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beehappy

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#102943 26-May-2012 10:01

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Hi
We are off on holiday to China & Hong Kong (No I'm not Skiting) closer to 60 than 50 and this is our first big OE
Couple of questions about buying electronics over there keen on a Samsung S3 and if available the new Note 10.1

1. Is it much cheaper (I believe if its used while i am there I don't have to pay Duty/GST etc.)

2. any tips how to avoid fakes

3. Any advice of good reliable places to shop

Many thanks Pete

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wanghou168

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#633668 31-May-2012 20:10

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zhuyan:
lorenzo:
...Macbook Pro in HK for approx. NZD1300 instead of paying NZD 2000 here...

That's interesting I always thought Apple had a strictly enforced global pricing scheme that with exception of vagaries of FX variations sell pretty much the same in any country.. Is this no longer the case?

You are right here about Apple's global pricing scheme; however the volatility of NZD sometimes causes a bigger variance. If you look at the current pricing of the cheapest Macbook Pro, which sells in HK for HK$9088; using the current mid rate of 5.865 (NZD/HKD), that gives you about NZD1,550, as compared with the NZ apple retail price of NZ$1999 for the same model. Obviously you would have been even better off when the NZD was much stronger earlier on.

Personally given the speed at which electronics get upgraded these days, warranty doesn't really worry me too much as in one year's time you would be looking at different products anyway. That's also why I never require the so called extended warranty when I buy electronics in NZ.

The key here is to buy at decent shops in HK and you won't have to worry about product quality. The 4th Generation iPod I bought in Broadway HK back in 2004 is still working fine, if I choose to turn it on at times.

quite true
the price i quoted 1300nzd was the quote I received mid last year, when the exchange rate was still at its peak approx 0.82 or something

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