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Michiaki Masuda wrote:
> 
> Thomas Kruemmer wrote:
> 
> > In USA, vie the Internet or in person, you can buy a top of the line
> > desk-top computer 200MHz Pentium, 32 - 64 MB EDO RAM, 12X CD-ROM, plus all
> > the gimmicks for about US$ 3000 - 3500.
> 
> He also wrote:
> > Gateway in Akihabara do not sell the G-series.
> 
>         This is from a flyer which I picked up at the Gateway store in
> Akihabara last weekend.

<specs and info omitted>

I did some shopping around for a PC a couple of weeks ago in Osaka and
found
the prices to be fairly expensive (compared to US mail-order prices).
HOWEVER
I also contacted Dell and Gateway, 2 US companies that operate here, and
found
their prices to be EXTREMELY reasonable.

I purchased the below system from Dell for about 400,000 yen (with
today's 
exchange rate around $3400) including taxes and shipping:

Dell Latitude XPi CD P150ST which is a ....

P150
256k Pipeline Burst Cache
16 megs EDO RAM
128-bit VGA adapter w/ "equivalent" 2 megs VRAM
12.1" TFT SVGA screen (65,000 colors at 800*600)
1.3 gig hard disk
16-bit SB-compatible sound/wavetable support
4-speaker "3d s2ound"
6X CD-ROM
Lithium-Ion Battery

This is MUCH more reasonably priced than the NEC crap
(sorry if this offends anyone, but I didn't think the
NEC notebooks I saw were worth anywhere NEAR the asking
prices I saw in Osaka) that I saw on the shelf 2 weeks 
ago. Plus if I quote the same system in the US (using the
configurator on their homepage http://www.dell.com), the
same system comes out to $4600 NOT INCLUDING shipping or
sales tax (my US address is in Texas). ANyone have any
ideas why the US system is a thousand dollars more? I
hope I didn't forget to ask an important question! :(
I'm nervous because this is a first: finding something
that actually costs LESS in Japan than in the USA.

<If I did make a mistake please let me know... its not
too late to change the order> ;)


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Mark Mavromatis
Research Intern
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Humanware Dept.
Sanyo Hypermedia Research Center