cubism001 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Hi, thanks again. My laptop crashed and I'll have to buy a new one. What's the situation in Ch Mai now for buying new laptops? I'm in the States now, in a cheap state but the prices are Lenovo $300+, Dell about the same, no Toshibas and few Samsungs. Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onera1961 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Hi, thanks again. My laptop crashed and I'll have to buy a new one. What's the situation in Ch Mai now for buying new laptops? I'm in the States now, in a cheap state but the prices are Lenovo $300+, Dell about the same, no Toshibas and few Samsungs. Thanks so much.Electronics including laptop are dirt cheap in the US. Buy it from USSent from my BND-L34 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 You can buy a new laptop for as little as 7000 THB or a little over $200 USD if you look for sales. I bought one less than a year ago for 8500 THB and change. Acer Aspire 3. AMD duel core, 4 GB Ram, large display. Check Siam TV, Icon Square, and Pantip Plaza. Look for sales. Most of these places will have the same sale prices within a couple of hundred baht. Happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) On 4/19/2018 at 5:47 AM, onera1961 said: Electronics including laptop are dirt cheap in the US. Buy it from US Sent from my BND-L34 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Yes, buy it from US. Laptops are more expensive here in Thailand. That's a surprise. Base prices for electronic goods seem to be the same everywhere in the world, but it's marked up higher here in Thailand. Furthermore, you have those Thai characters written on the keyboard which you might not want. And also those Thai style power cords which you can't use when you go back. Edited May 2, 2018 by EricTh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard2010 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Most times when you buy from Overseas You actually get a legitimate version Of Windows Here it not always possible Unless you want a free version of Linux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st11x Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 6 hours ago, EricTh said: Yes, buy it from US. Laptops are more expensive here in Thailand. That's a surprise. Base prices for electronic goods seem to be the same everywhere in the world, but it's marked up higher here in Thailand. If timing permits, maybe you can buy it just before you travel to get the VAT back. That's save another 7% which could close the price gap. I might have done that back in 2010. On a related note, don't they make the harddisks/SSD here? I was looking at J.I.B. prices online and they seem much higher. I am looking for an "older" SSD since my laptop can only go up to SATA-2, was hoping they are discounting those now. Around town, those larger computer stores seem to be disappearing, I.T. City and J.I.B are two of those. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Lopburi has several huge factories who make HDD. All the big players. They are cheaper to buy in N. America than in BKK Market forces account for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Prices are cheaper in the US. I just got back and purchased a Samsung for $180 in California. Same model here about $300+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 THB5999-99,000 You get what you pay for. Hard to compare prices with other countries unless you can find identical spec devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 4 hours ago, st11x said: If timing permits, maybe you can buy it just before you travel to get the VAT back. That's save another 7% which could close the price gap. I might have done that back in 2010. On a related note, don't they make the harddisks/SSD here? I was looking at J.I.B. prices online and they seem much higher. I am looking for an "older" SSD since my laptop can only go up to SATA-2, was hoping they are discounting those now. Around town, those larger computer stores seem to be disappearing, I.T. City and J.I.B are two of those. Matt JIB is not "disappearing". They have about 5+ branches in C.M. and god knows how many in Bangkok and elsewhere in the Kingdom. They do huge business - institutional, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 13 hours ago, EricTh said: And also those Thai style power cords which you can't use when you go back. And if you buy in the US the plug might not fit here But that's a negligible issue. Adapters are available and if you want it perfect the cord from the plug to the AC adapter can be changed. Fortunately the AC adapters are universal types nowadays (110 V to 240 V, 50 to 60 Hz) so a US laptop won't go up in smoke when connected to 220 V (as a kettle would ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, elektrified said: JIB is not "disappearing". They have about 5+ branches in C.M. and god knows how many in Bangkok and elsewhere in the Kingdom. They do huge business - institutional, etc. Just bought a new desktop PC that I am writing from in the district town at JIB. And by far the best source in the sleepy district town. Opened some months ago. The local Tesco quickly gave up their amateurish laptop/PC corner. All gone The issue of proper Windows installation and licensing can be overcome cheaply if you are able to install on your own. Has been discussed in another thread and would probably blow up this one. Edited May 2, 2018 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totally thaied up Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) I built a new system here. Ordered from invadeIT. Yes more expensive then J.I.B but it had or could order the parts I needed with ease. Great service from them but at a premium. We had a lot of trouble sorting out my Motherboard with a Ryzen CPU and cooler on it. They sorted it all out for me before it landed. I could have done it in CM, but I could not get the high-end parts I wanted as easy as InvadeIT. Graphics cards were so hard to source, the two M.2 slots at the speed (3000/2400) and size (480Gb) that I wanted would have been unavailable for a long wait time. As with the RAM, it was the same finding what I wanted was not that easy to order. Ordered also two Qnap NASs from Lazada and WD Red 4TB drives. Lazada was, in fact, great but once again, much more expensive compared to the States. As a tech head, I would love to have Amazon here and those lovely prices. I bought at Corsair 63 Wireless back lite keyboard last week. Was 4,650 baht. Compared to the States, way overpriced but that is the price of living here. Edited May 2, 2018 by totally thaied up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 46 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Just bought a new desktop PC that I am writing from in the district town at JIB. And by far the best source in the sleepy district town. Opened some months ago. The local Tesco quickly gave up their amateurish laptop/PC corner. All gone The issue of proper Windows installation and licensing can be overcome cheaply if you are able to install on your own. Has been discussed in another thread and would probably blow up this one. JIB is the best. Their prices are the best and they will even entertain additional discounts if you ask. They have so much stock around the Kingdom that if they don't have something in the city you are in, they will find it in the computer and get it there, in most cases overnight. One time I was trying to buy something and they could only find one piece - in their Koh Samui location. They had to me in about 36 hours! That was impressive. I believe they will deliver in Bangkok within 2 hours of making a purchase. In the last 11 years I've bought 95% of my computer hardware from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 10 hours ago, elektrified said: JIB is the best. Their prices are the best and they will even entertain additional discounts if you ask. They have so much stock around the Kingdom that if they don't have something in the city you are in, they will find it in the computer and get it there, in most cases overnight. One time I was trying to buy something and they could only find one piece - in their Koh Samui location. They had to me in about 36 hours! That was impressive. I believe they will deliver in Bangkok within 2 hours of making a purchase. In the last 11 years I've bought 95% of my computer hardware from them. Where are they based in CM? Excuse my ignorance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totally thaied up Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 35 minutes ago, ThaiPauly said: Where are they based in CM? Excuse my ignorance Airport Plaza, Central Festival, Back of Icon Plaza, Pantip Plaza Has a big Blue Sign like J.I.B I think Central Festival has a good range of parts more-so. You will see water-cooled Rigs set up out the front of most. If needing something higher end, will need to order. IT World across the other side has plenty of decent keyboards and mice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, totally thaied up said: Airport Plaza, Central Festival, Back of Icon Plaza, Pantip Plaza Has a big Blue Sign like J.I.B Yes, that's correct. They also have a location in the front of the building directly next to Icon Plaza. They closed the location in the building which is now Amorn and moved next-door to a smaller space. Edited May 3, 2018 by elektrified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/2/2018 at 7:52 AM, EricTh said: Furthermore, you have those Thai characters written on the keyboard which you might not want. Funny, I was about to say if you buy in USA you won't have Thai characters, which you might want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 hour ago, amexpat said: Funny, I was about to say if you buy in USA you won't have Thai characters, which you might want. Exactly. I need them. Everyone else in the family needs them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubism001 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 On 5/2/2018 at 7:52 AM, EricTh said: Yes, buy it from US. Laptops are more expensive here in Thailand. That's a surprise. Base prices for electronic goods seem to be the same everywhere in the world, but it's marked up higher here in Thailand. Furthermore, you have those Thai characters written on the keyboard which you might not want. And also those Thai style power cords which you can't use when you go back. Not sure this is the way to reply, but...A computer tech in the States put a new op system on my old Thai toshiba, so I didn't have to buy anything! (Wasn't that nice?) Thank you all for your help. Very glad to be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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