Philippine Computer Prices
One of the things people always ask me about Living in the Philippines is how much computers cost here, and should they ship their computer(s) from home or by new after the move to the Philippines.
The answer isn’t always cut and dried. Mostly, it depends on ho wold your exisiting equipment is, how much it differs from ’standard’ offerings and how you are shipping.
If you existing machine is two or three years old, it’s time for a new one in general. So if you are shipping exspensivley, give it to a favorite niece or nephew or to the Salvation Army store.
If you are shipping cheaply, like using a container via my freinds at Manila Forwarder, then pack it and thro wit in, it’s for sure it will find some good use here.
Now if you are thinking about buying new and shipping is not aproblem, I have found in general that buying in the US is cheaper than buying after you come to live in the Philippines.
But I just stopped in a new store here in our local SM Mall called PC Broker and I notice the perceived gap between US and Philippine computer prices seems to have narrowed a lot.
In fact I was going to write here that I saw a “manager’s Special” in my local store’s window with new 15 inch CRT monitors acvailable for PhP 1400 to PhP 1200 ($28 to $25 USD at today’s rate). Then I looked at PC Broker’s online catalog and find they have almnost the identicle deal on _17_inch_ CRT’s. I’m planning to get one just to use in place of my laptop’s smaller screen when I am at home. And if you are still using a CRT monitor? Shame on you … get rid of it now and reduce your power consumption tremendously while you save your e\yes.
Anyway, it’s nearly Christams time and all red-blooded Americn amen love to computer shop, while living in the USA or living in the Philippines, so, have fun.
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October 26th, 2008 at 12:01 am
At the day job, I now have a laptop that works as the CPU and remains closed. I use a flat-screen monitor and a full-sized keyboard. Yes, it sounds odd, but it works well.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:18 am
@Tom N: Hi Tom, haven’t seen you in a while. Hope the publishing business is going well. Indeed the laptop resembling a desktop may seem odd but I can testify it does work well.
Having the bigger monitor makes it easier on the eys or ads the ability to have multiple windows open at once, having a “real keyboard” makes it easier to type and there’s virtually no power penalty.
Some laptop companies sell fairly “spendy” docking station that let you plug you laptop in or take it our with just one action, but you can do exactly the same thing for free with a USB mouse, keyboard and any standard LCD monitor plugged into the laptops external video port.
“But when I close my laptop it goes uinto standby” you say? look in your power management selection in you Control Panel and you’ll normally find a selection that allows you to tell the machine to ‘continue operating’ when the lid is closed. It’s actually a pretty kewl way to work, in my view.
BTW for those who haven’t met Tom here before, visit his blog … http://www.smallpressblog.com/
He’s a good example of those I often write about … people making money online by using their expereince to produce products that sell … it’s not all daily ‘yak yak’, this blogging thing.