Wednesday October 8
 
10:20
 
I Must Not Visit Korea

The exchange rate shift has caused some excellent opportunities:

Black MacBook in Japan: 179,000 Yen.

Black MacBook in Korea: 1,589,000 Won.
Yen equivalent price: 119,212 Yen.

Ok, so that’s based on mid-rate which is not achievable – but still, that’s the top of the range MacBook for the equivalent price of the bottom of the range MacBook. It would be very tempting if the machines were not getting replaced soon.

D700 in Japan: 324,300 Yen – 10% (cashback in points): 292,000 Yen.

D700 in Korea: 3,390,000 Won.
Yen equivalent price: 253,174 Yen.

Again that’s mid-rate which is not achievable – however, I’ve seen 3,125,000 Won on Korean auction sites which means that an inshop price in the camera area near Myoeng-dong or in Yong-san would be cheaper. That price would be very tempting if there was an international warranty. It might be possible to get a Grey-market import though – those are often imported from Japan and would have a Japanese warranty. It would need to have been imported before the rates changed, however.