower quality control, and higher price is what you get in Singapore that is fact.
They pour millions into R&D, and even responded to a consumer complaint that their machines did not clear sludge/mud at the bottom of the unit.
When a rep drove several hours to pay the consumer a visit, he found the person was a farmer using the washing machine to wash his potato's.
The company made changes to their design. So now this company is the only company in the world that produce washing machines that can wash both clothes and potatos.
Splatted wrote:I have heard there is a Chinese brand of washing machine that is of higher quality than western produced washing machines.ksl wrote: Washing machines, and all other electronic goods are made for Asian markets, lower quality control, and higher price is what you get in Singapore that is fact.
JR8 wrote:HP Singapore -
price S$ 1,699 Inc. GST
HP TouchSmart 300-1000 Desktop PC series
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/de/de/ho ... 52963.html
HP Germany -
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/de/de/ho ... 02827.html
euro 699-
Singapore 30% more expensive, any thats despite Germany having 20% GST... shocking
Because the 2nd hand market is dead in Singapore. Singaporeans are too kiasu when selling and want an arm and a leg for something that will cost you 1/10th the price overseas used. This will keep the demand for new highStrong Eagle wrote:JR8 wrote:HP Singapore -
price S$ 1,699 Inc. GST
HP TouchSmart 300-1000 Desktop PC series
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/de/de/ho ... 52963.html
HP Germany -
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/de/de/ho ... 02827.html
euro 699-
Singapore 30% more expensive, any thats despite Germany having 20% GST... shocking
So you got pretty much the same results I did, and it really doesn't make any sense. The PC's are made somewhere in Asia so shipping has to be less. I'm not aware of an import tariff on PC's. So, why are PC's so much more expensive here?
And actually, the same applies for all sorts of electronics like cameras... cheaper in the US fer sure.
Strong Eagle wrote:JR8 wrote:HP Singapore -
price S$ 1,699 Inc. GST
HP TouchSmart 300-1000 Desktop PC series
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/de/de/ho ... 52963.html
HP Germany -
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/de/de/ho ... 02827.html
euro 699-
Singapore 30% more expensive, any thats despite Germany having 20% GST... shocking
So you got pretty much the same results I did, and it really doesn't make any sense. The PC's are made somewhere in Asia so shipping has to be less. I'm not aware of an import tariff on PC's. So, why are PC's so much more expensive here?
And actually, the same applies for all sorts of electronics like cameras... cheaper in the US fer sure.
Of course the first thing you should do before considerations of washing potatoes is buy an external hard drive and back up anything of importance on the old girl before she goes "pop".JR8 wrote:I think my Pc is on it's last legs. It's about 5-6 years old now, and so many things don't work, I half expect it to die every day I turn it on (it certainly sounds as if it will!).
Question: I'm relocating to Germany in circa a month. Should I buy a new PC here, or wait until I'm over there?
Thoughts appreciated.
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