how much would a cheap but nice laptop cost in japan money?
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Answer 1 :
Laptops in Japan usually cost about 20-30% more than the same model in the US. For example, a cheap netbook in the US can be had for $299 but costs about 39,000yen ($390) in Japan. A Macbook that goes for $1299 costs 148,800yen ($1480). If you absolutely must buy it in Japan or you need a Japanese keyboard then you have no choice. Generally the warranty will only be valid in Japan, except for Apple or Dell computers. You can get a 20,000-30,000yen discount by buying it together with a multi-year contract for internet or wireless service.
Answer 2 :
Dude, don't; now is a very bad time to buy a laptop computer, or ANY kind of computer actually. Know why? I only need to name one console man, just one; the Playstation 3. The multi-cell processor in that thing, even if that console doesn't succeed and tragically goes off the market, is a technological revolution in computers. No joke man, its Akin to Thomas Edisons light bulb, or Tesla's alternating current, or God's women's vaginas; the same way Edison, Tesla, and God created works of masterful technological and practical craftmanship that was also beautiful, the PS3 is a revolution man, a revolution. Now multi-processors were not invented by Sony; the idea of the multi processor was actually a theory begun ever since computers were first made actually. However in practice, engineers thought it was impossible until a Japanese company known as NEC proved them wrong with the creation of the Turbo Grafx 16. What Sony did, was take the concept of the multi processing unit, and solved the problem regarding the cooling system. See, Sony's 8 processors generate barely any heat at all; ultra efficient, blazing fast, and able to access memory at incredible speed. When the technology is adapted to home computers, it will render every PC on this planet obsolete overnight. If you absolutely need a laptop, stick with the cheapest Sony's got. The Japanese people I knew generally prefered Toshiba over Sony though, saying it was more reliable. Ultimately though before spending any money, pick up a few copies of Japan's equivalent of a Laptop review magazine; the "top laptop" in terms of functionality, features, memory, processor etc and how it weighs against cost, changes every year. One year one brand could be seen as the best, the year after that that same brand won't make anything nearly as good. Myself, in 1998 I purchased a Winbook laptop, and it lasted me for the whole of the 7.5 years I was in college. I've heard of Desktops that don't have that kind of durability. No joke, thanks to laptop review, I got myself a laptop that lasted even into years its 300hz processor was long obsolete. Hey, I only needed its word processor; it didn't need to be fancy. So long as it could run Word and spell check for me it worked just fine. Plus, because internet was provided by the colleges themselves that I attended, buth full time and during summer sessions, no worries about speed, even though it was obsolete by 2005 (the year I finally graduated). A friend of mine though, purchased a Winbook himself, having spent $1,200 clams on it, and it turned out to be a piece of crap that he had to send back for repairs I think a total of 4 times. I felt so bad for recomending Winbook, if I can EVER afford it, in fact, I owe him a laptop, from all the headaches my bad advice gave him. I picked up a copy of Laptop review in 1998, and the Winbook is there. I pick one up two years ago in 2006, and its not there anymore. I then had the grim realization, that quality, in laptop world, is very seasonal. Few companies, for some odd reason, can consistently make good laptops. Before you spend any money, pick up a Laptop Review magazine, or its equivalent in Japan; your wallet will thank me later
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