Are things really cheaper in Hong Kongs computer centers?
Yes, with a few exceptions. For most name-brand products, and ‘assemble to order’ PCs, you’re not going to beat the prices computer centers offer by shopping around at chain stores or going straight to the manufacturers. Computer centers really are discount outlets. One major exception is Apple products. (But isn’t that always the case, fellow Appleonians? We suffer for our dignified loyalty, we do.) Is it worth comparison shopping? I’d say it’s worth doing a looking about in a computer center in moderation, but definitely not worth spending hours and hours on it. You will go crazy if you try to price a common item at every shop that sells it. Computer centers are intense microcosms of free enterprise, and since most shops post their prices openly on signs, fliers, and often the products themselves, a ‘going rate’ emerges for just about any item, as you’ll quickly discover. That said, the individual shops do have sales and specials, so a bit of wandering around totting up prices may we
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