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  1. Informative
    Orange1
    THMAlex got a reaction from Orange1 in LTT Store - Will Jacket available this year or not.   
    Hello, a CD-ROM from Asia.
    I saw the gray and orange LTT jacket from the merch last year but it seems that disappeared for a quite long time.
    May I know will it available again this year?
     
    Thanks a lot.
  2. Funny
    THMAlex
    THMAlex reacted to Canada EH in Building a PC for Strange Parts in China!   
    Well it may not explode but it sure can fuck up your mobo and cpu. China is well known for its counterfeit products and cloning of hardware.
    That psu is garbage and made with the cheapest components they could find at the moment the basement dwellers production was making them.
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    THMAlex
    THMAlex reacted to williamcll in Building a PC for Strange Parts in China!   
    Some thoughts coming from a Chinese in Hong Kong
     
    Larger expensive parts aren't as discounted as small parts are when it comes to China, in fact some laptops are even more expensive to buy than amazon. My guess is because of tax. MSI laptops for example. Why didn't they ask for help from Nixiesubs? I'm sure some of them lives in the same city and would lend a hand. I wonder if I can make this same build at an even cheaper price. This video isn't translated yet on BiliBili, but I can imagine the comments going nuts. Only ShenZhen and Hong Kong offer the best prices, the province capital Guangzhou is more pricey while operating on the same principle. THMAlex pointed out the rest, however, shipping fees to Canada can be expensive as taobao's "Free shipping" only extends to the country, excluding SARs like Macau and Hong Kong so keep that in mind.
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    johnukguy
    THMAlex got a reaction from johnukguy in Building a PC for Strange Parts in China!   
    Comments and recommendations from a Hong Kong audience.
    If you want to buy a PC with a better shopping experience I recommend you buy in Hong Kong instead of Shenzhen. The mall (or more accurate: market) you visited is mainly for wholesale or computer repair and most people there are doing business via Taobao (online shopping platform in China) instead of retail sales.
     
    Some more comments:
    1. Beware of Robbers. For me I never show cash on the street in mainland China.
    2. Beware of counterfeit stuffs. Maybe they show the real stuff on shelf but in fact they give you a fake one.
    3. Never trust the "80 plus" and the Power Rate label printed on the transformer package. Most likely they are fake and under rated.
    3. Personally prefer purchasing stuffs from Taobao instead of visiting the mall if you really want to buy things from China.
    4. Laughed at 3:07. TBH most people in mainland China dont understand English. Helping from Dennis or Brandon is recommended. From the video credits I saw Brandon is here. I guess Brandon can speak both Mandarin and even Cantonese that can really help quite a lot.
    5. 5:25 Remember to do a bargain as most of the time they mark their price higher.
    6. 16:00 Watch carefully when paying by cash. People may swap counterfeit cash with you.
    7. 23:40 The sponsor advertisement really surprise me. I think I should try next time when travelling to Mainland China.
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