Where to buy good value computers?

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Where to buy good value computers?

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Can anyone recommend good places to buy computers at good prices.

A significant proportion of computers sold in Cambodia are low performance, slow computers, which most of us would not want to use.

Many places selling mid range computers have high profit margins, and sell them at high prices.

Can anyone recommend places where you can get good value for money.

I am thinking notebooks (laptops), something like an AMD or i3 or i5 with 4 or 8 gb of RAM.

I don't want Windows. I use Linux Mint.
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Hm. I gues you have just been to small shops. There is a huge range available at pricess from $300 to $7000. The spec you are talking about is probably around $500 depending on ram, graphics etc
Chantra computer, small shop easy to miss
PTC computers
PSC computers
Annana
all are on the internet. Just google computers phnom penh
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Look here: http://www.chantracomputer.com/newpc.html
I bought there a excellent Dell computer.
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Bought a 2kw UPS and misc things at Chantra. Quite happy with them as they honored their warranty on the on SD card I had that went bad.

They carry all kinds of cool stuff too like CPU water coolers, decorative ram, custom cases and some pretty serious gaming hardware. Doubt you're looking for that though, but thought I'd mention it.
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explorer wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:18 pm Can anyone recommend good places to buy computers at good prices.

I am thinking notebooks (laptops), something like an AMD or i3 or i5 with 4 or 8 gb of RAM.

I don't want Windows. I use Linux Mint.
I bought a secondhand Lenovo x230 with an i5-3320, 8GB and 320GB hdd for $295 about 2.5 years ago. Tony Computer, #38 St.360, BKK3, Khan Chamkarmorn. It runs linux like a charm. I couldn't get Mint 17.3 KDE to drive the bluetooth properly but MX17 has no problems.
If you don't need the newest, shiniest and don't mind slumming it with a used machine, I think it was good value.
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If you know what you are looking for and at it is best to buy from a private party
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beaker wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:26 am If you know what you are looking for and at it is best to buy from a private party
Where?
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(non-Apple)Laptops have an incredibly low profit margin, often $10 or so...unless you are talking about gaming laptops, perhaps?

You could ask for a non_Windows installed laptop and just run your Linux installer CD rom or from USB

Linux rules.
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explorer wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:32 am
beaker wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:26 am If you know what you are looking for and at it is best to buy from a private party
Where?
check the khmer classified ad there are many and on facebook
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If you can go to Ebay and there is a shipping agent in CA to send to PP.
I bought for friends and cost 50-70$ for shipping to PP.
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