Jump to content
Login with your Gmail HERE and start posting in seconds! ×
Don't just read! Be part of the Community! Join the conversation ×

Tucom

NanLaew

By NanLaew
in Pattaya

 Share

Recommended Posts

NanLaew Star Member

NanLaew

Posted
Posted

can any of the pattaya tv regulars into PC refurbs/newbuilds recommend any particular store inside Tucom for PC parts? i plan on building something cheap but decent as a backup at the house while my laptop travels with me. i have bought odds & sods and peripherals there but maybe some shops are better than others for motherboards, CPU, RAM and the like?

i didn't see any references in the IT oriented forum so redirect me if i am missing something.

many thanks in advance

Link to comment
Share on other sites

JimmyTheMook Platinum Member

JimmyTheMook

Posted
Posted
can any of the pattaya tv regulars into PC refurbs/newbuilds recommend any particular store inside Tucom for PC parts? i plan on building something cheap but decent as a backup at the house while my laptop travels with me. i have bought odds & sods and peripherals there but maybe some shops are better than others for motherboards, CPU, RAM and the like?

i didn't see any references in the IT oriented forum so redirect me if i am missing something.

many thanks in advance

IP shop on the 3rd floor , Goh is the guys name - tall skinny kid with an attempt at a goatee on his chin.

He speaks good English and is honest to deal with.

His phone # 08-8683 57165 ( if that is OK with the Mods posting a phone number).

Link to comment
Share on other sites
NanLaew Star Member

NanLaew

Posted
  • Author
Posted
can any of the pattaya tv regulars into PC refurbs/newbuilds recommend any particular store inside Tucom for PC parts? i plan on building something cheap but decent as a backup at the house while my laptop travels with me. i have bought odds & sods and peripherals there but maybe some shops are better than others for motherboards, CPU, RAM and the like?

i didn't see any references in the IT oriented forum so redirect me if i am missing something.

many thanks in advance

IP shop on the 3rd floor , Goh is the guys name - tall skinny kid with an attempt at a goatee on his chin.

He speaks good English and is honest to deal with.

His phone # 08-8683 57165 ( if that is OK with the Mods posting a phone number).

thanks jimmy, i will check it out when i get back in town. what are Thai prices like generally for a mobo, CPU & RAM? i have the option of getting that hardware in the US and my buddy bringing it over next month and just getting case, p/s and peripherals locally. i have brand loyalty with Asus mobo's. planning on a socket 939 and AMD Athlon 64bit 4000+ 2.4Ghz with 2Gb of RAM. is that available at IP shop?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Phil Conners Diamond Member

Phil Conners

Posted
Posted (edited)

Cheaper to get your pieces here.

Best shops are on 3rd floor, Hardware House, on your right just as you come off the escalator, the one just to the right of it and the one right down in the right (north-west) corner. The rest of the shops are IMO either rude, overpriced or unqualified - sometimes all.

Don't be scared shopping around, there are sometimes big differences in the prices from each shop.

You can get all mainstream stuff here and most shops have ASUS MB's and AMD CPU's. I don't know todays price off the top of my head but an ASUS MB is typically 3-4,000 baht and about the same for an AMD CPU.

Edited by Phil Conners
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Artisan Gold Member

Artisan

Posted
Posted
can any of the pattaya tv regulars into PC refurbs/newbuilds recommend any particular store inside Tucom for PC parts? i plan on building something cheap but decent as a backup at the house while my laptop travels with me. i have bought odds & sods and peripherals there but maybe some shops are better than others for motherboards, CPU, RAM and the like?

i didn't see any references in the IT oriented forum so redirect me if i am missing something.

many thanks in advance

IP shop on the 3rd floor , Goh is the guys name - tall skinny kid with an attempt at a goatee on his chin.

He speaks good English and is honest to deal with.

His phone # 08-8683 57165 ( if that is OK with the Mods posting a phone number).

This might be the same place......."Pattaya2u". Leave the escalator turning right and then immediately left to the end at the very corner of the floor (about 1 o'clock in a general direction from the top of the escalator). The two partners speak excellent English, are very knowledgeable, have a good stock of everything at reasonable prices.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Phil Conners Diamond Member

Phil Conners

Posted
Posted

I think pataya2u is farang owned, I often see a farang behind the counter there. Very friendly and they always offer you a drink while you're browsing ... but their prices are also considerably higher than any other shop on that floor. As I said before, shop around :o

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Artisan Gold Member

Artisan

Posted
Posted
I think pataya2u is farang owned, I often see a farang behind the counter there. Very friendly and they always offer you a drink while you're browsing ... but their prices are also considerably higher than any other shop on that floor. As I said before, shop around :o

You could be right Phil about the farang ownership. They are very friendly and hospitable and they honour their guarantee policy. I've never found their prices any higher though... but I guess it depends what your looking for. I bought a 'low-end' computer for my daughter there and, later, I bought a USB hub ...both of which were sold to me at the best prices that I could find. But, as you say, it pays to shop around. There are plenty of outlets to choose from in TukCom.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JimmyTheMook Platinum Member

JimmyTheMook

Posted
Posted
I think pataya2u is farang owned, I often see a farang behind the counter there. Very friendly and they always offer you a drink while you're browsing ... but their prices are also considerably higher than any other shop on that floor. As I said before, shop around :o

Phil , may I be sold bold to correct your quote ?

The original reads:

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

--- Benjamin Franklin

Link to comment
Share on other sites
PattayaXpat Advanced Member

PattayaXpat

Posted
Posted
My policy is to go to the shop with the best-looking girls.

May not get the spare parts that I want, but there are always other possibilities.

yeah Mr Bear... and how many cellphones do you have now?

Five - ha ha ha ha :D

Lots of Katoeys on the second floor, "they drive a hard bargain" :o

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 years later...
Langsuan Man Platinum Member

Langsuan Man

Posted
Posted

Pattay2U.com is primarily a repair center. They do desktop and laptop repairs and when I have had something serviced by them and needed parts they would send someone to one of the other shops to get it and I would end up paying the mark up

The reason you see Farangs hanging around there is because they will usually service your PC while you wait, and they are friendly and more importantly patient

As has already been said, know what you want and shop around

Try this online Thai retailer to get an idea of what you should be paying

http://www.thanni.com/index.php?main_page=...amp;language=en

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wpcoe Platinum Member

wpcoe

Posted
Posted
Pattaya 2 u are good windows 7 for 4.5 cheapest i have seen and free install

I assume that is an OEM version of Windows 7 Home Premium?

IT City (is that the name of the big store on the 5th floor?) has the "Southeast Asian version" of Windows 7 Home Premium for about the same price. i.e. A *full* version, not OEM, although it's only for sale (use?) in Southeast Asia.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Phil Conners Diamond Member

Phil Conners

Posted
Posted
It's an almost 3 year old discussion getting hijacked by a OT question.
Is the Starbucks coffee shop for sale in Tucom?

Why didn't you start a new thread?

Saves space and bandwidth unless I am having to respond to questions like this

By being to lazy to start a new thread and instead waste everybody's time posting off-topic... :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jimmyd Gold Member

Jimmyd

Posted
Posted (edited)

I have a lot of experience buying computer parts at Tukcom. The shop JIB generally has the best prices. Their website is www.jib.co.th and they have many shops all over Thailand. It's in the northwest corner of the 3rd flood.

Edited by Jimmyd
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Crypt36 Advanced Member

Crypt36

Posted
Posted (edited)

All shops have their own specialties:

HWH (Hardware House I think, only sais HWH on my bills...): good for parts like memory, video cards, coolers, ATX, cases, harddisks and monitors

J.I.B.: Mainboards, memory and CPU

IPshop: Routers

Edited by Crypt36
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.








×
×
  • Create New...