The place to ask China-related questions!
Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu Xi'an Hangzhou Qingdao Dalian Suzhou Nanjing More Cities>>

Categories

Close
Welcome to eChinacities Answers! Please or register if you wish to join conversations or ask questions relating to life in China. For help, click here.
X

Verify email

Your verification code has been sent to:

Didn`t receive your code? Resend code

By continuing you agree to eChinacities's Privacy Policy .

Sign up with Google Sign up with Facebook
Sign up with Email Already have an account? .
Posts: 24

Governor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Q: Purchasing a laptop in Hong Kong

So I'm just curious, I've searched on Google a bit, but haven't found too much satisfactory information. Would purchasing a laptop in HK be cheaper than doing so in China? Would it come preinstalled with all the nice malware and spyware that it does in China? Does anyone have experience doing such a thing?

 

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

6 years 36 weeks ago in  Shopping - China

 
Answers (3)
Comments (2)
Posts: 310

Governor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Yes
Not necessarily, depends on where/who you buy from.
No, but it's far safer and cheaper than buying tech. on the mainland (Lenovo is more expensive than when bought anywhere abroad)

trunch:

nice. Yeah, I'm looking into the lenovo yoga just as something easy to tote around and do work on. I'm sick of carrying my other laptop around cause its bulky and heavy. I am mostly concerned about spyware and malware that the PRC installs on laptops sold in the mainland. I'd even be willing to pay slightly more to know that it wasn't infected with such trash. I know, I know, Lenovo is a Chinese company, but it's also cheap. On the other hand, there's the Acer Chromebook which seems ok, but I'm not sure if I can install Linux on that yet or how it would run. Thanks for the input.

 

On another note, I was just thinking today, how does China allow iMessage to run? Isn't it supposedly end-to-end encrypted

6 years 36 weeks ago
Report Abuse
Report Abuse
6 years 36 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1198

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

buy a msi from jindong... the best thing is it just comes with dos installed, so not crapware on it

hk is not really cheaper

Report Abuse
6 years 36 weeks ago
 
Posts: 4495

Emperor

1
1
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
2

don't like Mac ?,,, haha,,, ,,,  I bought my MacBook Air there years ago at the real Apple store in Central,,, IFC Bldg if I remember correctly.  The reasoning went something like-  buy a hi-quality product from a genuine hi-end retailer.  Seems everyone you meet on Mainland will tell u if your are going to buy anything hi-end, especially electronics, buy abroad if possible.  They kinda seem to mean HK, Seoul, Japan, Singapore, USA...

The only in theory hang-up is that one supposedly hears horror stories about how ML border officials have busted peoples balls about bringing stuff back in and hit 'em up with import duties.  Sounds more like Urban Legend to me, but who knows.

 

I wouldn't say HK is cheaper for anything.

trunch:

Right, I mean if i don't take the packaging or anything then they have no way of knowing where I bought it or when. I just want to find a decent laptop that I can easily carry around. I work remotely very often and I get sick of lugging this massive piece of shit everywhere. 

6 years 36 weeks ago
Report Abuse
Report Abuse
6 years 36 weeks ago
 
Know the answer ?
Please or register to post answer.

Report Abuse

Security Code: * Enter the text diplayed in the box below
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <br> <p> <u>
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Textual smileys will be replaced with graphical ones.

More information about formatting options

Forward Question

Answer of the DayMORE >>
A:  "... through ..."?  Only "through" comes to mind is "S
A: "... through ..."?  Only "through" comes to mind is "Shenzhen agent can connect you with an employer, who's authorized to hire waigouren ... and can sponsor Z visa." It's not like every 10th person you meet in Shenzhen's hood can sponsor work visa ...  The only way to change from student to labourer visa is just a regular way by: 1. Finding an employer, who'll apply for an Invitation letter; 2. Exit China and apply for Z visa in your home country's Chinese embassy; 3. Enter China in 30-days after Z visa was stamped into your travelling instrument ...As I am aware, you won't be able to switch to Working permit by remaining in China....,so make ready for a return to your home .... -- icnif77