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Buying a computer....in Korea?!

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Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1401 Posts
July 08 2010 18:16 GMT
#1
So I've been in Korea almost two months now...finally receiving first paycheck -.- it's monthly so I don't see them often, but when I do...well let's just say I've heard it feels pretty good. I should be getting paid come this Friday morning.

So my computer broke right before coming here, so, obviously, my #1 priority is buying a computer. I am completely clueless as to how I am going to pull this off. I'm very aware of Yongsan station - it's where I got my PAYG phone from a nice lady that my friend here knew - but I'm also aware of its reputation. I've heard the computer vendors there like to give 'special foreigner prices' that are inflated sky high.

Anyway, a full blown desktop is a totally different story from a cheap phoen. I say desktop because I figure that's going to be cheaper than a laptop, and yes we are assuming that I will be wanting to play SC2 on this, meaning its going to need to be pretty decent. Does anyone know where to go, who's reputable, has fair prices, etc? My Korean is basically nonexistant...learning, though slowly. Obviously part of my paycheck is going to go to some Korean language classes....

Blargh anyway if anyone could share some friendly advice from those of you in Korea, would be much appreciated ^^

PLZ GIVE ME 5 POINTS~

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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
July 08 2010 18:19 GMT
#2
Get a Mac. They'll run SC2 pretty well and their PCs are awesome.
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Saracen
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5139 Posts
July 08 2010 18:21 GMT
#3
Jibba, you clearly don't know what you're talking about. Macs are old and outdated. You need to get a Linux. Their PCs and RAM are much superior.
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-08 18:22:49
July 08 2010 18:22 GMT
#4
This sounds like an enormous headache. If I were you, I'd order a laptop online and get it shipped internationally. However, if money is a big issue, please plow on ahead with your efforts to shop domestically

Actually, I guess I have some advice: if you shop from Korean retailers online, they can't discriminate against you
ModeratorGood content always wins.
cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
July 08 2010 18:23 GMT
#5
On July 09 2010 03:21 Saracen wrote:
Jibba, you clearly don't know what you're talking about. Macs are old and outdated. You need to get a Linux. Their PCs and RAM are much superior.



Clearly Solaris has teh best PCs and Accumulatorz and other things to make computationz
cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
July 08 2010 18:23 GMT
#6
The new Macbooks run the game fine.
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32274 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-08 18:26:08
July 08 2010 18:23 GMT
#7
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-08 18:31:40
July 08 2010 18:24 GMT
#8
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Holyyyy shit


EDIT: http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=4367

Seems like that has all the info you need.
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33360 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-08 18:34:10
July 08 2010 18:32 GMT
#9
if you know Korean...

http://danawa.co.kr/

if not.... find a Korean who can help you navigate that site

The merchants at Yongsan are the fucking scum of the earth, and you should never buy anything from them unless you've checked the price of goods beforehand, and even after that, you should boycott them so they go out of business -_-
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cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
July 08 2010 18:36 GMT
#10
Plus OS X ships with the iPhone simulator so when all your friends tell you that you should get an iPhone you can show them that and then tell them to go fuck themselves.
Saturnize
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States2473 Posts
July 08 2010 18:42 GMT
#11
On July 09 2010 03:19 Jibba wrote:
Get a Mac. They'll run SC2 pretty well and their PCs are awesome.


Gross :\

You should just build one yourself
"Time to put the mustard on the hotdog. -_-"
Issor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States870 Posts
July 08 2010 18:54 GMT
#12
If you're confident in your ability to read labels and manuals you can build a PC yourself for much cheaper than you'll be able to buy one. It seems like a daunting task, but it's really quite easy (literally everything you need to know is labeled on the motherboard, very obvious, or in the manuals). If this is a route you want to take and need some advice, PM me and I'll help you out.

If you'd rather just purchase a desktop, I'll go ahead and agree with the above advice and shop online if you can.
Taku
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada2036 Posts
July 08 2010 18:58 GMT
#13
On July 09 2010 03:19 Jibba wrote:
Get a Mac. They'll run SC2 pretty well and their PCs are awesome.

He's price conscious, I doubt he'd get a mac lol. But yeah rule of thumb for me when making a large purchase in Asia, if you don't have a local with you do it at your own risk.
When SC2 came for BW, I cried. Now LoL/Dota2 comes for SC2, and I laugh. \o/
VorcePA
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States1102 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-08 22:24:36
July 08 2010 22:24 GMT
#14
If you have someone who will take the time to help you in the states, I'd say order the PC or the parts to assemble it through NewEgg, have it shipped to a US address (best friend/family member), and have them ship you the parts. It's probably not the cheapest way to do it, but it'd guarantee everything was sold at you at a reasonable cost, you have a vendor with excellent customer support and a great return policy, and since you're new to Korea, and probably don't know the language (You better be on it! >:\ ), everything will be easier to understand.
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Craton
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States17249 Posts
July 08 2010 22:42 GMT
#15
Aren't there issues with different electrical (and maybe other?) standards?
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semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
July 08 2010 22:50 GMT
#16
On July 09 2010 07:42 Craton wrote:
Aren't there issues with different electrical (and maybe other?) standards?

that just matters on the psu choosen, most good psu's will feature support for both 115v and 230v along with varing amps.
251
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1401 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-09 16:12:22
July 09 2010 16:11 GMT
#17
Haha....these are pretty much the responses I expected. I have considered doing the newegg thing, ordering to US address and having a friend/family member ship it to me.

Waxangel, thank you for the link. I think I will get a Korean friend to help me navigate that site. I have heard about Yongsan, both good and bad. I've heard that they can have some great deals but that like any other large shopping district, you better have the skills to haggle. As a foreigner I don't think I have said skills.

Anyway .... I guess I'm mostly mad at my ignorance of realizing how expensive shit in Korea is? I thought electronics here would be cheap, being that they are such a large exporter of electronic goods. Not - the - case. =(
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