72BKK

Hello everybody

I am looking for a nice place to celebrate my marriage anniversary with wife and my 2 kids (daughter is 8 son is 2).

I am just looking for a quite and nice place for the dinner. 

I was thinking of The Chao Praya Princess dinner (4100 baht all four). They could love this one but honestly I don't know if it is a great idea.

Any suggestion?

Thank you in advance

1 minute ago, mcsiva8 said:

Don't forget $1 for border crossing, maybe others who pay more than 30, don't get charged it, but I got charged with the Aussie passport 31US

 

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border crossing?? this is totally new for me. Never paid the $1 for border crossing 

so this could confirm that i had to pay $30 and not $35 as they never asked me the dollar for border crossing

4 minutes ago, BritTim said:

I have seen this list:

According to this, Italy should be $30. Make sure you have clean, crisp US dollars. If you pay in Thai baht, it will cost much more.

like i said i have been there 5-6 times and i have always paid $35 but maybe it was me just paying $5 more. Yes i'll change in dollars just before leaving at Superich checking that notes have no defects

thank you

2 minutes ago, BritTim said:

The Laos visa on arrival varies according to your nationality. The minimum is $30, the maximum $42. A very few nationalities can get a free visa exempt entry.

hi thanks for the info

do you know of a link where i could check this visa fee according to my italian nationality?

12 hours ago, Prissana Pescud said:

It cost me $30 US one month ago.

11 hours ago, Prissana Pescud said:

It will cost 1500 baht max if you do not have new $30 US dollars.

Sorry but i have always paid $35 and not $30 for the Laos visa at the border.

Please can anyone confirm if now it's $30 or always $35 as the last 5-6 times i have been there?? 

cause i am going right in 2 weeks...

hi,

i was wondering in which cases in a laptop a glare glass screen is better than anti glare one? 

I am asking because i don't like the glare glass screen but seeing many laptops offered with that spec i guess there must be many who prefer it, i just don't understand why

3 hours ago, Pib said:

4 hours ago, 72BKK said:

thanks for the explanation
i am definitely an average user
so basically I won't be able to add a faster ssd right? i mean, i could add it but without reaching its full potential....

Using a PCIe x2 connection will max out around 2000MB speed. No use buying a M.2 PCI SSD speed spec faster than that as most PCI SSDs can do approx 2000MB speed no problem. Buying a M.2 PCI SSD that has 3500MB speed would effectively be throttled to 2000MB speed on a PCIe x2 connection.

about the transfer speed...it's a bit disappointing to know i won't be able to add a faster sdd in the future in case i'll have that need. 

I'll see if there is another option but honestly i was thinking to buy one of these new zenbooks, cause i need a new laptop in a couple of weeks. I just waiting to see the 15.6" model that should be available for sale in few days to decide if it's better to opt for a smaller screen one like suggested by Sheuwang.

Like you said Pib: i'll never find the one laptop with all the specs i need for the price i want to pay. And it's time to choose one so i guess there is no time for evaluating too many new options. Maybe I could take another look at the Lenovo notebooks and see if i can find something with Lenovo

by the way thanks for the tips Pib, very helpful and instructive????

it's nice to see someone who wants to help and doesn't reply anything like "I won't waste my time for you cause i am on holiday" or 'I am not your mama" lol like that british pal

really thanks to all of you for the help????

1 hour ago, Pib said:

A 2 x 2 setup will give you faster and more stable Wifi speed than a 1 x 1 Wifi chip.   But this will only come into play if your home internet internet plan is approx 200Mb or faster.

the wifi is a 2x2 dual band so i think this should be ok. By the way i have a 60mb wifi in my home so following your explanation it's ok 100%

I'll take the Nok Fly/ride Mukdahan-Sakon Nakhon by van and flight to Bangkok...

maybe it's time to consider to buy a car...

On 1/29/2019 at 1:17 AM, JamJar said:

in the real world use of the laptop for the average user you would never notice the M.2 throttling so to speak. 

thanks for the explanation

i am definitely an average user

so basically I won't be able to add a faster ssd right? i mean, i could add it but without reaching its full potential....

23 minutes ago, BritTim said:

The van used by Nok Air is relatively comfortable and safe, as these vans go, and usually not full. Further, it is only about a two hour transfer. My advice is just to keep things simple and take the van.

I am pretty sure there is no bus, certainly aircon.

If money is no object, you could probably arrange a limo, but figuring out where to order one could be time consuming, and I certainly would not bother.

If there are no options with bus (I don t mind with or without aircon) i'll use the nok van of course. I still wait a bit to see if there is someone who knows more on the matter.

By the way, my worst experience in a thai van was from suratthani to Donsak and it was I think 1 hour trip. I felt as we were in Nurburgring

10 minutes ago, JackThompson said:

Mostly on those rural routes, you have non-air-con old buses and modern vans, with the occasional modern-bus - and the latter sometimes only once a day.  There are modern-buses running from Udon Thanni through Sakon Nakon to Nakon Phanom and back - so if you can get up to NP, that could work (but might have to be minivan to NP). 

 

Sorry I cannot be of more help.  I didn't find any useful bus-info online, either - most I found was originating out of Bangkok.

Thank you anyway. I didn't find anything in the web as well. Maybe there is someone who knows and has not read this post yet

buses from Mukdahan to Sakon Nakhon in the afternoon???

i found them for sale at fortune town rama9 

the 15.6" screen is only available in the expensive model. Contacted Asus Thailand via their facebook page and they told me the 2 cheaper versions will be available early feb.

Now i am not sure if i want to opt for the bigger screen or the lighter 13/14 models. Btw these screens are 95% ratio so even the 15.6" looks smaller than normal. They seem very light and small. 

Hello everybody

I know Nok Air offers the fly/ride service but i don't like minivans, i m looking for a solution to avoid them. Taxi also don't really like. 

So i m asking if there is anyone who knows about buses leaving Mukdahan to Sakon Nakhon airport in the afternoon (flight to Bangkok is at 21.35)

I tried to find a website with Mukdahan bus timetable but couldn't find the bus i need

thank you in advance

Hello to everybody

what are your thoughts about Asus Zenbook 13/14/15??

https://www.asus.com/th/Laptops/ASUS-ZenBook-15-UX533FD/

On 1/22/2019 at 12:31 AM, SheungWan said:

Maybe check out the ASUS Notebook Vivobook S530UN-BQ317T

SheungWan

I like this one but it has the mechanical hard disk and honestly I'd like only the SSD.... 

or does anyone else know? 

On 7/1/2018 at 11:12 AM, oilinki said:

My travel notes

 

Sakhon Nakhon airport shared car to bus terminal 80 baht. 5km 5 min.

Sakhon Nakhon to Mudkahan 2 hours 80 baht by bus. Hourly busses. I never needed to wait more than 10-15 minutes.

 

Bus from Mudkahan, through the immigrations on both countries, all the way to Savannakhet bus station was 45 baht. The trip takes perhaps an hour, including clearing the immigrations.

 

IIRC the border closes at 19:00. 

hello 

from Mukdahan to Sakon nakhon or Nakhon Phanom is there any bus? After picking up my passport at 2 pm and arrive in Mukdahan bus station i have plenty of time to go in one of those 2 close airports and i d like to avoid the minivan that the fly/ride service uses. I hate minivans. Flights are scheduled in late evening so i could use a more comfortable and relaxing bus from Mukdahan to airport if there is any in the afternoon...

any tip oilinki?

On 1/22/2019 at 5:40 AM, howto said:

I recently had to return to Thailand to conclude some business.

June thru July. 2 weeks in BKK, rest way down on NE coast.

I took my Chromebook.

It plays 1080p vids, has Libra OpenOffice and VLC.

I trade 6 currencies on Fore-Ex.

Super light, fast, inexpensive.

Plug in a 128GB micro-SD, add a keyboard+mouse.

No, won't play games worth a spit. I don't care.

It does everything I need on a trip, email-text-vid-youtube-internet.

Around < USD $200.

IMO, you are over analyzing this, you don't need a huge heavy laptop for incremental use.

Just my 1 baht worth

- howto

Hi Howto

thanks for your tip.

I am going to do forex trading as well but i also need the laptop for work. I was told that a minimum of 15.6" screen is essential for trading. And nowadays buying a new laptop that doesn't come with ssd isn't that good purchase. The point is that here in thailand it's hard to find the combination of those 2 specs at affordable price in a new laptop (when you find one there is always something else that disappoints you like processor or graphic)

47 minutes ago, SheungWan said:

I don't think I would be regularly carrying around a 15.6" laptop during the daytime.

i need that screen ????

not going to go out on regular basis but let's say on alternative days. I can't sit all day long every day. need some action lol

8 hours ago, SheungWan said:

Then you should focus on a small, lightweight laptop IMHO. High spec might stretch the budget, but do you really need high spec? 

yes you are right i need i need a lightweight laptop.

The specs:

15.6" screen ( i need watch charts) , SSD 256gb (it is enough for me) and 8gb Ram are essential. I work and can keep many apps open and I need a fast machine. 

2 hours ago, BurgerGung said:

SSDs are really cheap in Europe these days. A 2.5" SATA 3 model retails for 39 € on www.amazon.de 

 

BUT you might want something faster as SATA 3 is a bandwidth bottleneck. NVMe M.2 slots take SSDs with as much as 3,400 MB/sec (Samsung 970? Wedern Digital Black)

 

I bought a WD Green 120 GB SSD for 25 € and there is always the option to use an external hard drive if you need 500 GB or more. But then, 500 GB on a SATA 3 SSD are no longer expensive either, TBH. 70 € should suffice... Get a known brand like CRUCIAL.

 

FYI, I avoid buying new notebooks. Why not buy a nice Thinkpad X260 under factory warranty on www.ebay.com ? Repairable, good battery life, rugged, light weight and upgradeable.

 

Got 2 small X131 E / X140 E 11.6" models for about $ 65 each. 4 GB RAM. Nice little machines for traveling. With SSDs, they will fly. 

 

Sorry, even when you spend 15,000 THB you might not get a real value machine, JMHO.

I have a desktop pc, bought it new in 2015 here in bangkok and it's working perfectly. 

i prefer to buy a new one for 2 reasons: one it's the good experience buying the desktop one like just described, and the second one is the warranty: i was told that buying a laptop from ebay (which is a solution i explored) could end up with a machine with problems and without warranty in thailand. I may have not enough knowledge of computers but i do know thais and don't want to rely on thai service assistance.

I d like to buy a cheap laptop and then add ssd later and ram. But my primary goal is to have a good computer, fast and that can last for the long 

I am still searching....

21 hours ago, KneeDeep said:

 

As I told you. I'm on holiday, so cannot allocate all my time to your issue. I have a girlfriend that wanted to go to the cinema. ????

thank you for helping

i understand your point (buy a second hand machine and deal with it) and of course i don't want anyone to do the job i am supposed to do.

Buying a new laptop in this thai market is quite complicated task and i am just trying to get as much info as possible.

Furthemore everyone has different ideas and i am trying to understand what is best for me

1 hour ago, KneeDeep said:

 

What is wrong with your current laptop? Brand name and model number?

Are you living in Thailand? 

I've never had a laptop fail within warranty and I've never had a problem taking one out of warranty to a service centre.

I don't have any laptop. I need to buy one now.

I said: if I buy one coming from a foreign country I have to pay import tax and the warranty isn t accepted by thai assistance service so what if the laptop doesn t work?