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Driving soon to Japan - are there some Notebooks cheaper?

Pascal1

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Hello,

since I drive soon to Japan, did I want to inquire times whether one rankommt more favorably there at certain marks? I search a Zockernotebook, which I will operate mainly at a current plug. Should maximally 800-1000? cost. Then also doesn't the over thing have to be - rather 800 for the price? and I can biosquat not to zocken, as for 1050? one. I play also gladly older plays.

Greeting Pascal
 
"biosquat" in particular cracked me up.

pascal, if you are asking if you should wait to buy a laptop in Japan, it might not be worth it. You will be getting a computer with a Japanese keyboard, a Japanese version of Windows, and a Japanese warranty which means that if it breaks, you might not be able to get it fixed at home. If that's all fine with you, go ahead and get one in Japan.
 
Pascal,
Japanese computers don't work in english.
Sorry.
 
Glummers said:
Pascal,
Japanese computers don't work in english.
Sorry.
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Gee, then why do both of my Japanese-made computers work perfectly well in English? And, I don't have an English OS installed on either one.

Please explain more what you mean by "work in English".
 
Glenski said:
Gee, then why do both of my Japanese-made computers work perfectly well in English? And, I don't have an English OS installed on either one.
Please explain more what you mean by "work in English".
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Obiously your computers are cheap Korean fakes.
Japanese computers don't work in english, the keys are different.
 
Glummers said:
Obiously your computers are cheap Korean fakes.
Japanese computers don't work in english, the keys are different.
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*sigh*

A computer that you can buy in Japan, running Microsoft Windows (XP or Vista) in Japanese or English will be able to use a Japanese or English keyboard without any issues; you push "P", you get a P. You push 7, you get a 7. You look at the keyboard and press the @ key, you get an @.

What Glummers is trying to say is "japanese keyboards don't work in english windows" which is false anyway. "the keys are different" doesn't have anything to do with it.

I work for a foreign finance company in Tokyo as a SE and support thousands of PC's and hundreds of laptops, both Japanese and English keyboards, so I have a fair idea of what is and isn't possible. What about you?
 
Glummers said:
Obiously your computers are cheap Korean fakes.
Japanese computers don't work in english, the keys are different.
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Hahaha that is just ridiculous. You have either never used a Japanese computer, or just don't know how.
 
I spent 300,000 yen on a Japanese laptop. When i got it home it wouldn't work in english at all. Everytime i pushed a key those strange Japanese hiroglyphics would come on the screen, what a waste of money that was. I gave it to a girl i was seeing at the time.
 
I would tend to think that there had been, or is, more than meets the eye here. What type of computer would we be talking about...an Epson...like the one I'm using now?

Anyway, Glummers san. WELCOME to JREF !! I hope you hang out with us and share and learn with the gang as we pass through the courts of trial and error. I might add that you make sure of the guidelines and 'rule-of-thumb' ways of discussing matters here on the forum, and not make too much assertion without any real matter to back it up !!

I appreciate your thoughtfulness here !! MM
 
Thanks for the welcome Mars Man.

So as i was saying about the computers here, it was a Daewoo. I bought it from hard off, the guy told me it would work in english but i tried everything, still no go!
I have a friend that is pretty savy with computer stuff, his name is Trev, but he couldn't get it going either.
So this has led me to believe that Japanese computers dont work in english. It is amazing the amount of imported computers that they have in Japan though, i guess the market is as good as it is for exporting cars from here! Has anyone thought of this as a business? Would anyone be willing to partner up in a venture like this?
Let me know guys.
 
I would think that that had been a very special case. It would surely be somewhat premature to throw all Japanese built PCs in the same lot as that one model.

A person may be able to buy all kinds of import models out there, though.
 
No i dont think it was a special case, it was just the usual dull grey colour.
But as you may have guessed im not that up on technology.

I will ask Trev if he knows anything about it.

Thanks for your replies by the way. You learn something new everyday.
 
I have a Japanese computer.
And a Japanese wife,a Japanese house,and a Japanese TV.
PR?I have it.
 
Glummers said:
No i dont think it was a special case, it was just the usual dull grey colour.
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That's just what I was talking about...you see !! Them there dull grey ones are the special ones, dude....you've gotta get on these here silver ones...that's THE case !!
 
Very interesting thread!

Starting with a very intriguing original post and posts by banned members sprinkled through it...
 
it seems that a lot of the recently banned members are related somehow. Probably the same person. Glad the mods got things sorted out.
 
Japanese Windows PC + English software = Easy

English Windows PC + Japanese Software = Not Easy

Mac + Any software = Super Easy

Linux = Well if you have to ask you probably should go this route.


If you want a cheap pc, go to the DOS V stores. You can get no name PC's with or without an operating system for a very, very good price.
 
Not everyone can be perfect in English.

I thought it was all just a deal of poor translating software. Some of the translator websites can do a horrible job on just about any language you try to write or read in. His mother language was German I believe. I hope he didn't get too upset that we teased him a bit.He posted the same post in German in another section, so between the 2 posts, hopefully he got a good answer.

Uncle Frank

 
The question was actually about voltages, which isn't a problem anyway
 
It didn't strike me as an ESL mistake at all.

I've met enough native English speakers that say gems like, "Europe is a great country." "Belgium is in Africa, Right?" and "We are driving to Europe this summer(from Florida)." that I don't associate this sort of error with poor English knowledge.

If Germans use the same verb for driving, flying, sailing, or going, then it is still the most interesting comment, because these linguistic tidbits are more interesting than the electrical trivia.
 
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