[JonnyC]

Hi,

Was just wondering if there's an area in HK with loads of computers/techie shops, similar to tottenham court road in London or akihabara in Tokyo? I'll be in HK in around 3 weeks and I'll be looking to buy a new laptop, hopefully some of the shops have english speaking assistants? I've had a look on google but mostly I just get that causeway bay is the shopping area but that seems to be more for clothes and stuff, no info about a dedicated area for techie stuff.

Thanks

[PDLM]

Shamshuipo, Ap Liu Street.

But be aware that a lot of equipment sold in HK doesn't come with worldwide warranties so you need to be very explicit if that is part of your requirement.

[dress]

Golden Computer Centre, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Wan Chai Computer Centre, Wan Chai, HK Island
Mongkok Computer Centre, Mongkok, Kowloon

www.centamap.com for map

[KnowItAll]

Don't count on Ap Liu for laptops etc. I'd recommend Wanchai Computer Center, or the Windsor House Computer center in Causeway Bay.

[JonnyC]

Thanks guys, I'll check out those places when I arrive. Worldwide guarantee isn't a big issue, I'm hopefully going to be staying permanently in HK anyway

[zeroth]

i bought mine at windsor house computer center (10/f and up) in causeway bay...a toshiba and comes with international warranty...i've haggled for weeks and it's the cheapest i could get after trying sham shui po and wanchai computer center...

[jayinhongkong]

funny, i just bought my laptop from the US cuz it was far cheaper than buying it here. bought a dell 9400 through a reseller for about $5000 less than buying it through dell hk. got windows media center edition on it too...not available through dell hk. i go down to wanchai computer center for all my accessories n peripherals though.