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Gadgets in Australia

Phil_Sing_AuPhil_Sing_Au MelbournePosts: 104Member
edited January 2013 in General Ads
Sa mga mahihilig sa gadgets, madame ba bilihan ng gadgets sa Au? Affordable ba price ng laptop dyan for example asus brand specs i-5, with decent graphics card..500gig? May mga IT show din ba dyan?

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  • TasBurrfootTasBurrfoot Osaka
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    Sa mga mahihilig sa gadgets, madame ba bilihan ng gadgets sa Au? Affordable ba price ng laptop dyan for example asus brand specs i-5, with decent graphics card..500gig? May mga IT show din ba dyan?
    From what I know it is more expensive than our Little Red Dot - and not as up to date daw...

    But then again, when you move to Australia, you may shift your paradigm on gadgets/technology... :) And focus on other stuffs like, bigger (and cheaper) accommodation, less stressful life, cheaper steak (ahahah, my weakness!!), etc...

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  • MetaformMetaform Melbourne
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    Bigger brands are rare and costlier here, kaya maraming unknown brands. Mostly made in China and Malaysia.

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  • LokiJrLokiJr Quezon City
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    Madalas naririnig ko pag gadgets makakamura sa Singapore...kumpara sa Australia, alin po sa dalawa mas mura ang benta? hehe
  • hilikushilikus Quezon City
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    i would say mura din naman in stores like harvey norman, jb hi-fi, dick smith. marami rin namang brands sa pc section pagpipilian pero mostly laptop lang ang mura, wala ganong nagaasemble ng desktop dito di tulad jan satin. ang aabangan mo dito yung mga sale, as in massive sila magsale lalo pag may special occasions like boxing day and the upcoming australia day. nung bagong release ang win8, halos 50% ang binaba ng mga win7 laptops.

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  • fayefaye North Ryde
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    How about ang apple brand (iphone, ipad, itouch) jan mas mababa ba price compare sa pinas?

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  • LokiJrLokiJr Quezon City
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    Onga noh, lapit na Australia Day! I wonder ano yung mga discounts dun.

    Medyo off topic pero naka sale pa rin ang Windows 8 upgrade pack para sa mga gusto sumubok hehe :P
  • opfretopfret Singapore
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    usually ginagawa ko para makamura e humanap ng taong may employee discount :) at makisuyo hehehe. Use facebook, baka may friend na may friend din na nagwowork for example sa Apple. imagine 15% discount is huge.
  • Davidx23Davidx23 Brisbane
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    I just found out that apple store offers price match pero i-limit nyo lang siguro within the same city para i-honor yung price match.
    From what I know it is more expensive than our Little Red Dot - and not as up to date daw...
    Sir, nagbuo ako lang ng virtualization server using ivy bridge xeon. I don't think you can buy these at pcoptions or kung saan man sa gilmore. Price is very close to those published in newegg (US). Also, isa yung Aus sa unang countries naglalabas ng bagong i-apple products, I don't know kung anu pa ang mas up to date dun. If you're referring to movies, I might agree with you on some point.
  • Davidx23Davidx23 Brisbane
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    Sa mga taga Brisbane jan, Sony store in the CBD is selling bravia 55" LED (i think smart din) for $998.

    Kelan kaya mag-mainstream yung mga 4K TV's...
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    @LokiJr hm ba windows8 and 7 sa oz?

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  • 021607021607 Sydney
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    @Davidx23 - thanks for this tip, David. Taga-Brisbane din kami, we might check out the Sony store. Hubby is a Sony loyalist. :)
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    @topkav sorry di ko naintindihan tanong mo hehe
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    I just found out that apple store offers price match pero i-limit nyo lang siguro within the same city para i-honor yung price match.
    From what I know it is more expensive than our Little Red Dot - and not as up to date daw...
    Sir, nagbuo ako lang ng virtualization server using ivy bridge xeon. I don't think you can buy these at pcoptions or kung saan man sa gilmore. Price is very close to those published in newegg (US). Also, isa yung Aus sa unang countries naglalabas ng bagong i-apple products, I don't know kung anu pa ang mas up to date dun. If you're referring to movies, I might agree with you on some point.
    Sir, I am not referring to Apple but gadgets in general... :)

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  • Davidx23Davidx23 Brisbane
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    Yup, I'm also referring to mainstream gadgets in general. Say...yung bose ie2 (jogging earphones) i think it was released 6 mos ago in the US and we got it from videopro last december; dyson vacuums are pretty much updated; old news na dito ang windows RT tablets at may pre-ordering na sa surface pro; there's spotify here; available na dito ang 4 terrabyte WD Black ($365 sa umart). Kulang na lang ata dito yung computerised inidoro ng Japan - this one i miss. Siguro sa mga niche gadgets like 'apad' medyo huli ang Aus, pero alam ko nagkaroon din dito ng 'iped' eh, napanuod ko, na-feature sa morning news.

    Or probably masyado lang akong nasanay na dito sa bukid brissy hindi na ako updated... what do you guys think, medyo huli ba ang techie ng aussie? :)
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    @donking hahaha!!!! Adik!!!!

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  • TotoyOZresidentTotoyOZresident Posts: 1,327Member, Moderator
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    Yup, I'm also referring to mainstream gadgets in general. Say...yung bose ie2 (jogging earphones) i think it was released 6 mos ago in the US and we got it from videopro last december; dyson vacuums are pretty much updated; old news na dito ang windows RT tablets at may pre-ordering na sa surface pro; there's spotify here; available na dito ang 4 terrabyte WD Black ($365 sa umart). Kulang na lang ata dito yung computerised inidoro ng Japan - this one i miss. Siguro sa mga niche gadgets like 'apad' medyo huli ang Aus, pero alam ko nagkaroon din dito ng 'iped' eh, napanuod ko, na-feature sa morning news.

    Or probably masyado lang akong nasanay na dito sa bukid brissy hindi na ako updated... what do you guys think, medyo huli ba ang techie ng aussie? :)
    Hindi huli ang Aussie nakikipagsabayan din sa US, Europe, Singapore at Japan. Simula sa Computers, cars, hangang sa public toilet high tech na rin dipende sa state. :D Isama mo na rin network system ng Government services pati internet Banking system. Panay may sales dito staka sanay na rin dito ang bumili online then deliver na lang. cheers

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  • IslanderndCityIslanderndCity Adelaide
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    mga kaibigan ko sa Adelaide and sa Sydney balak magpabili ng laptop, 3-in-1 printer, at handy projector dito sa Singapore para dalhin diyan. mas practical ba?

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  • TasBurrfootTasBurrfoot Osaka
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    mga kaibigan ko sa Adelaide and sa Sydney balak magpabili ng laptop, 3-in-1 printer, at handy projector dito sa Singapore para dalhin diyan. mas practical ba?
    Kung okey lang naman sa iyo magbitbit then it doesn't matter really if practical or not as sila naman yung magbabayad diba? :)

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  • IslanderndCityIslanderndCity Adelaide
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    edited July 2014
    mga kaibigan ko sa Adelaide and sa Sydney balak magpabili ng laptop, 3-in-1 printer, at handy projector dito sa Singapore para dalhin diyan. mas practical ba?
    Kung okey lang naman sa iyo magbitbit then it doesn't matter really if practical or not as sila naman yung magbabayad diba? :)
    @TasBurrfoot I mean magpabili sila dito kasi very limited lang time nila dito sa SG pero sila magbitbit pabalik. thanks

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  • TasBurrfootTasBurrfoot Osaka
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    mga kaibigan ko sa Adelaide and sa Sydney balak magpabili ng laptop, 3-in-1 printer, at handy projector dito sa Singapore para dalhin diyan. mas practical ba?
    Kung okey lang naman sa iyo magbitbit then it doesn't matter really if practical or not as sila naman yung magbabayad diba? :)
    @TasBurrfoot I mean magpabili sila dito kasi very limited lang time nila dito sa SG pero sila magbitbit pabalik. thanks
    bilhan mo nalang pre... if that is what they want.

    or you can go to funan and compare the price sa harvey norman AU online store.

    in google we trust ulit! :)

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  • IslanderndCityIslanderndCity Adelaide
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    @TasBurrfoot thanks pre ulit

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  • WayneWayne Sydney
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    @lala hi any Pinoy friends living in liverpool area? i need someone who can help to buy some products made in Philippine, you need to mail it to your home here, if you have friends living in Manila they can mail the products to Australia, please ring me 0433000015. I tried to google ph, but most products have no international shipping. I like to pay the service fee.

    thanks
    Wayne
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