"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
news:Tyx9b.32967$pd5.30969@nwrddc03.gnilink.net...
> Hallvard Tangeraas wrote:
> > Along my trip I'll be going to: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia,
> > Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, USA. Will any of these places
> > be better for shopping than Hong Kong? Useful to know before I start on
> > my trip as Hong Kong will be the first stop.
>
> In my experience the USA is the cheapest for electronics, usually by a
large
> margin. A few items are cheaper here and there, but on the whole it's
pretty
> consistent.
>
For bulk gear the difference typically is not that large. For instance GPS
plotters are bounds and leaps cheaper in the USA. So much that it is
typically profitable to buy that stuff directly from there and pay for the
shipping and taxes. Also cutting edge products typically are much cheaper.
As an example a Canon EOS 10D unit costs 2000++ euros in Finland while
cheapest price amongst US internet vendors I saw by a little skimming was
1300++ dollars......
|
