Re: [tlug] OT: laptop in Akihabara (map)

["Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com>]

ben konrath wrote:

>On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 12:06:08AM +0900, Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon wrote:
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>>I don't think there are used shops in Shinjuku - at least I've never
>>seen them. Are there any?
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>Two years ago there was a Softmap in Shinjuku that sold used laptops.
>IIRC, it was close to Yodibashi Camera.
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Oh, right!  I remember now!  But their prices were (or "are"? I haven't 
been there for a few years now) always ridiculously high!  I walked in a 
few times, looked at the too-close-to-new prices, shook my head, 
muttered "Does anyone really pay these prices for this junk?" and then 
walked back out.  I think Softmap is a good place to get some old part 
that you really need, but the prices always seem to be steep....