DVD & Laptop Question
#1
DVD & Laptop Question
Hi,
Thanks so much for your advice re: Qatar or Oman, I went for Oman in the end & I'm getting prepared to move out there next month!
Am I right in thinking that Region 2 for DVDs includes the Middle East, and therefore Region 2 DVDs I bring over should work in a DVD player I buy out there?
Also are laptops very much cheaper to buy out there than they are in the UK?
Thank you!
Thanks so much for your advice re: Qatar or Oman, I went for Oman in the end & I'm getting prepared to move out there next month!
Am I right in thinking that Region 2 for DVDs includes the Middle East, and therefore Region 2 DVDs I bring over should work in a DVD player I buy out there?
Also are laptops very much cheaper to buy out there than they are in the UK?
Thank you!
#2
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
Hi,
Out here in the Middle East we are in Region 2 - same as UK and Western Europe. Your DVDs will work.
DVDs out here are cheaper than UK too. (Ignore the DVD lady - they are bad people )
Laptops - not 100% sure - however I would be fairly certain they are cheaper here with the no tax etc. I know most electrical goods are cheaper here than UK.
Good luck in Oman!
Out here in the Middle East we are in Region 2 - same as UK and Western Europe. Your DVDs will work.
DVDs out here are cheaper than UK too. (Ignore the DVD lady - they are bad people )
Laptops - not 100% sure - however I would be fairly certain they are cheaper here with the no tax etc. I know most electrical goods are cheaper here than UK.
Good luck in Oman!
Hi,
Thanks so much for your advice re: Qatar or Oman, I went for Oman in the end & I'm getting prepared to move out there next month!
Am I right in thinking that Region 2 for DVDs includes the Middle East, and therefore Region 2 DVDs I bring over should work in a DVD player I buy out there?
Also are laptops very much cheaper to buy out there than they are in the UK?
Thank you!
Thanks so much for your advice re: Qatar or Oman, I went for Oman in the end & I'm getting prepared to move out there next month!
Am I right in thinking that Region 2 for DVDs includes the Middle East, and therefore Region 2 DVDs I bring over should work in a DVD player I buy out there?
Also are laptops very much cheaper to buy out there than they are in the UK?
Thank you!
#3
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
Most laptops are cheaper. I recently bought a whizzy new HP Notebook & when I checked it was a good £200-250 cheaper than in the UK.
#4
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
shop around people. laptops and pc's are loads cheaper in the uk. FACT
nb. most electrical goods here are over priced by comparison.
nb. most electrical goods here are over priced by comparison.
#6
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
On the whole yes I'm sure.
Sony A700P DSR £859.99 inc. VAT $1699 6242AED
http://www.camerabox.co.uk/product1....FQRBZwodqA7mqw
(1st google search)
Canon EOS 400d £50 cheaper in UK than here.
Top end PC UAE well over 8000aed top end PC UK about £1000.
Motherboard Gigabyte ds3l UAE 400 aed UK £30
PC tower cases here average at 400 aed+ UK £20-£30
RAM all types are on average 300+ aed more expensive here
Last edited by shiva; Mar 5th 2008 at 10:59 am.
#7
Forum Regular
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Soon to be Oud Mertha, Dubai.
Posts: 32
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
Speaking of lap tops.... Is the new Apple mack out over there the one that is as thin as a notepad? And what about the I phone has that hit the stores yet.
#8
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
No idea if its out in the ME, but been out about a month here in the UK. THe proper title is the Macbook Air to differentiate it from the Macbook ( comes in white or black ) and the Macbook Pro (aluminuim).
Iphone is available in KSA so I presume its up for grabs in UAE too.
#9
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
Macbook Air is in iStyle at Festival City. Very impressed with it, saying that I'd take any Mac over a Windows PC (pity my management don't take this view).
#10
Forum Regular
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 158
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
Sorry to be pedantic, buts its Mac without a 'k'.
No idea if its out in the ME, but been out about a month here in the UK. THe proper title is the Macbook Air to differentiate it from the Macbook ( comes in white or black ) and the Macbook Pro (aluminuim).
Iphone is available in KSA so I presume its up for grabs in UAE too.
No idea if its out in the ME, but been out about a month here in the UK. THe proper title is the Macbook Air to differentiate it from the Macbook ( comes in white or black ) and the Macbook Pro (aluminuim).
Iphone is available in KSA so I presume its up for grabs in UAE too.
#11
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Mar 2007
Location: Abu Dhabi
Posts: 3,968
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
i phones are dirt cheap here in America...saying that i think there are issues with unblocking them...sure there is a thread re this...
#12
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 389
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
From what I have seen not alot of differences in cost of laptops but how do you compare eggs for eggs, however if you buy in the uk and bring one over and something goes wrong, you have the problem of getting it back under warranty and the length of time it takes, if you already have one and thought " if they are cheaper i will buy a new one" then not worth it in my opinion, same applies to say LG tv's same price here in shops I have looked at as the uk hence not worth shipping but buy one here, guess its why are you asking and under what circumstances!
#13
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
From what I have seen not alot of differences in cost of laptops but how do you compare eggs for eggs, however if you buy in the uk and bring one over and something goes wrong, you have the problem of getting it back under warranty and the length of time it takes, if you already have one and thought " if they are cheaper i will buy a new one" then not worth it in my opinion, same applies to say LG tv's same price here in shops I have looked at as the uk hence not worth shipping but buy one here, guess its why are you asking and under what circumstances!
MM, xx
#14
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
And a brand spanking new Intel Core Duo iMac - delivered today cos my old one was replaced under the Apple Care Warranty.
#15
Soupy twist
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 2,271
Re: DVD & Laptop Question
I saw some in Virgin at MoE months ago, and they were asking 3500 dhs for them, which is more than double what they ought to cost.
Happily, I got mine free as a gift from the sheikh who owns our company