Remember that sales tax/VAT of 5% is included in these prices whereas US prices usually exclude local taxes

@AndersHass

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering if there was a VAT with these price differences (glad to see it being highlighted by your comment)

@cafe88racer53

Жыл бұрын

Plus there's a handling fee of 14% so roughly 20% total. You can claim the vat tax back at customs

@brucepreston3927

Жыл бұрын

@WT95 The reason the US doesn't include sales tax is because taxes change from state to state and county to county...It's a freakin mess, and It's just easier to add tax at the point of sale because of that...

@u3pyg

Жыл бұрын

@@brucepreston3927 Excuse me but this is total bs. In Europe every country also has different tax, and imagine that, different language and sometimes even different currency. And although most of those countries are even smaller than most of the states, they don`t have problems putting prices with tax. I don`t understand what is the confusing part of seeing on a label what you will pay from your pocket? Even if every isle in a supermarket has different tax, it is WRITTEN with it in the label (because actually some things have different tax).

@egondro9157

Жыл бұрын

These prices are little off. The math should be around 30.6 at this moment in time. The prices seem to be hovering around 30.60 NTD to 1 USD. So you could reduce each amount by a little more. When the amounts differ by that amount it matters. Not as much as the Won to USD but when you spend time over there you learn the difference and ways to handle it. Also as a advisory note for those who would think about traveling. Use your credit card for purchases when possible. You will be charged the exact exchange rate at that time roughly. It is far better rate then getting the local currency exchanged.

Kids at the end are having a blast. Always good to see happy folks. Be safe and have a great trip both of you! Look forward to seeing coverage and more vlogs as well. What an amazing experience.

@sirius4k

Жыл бұрын

This is 2023, people shouldn't be allowed to have fun.

I think you undersold the title of this video. I LOVE when you do these travel VLOG- type videos! Just awesome footage guys! Thank you!

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now pc are trash

Quite often, it’s just great to be able to watch real raw video footage like it just happened vs overly edited videos. Enjoy the sights. It was funny that on the observation deck, literally every human it seems had a cellphone in their hands.

Yeah, pricing is about the same here in Hong Kong. Sad fact is retailers will price it roughly equivalent to what we'd have to pay if we bought it from Amazon/Newegg + shipping (nevermind that Amazon offers free shipping to HK).

@CapaNoisyCapa

Жыл бұрын

Does the price tag includes sales tax? IIRC, US is the only country I visited that it doesn't and sometimes I forget about that. I bought a Gibson Les Paul in one of my trips many years ago and I almost backed off when I realized that ~10% of almost 3k is a lot of money. 💸

@Drewdeedoo

Жыл бұрын

@@CapaNoisyCapa There is no sales tax in Hong Kong. I can’t speak for Taiwan as to whether they implement it there.

@ghosthunter0950

Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile my country still has a 200% price that hasn't gone down sine the GPU shortages :c. It's literally cheaper for me to buy a ticket to Germany or something and buy from there.

@Tyrim

Жыл бұрын

I have talked about this with a reseller once. They told me, since they still have old stock which they have bought on the high price, it doesn't worth for them to buy new, cheaper ones, until the old ones sell out. It would be a great loss gor them. Of course this is just one situation of many, but can be the reason.

@CapaNoisyCapa

Жыл бұрын

@@Tyrim I wonder how they're still in business. Keep and maintaining stock is one of the costlier aspects of retail. It's way, way cheaper to sell at a loss, no matter how bad it is. If they are holding products for that long, it's either a pretty small business with maybe half a dozen cards or they're not telling the full story.

Thanks for the Vlog! As someone who grew up there but now live in Australia, don't really remember much. It's really nice to see more of the city and country again x3 Definitely hope to go back myself some day!

This was an awesome video! Thanks for sharing your trip with us Paul, and love the interactions between you & Joe. Safe travels :)

Glad you guys are enjoying Taipei... I'm surprised you didn't show the build lab in Syntrend. Most of the stores in Guanghua you can usually try to haggle though. CoolPC is where I bought hardware (they have regular sales and are like a Newegg in the US). There are some deals for items actually made in Taiwan. If you're a custom keyboard enthusiast, there are actually some physical stores! Last time I was at inPad, they had a prototype Zoom75 on display.

Dope blog and I can't wait for the rest of your content from the week. I've been up a few tall buildings so far, and now Taipei 101 is on my list thanks to you and Joe!

Great vid guys. I always love the travel Vlogs. It's amazing to see you guys back at it after the shutdowns as well. It's reassuring, and maybe the computer industry can start getting back to normal as well.

I really enjoy these videos. They are a nice break from the normal tech stuff. Thank you for taking us along!!

Your (pre-)event coverage is highly enjoyable. Thank you for sharing it and I am looking forward to more.

It’s so satisfying watching you both naturally adapting to the weather and enjoying yourselves 😍 wishing you guys a fruitful working holiday! Excited for Computex coverage 🎉

Good stuff, Guys. Glad you made it safely. I know you will be visiting the different booths and suites at Computex and having the normal edited show footage, but having some raw stuff like this of the daily stuff would be pretty cool, too.

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now (.pc are trash)

@mikeoleksa

Жыл бұрын

@@Noob._gamer, NVidia's priority has always been A.I. research and GPUs are simply a byproduct of that research that they can sell to their test monkeys that will pay any price to have the latest version of whatever shiny new GPU that NVidia is selling to further fund their A.I. research. I don't know why you chose my comment to reply to with your nonsense, but you picked the wrong one to randomly express your ignorance. You need to go back to your gaming console that your parents bought you and let the adults have a educated, relevant conversation.

Dude, huge round of applause to Joe, he's such a trooper. The energy after such a long flight 😂. Good luck you guys, hope you have time to enjoy and relax too!

Awesome start to an awesome trip Paul and Joe!! I can't wait for more ❤

13:04 guy in the background videobombing with a thumbs up. Also, thought i recognised that first store, it's the same store that Steve bought his editor a 4090 in.

@agentb4074

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I recognized it too! I just checked Steve's video again to see if it's the same store, and it definitely is. edit: Also, I never would have noticed that videobomber if you didn't point him out. 🤣 Nice one...

Thanks for sharing the video.. this is the first one I have seen for the trip..

Thanks for the view from the building. Doubt I will ever get there in person, nice.

Stay safe Paul and Joe! The typhoon Mawar just crossing our country now on it's way to Taiwan. But have fun as well!

Taiwanese here, I do find it weird with all main head quarters in Taiwan, that all our stuff is more expensive than ebay amazon with shipping. Might be some weird import taxing i suppose.

@WayStedYou

Жыл бұрын

do your prices have tax included in the price? that could expalin it

@RandomEngineer69

Жыл бұрын

Yes they do. To clarify, in most raw comparisons, the price to buy electronic parts is more or less equal. The problem is, I or most people buy when there are sales. The US is much more generous in price cutting, where in Taiwan a 10% off is rare. Of course it is a case by case scenario, but I would expect/wish the product to be cheaper near the head quarters, in most if not all cases.

Great video and not something a lot of tubers covering computex are doing. Thanks, very interesting to see the local area.

Keep it coming, Paul and Joe! I enjoy your vlogs very much!

@shaunhall960

Жыл бұрын

Same!

That's quite the mobile editing setup! I do miss convenience stores like that (at least they look like the same thing as the ones in Japan I experienced). Nice travel vlog.

Such a beautiful place. Got a future tech enthusiast in the works there.

Love this video, is nice to see all the city, good job dudes 👍🏼👏🏼

Not always a huge fan of the behind the scenes stuff, but this was very eye-opening and truly fascinating! Looks like an amazing place to visit

Oh man! It is so satisfying to see you guys enjoying yourselves. And all teh tech ofcourse!

Awesome video, pretty much we're also visiting Taipei virtually here. Thanks a lot for sharing!

Thanks for the travel vlog. I’ve never really seen Taipei IRL or on video. So it was cool to get a taste of the culture and city there. The architecture looks amazing and the food looks delicious.

Very nice travel to Taiwan video. Thank you for letting us see the trip and first day there

Wow Taipei looks so nice! Thanks for sharing your trip, looking forward o the computex coverage!

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now . pc are trash

Looks like an amazing place to visit! Really looking forward to all the coverage you 2 will be doing. Happy Memorial day, have a cold one for me. ❤

Sales tax in Taiwan is 5% and is included in the price, that is part of the price difference. Sales tax in The Netherlands, just as another example, is 21% (yeah i know, crazy that's why i moved out) and is also included in the prices..

@andersjjensen

Жыл бұрын

Generally in all of EU the VAT is 19-22% and it is always included in the price. But thanks for clarifying on the situation in Taiwan. It annoys me when people compare prices without taking taxes, and tax labeling, into account.

@POLARTTYRTM

Жыл бұрын

21% is crazy? lol I wish that was the story over here. Paying only 21% tax would be a real dream coming true here. Try to buy electronics in Latin America, you pay above 120% tax in some places + the price the retailer is charging, and they charge whatever they want, which means insanely high prices (sometimes over 20 times what you make on average per month). It's absolutely insane, things sell for double, triple+ their original price, and we barely make any money on average.

@Bratfalken

Жыл бұрын

25% in Sweden! Allways included

@aravindpallippara1577

Жыл бұрын

18% in India, always included as well

Really loved this video! Thank you Paul and Joe. Computex 2023!!!

As a guide, in AUSTRALIA, an Nvidia GTX 4090 costs between $2600:00AUD - $3300AUD (With the higher-end being OC versions).

@paulshardware

Жыл бұрын

Ouch 😭

@galdersrontgorrth

Жыл бұрын

normal price for europe as well (~ 1600 € for the cheapest models).

@shaneeslick

Жыл бұрын

G'day, For the base models that is actually good when you convert $1600USD with Current Exchange $1.53 + 10%GST you get $2692.8AUD

@andersjjensen

Жыл бұрын

With or without GST?

@james_tiberius_kirk73

Жыл бұрын

@@andersjjensen That's with GST buddy (10%)

Great video Paul, it feels like we're traveling with you guys. Thank you.

Love this type of video! More personal day to day activities.

Great vid, miss these types of tech venue vids brings back some good old days, vibes

Hope you all have a great time in Taiwan!!! It would be cool if you all were able to do some collab with other KZreadrs in Taiwan …. That be dope as hell. :)

4090s go for about 2600 USD here in Brazil. Almost 1K is just from taxes though. Help.

@andersjjensen

Жыл бұрын

YIKES! You have a general sales tax that high, or is it just certain classes of products?

Hey Paul I like your content and have been subscribed for ages but TBH this travelogue style video was a nice change.....great idea well executed, keep up the high quality and down to earth content, thank you.

great vlog. last trip I made to taiwan was 2019 and also visited guanghua digital plaza. if you're planning to visit and buying some tech, its recommended to just buy storage (either HDDs or SSDs), RAM and motherboards there since they are cheaper than anywhere else - otherwise for anything else don't bother since you'd probably run into warranty issues (unless you checked this out beforehand). fun fact for viewers - until May 31 the country is running a campaign where lucky travelers can win 5000 NTD (or roughly $163), just in time for Computex visitors to get some extra spending money.

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now pc are trash

Thanks so much for the tour!

Great video! I always wanted to see Taiwan and Taipei. Loved seeing the view from the Taipei 101 at the end, the only thing that was missing was a view when the sun had gone down, otherwise it was great. Also what camera did you use, and would you recommend it?

Amazing vlog Paul. Always the good stuff !! ❤

love the vlogs! Woop woop!

Thanks Paul enjoy yer Trip looking forward to seeing yer other videos of the event

Great first day video! Keep them coming!

Love this experience you are having here man! Great video!

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now pc are trash

these travel vlogs are nice, its like you travelled with them but without the hassle of travelling

Awesome video, have fun Paul!

Love the vlogs! Looking forward to more.

Thanks for sharing these travel vlog videos Paul!!!!!

Have a nice trip! Can't wait for all the new things they gonna announce hopefully we'll see meteor lake

Great video guys. Have a safe and enjoyable trip.

You beat ltt

Its been a while since I last flew, but I love the window seats. Excited for all the content!

This is so cool! Love to see videos like this! :D

Thanks for the tour!!

that travel footage gave me anxiety 😅 i can barely hold it together doing a four hour non stop domestic flight, all the extra complications of traveling international would be nerve wracking for me. glad to see you guys are able to go to your trade shows again!

Love the travelogue. That airplane food looked much higher quality then normal.

Thats was a cozy vid , thank you :)

That was sooo fun. A great travel and color piece. Hope you dug this one too.

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now . pc are trash

The travel vlog was an amazing addition 🌎

I like how concerned and happy Paul was about not having to take off his shoes at the airport. Hahahaha 👟

Paul’s look of joy at the end. Live your best life my man.

the last view looks like the scene from crysis 3 when he opens the shutters to look at the overgrowth. beautiful

This is awesome keep em coming!!

Those highway and airport footage never gets old. Thanks Paul.

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now .pc are trash

What a wonderful video. Kind of warmed my heart a wee bit. I'm waaay too afraid of heights to visit the observation areas of that tower but, it seems very wondrous to be there.

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now pc are trash

@RANDOMNATION907

Жыл бұрын

@@Noob._gamer You remind me of my ex's mother in law.

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

@@RANDOMNATION907 are you agreeing that the pc gaming is dead

@RANDOMNATION907

Жыл бұрын

@@Noob._gamer yep, that's 100% verbatim what I said

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

@@RANDOMNATION907 are you a console gamer

Love these vlogging videos man, keep up the great work. Best tech tuber in the business.

Awesome video! Dude that looked like so much fun! I should really take a trip to Taiwan sometime...

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now pc are trash

@brucepreston3927

Жыл бұрын

@@Noob._gamer I'm really sorry if you actually believe that...They may not focus specifically on gaming gpus as much as they used to, but they still make Billions of dollars from gaming gpus...They will not just throw that away! If anybody is gonna kill PC gaming, it will be game Devs! lol...I can almost guarantee you that someone will come up with AI specific ASICS in the next 5 years and Nvidia will be right back to where they started...But game Devs releasing broken games on PC will definitely drive some people to consoles, I have even been tempted to buy a PS5 and I have been playing on PC for a decade now!

Props to that person at 13:05 giving a thumbs up from behind the counter. I saw you my dude. Cheers!

19:47 - that garden display reminds me of the garden display at the Bellagio in Vegas.

Very cool, glad you're having some fun!

Although 1 USD roughly equals 80 INR, When it comes to PC hardware, we can expect a 1 USD item to cost 100 INR with taxes. Now consider a Mid range GPU is supposed to cost 200 USD or 20,000 INR and the Median Monthly Income in the country is 12,000 INR. We really need Sub 200 USD GPU's in the Underdeveloped market.

@aravindpallippara1577

Жыл бұрын

Yep, for most things roughly 1 to 80 conversion works, for tech stuff with the 18% usual tax a 1 to 100 USD conversion is apt for buying things in India But I did get a fluke powercolour two fan 6700xt from flipkart for 28000 ₹, which roughly translates to 280 $ before tax. Haven't had it delivered yet, I wonder if it works at all lol

I went to Taiwan with my Chinese mainlander girlfriend back in 2019. I absolutely loved the country. It's basically the good version of mainland China. Going there has made me really care about their plight with mainland China constantly threatening them with war all the time.

Love these VLOG type videos!

Look like a place I have to check out. Nice one 👍🏿

This is pretty epic. Definitely cool to see videos like this.

Cool first video thanks you guys

I like this type of video. Thanks for sharing your adventure. Hope to see more.

I think I enjoy these behind the scenes videos more than the new tech from the exhibitions

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now . pc are trash

Glad you made it ok. Have a great time! :)

Great stuff in Taipei. Enjoy your time there guys! :)

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now (.pc are trash)

This was amazing to watch, great views

Cool video - makes me feel like I was there. I'm surprised the GPUs aren't locked up.

Already loving the computex content! ❤

Oddly similar experience to KR and JP. All three would make for a really amazing trip.

Killer! The only way you could have come up with that awesome experience was crap tons of raw footage..... and good editing. I REALLY enjoyed this video.

That Steak dinner looked fine for a #onflight meal. Good Vid. TY

Great video. PS: what happened to the gimbal support shown on the other video?? xD

Thank you for the 60 fps footage. A treat for the eyes 👍 Btw, 16:38 didn't know that the Noctua RTX 4080 has launched.

The reason why the station maps look so arbitrarily pointing in different directions is because it's oriented to the main road that it's based on

Those basement rooms must be cheaper during monsoon season. Get video of the windmills on the hill.

My stomach turned watching that clip at the top . Great stuff

Awesome video, thanks Paul.

@Noob._gamer

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of pc gaming now nvidia is officially moved in to AI it will not make gaming gpus anymore all gamers will move to consoles in some days now pc are trash

4:05 dude the look on that man 😂

I would LOVE to see a GoPaul channel with more travel stuff!

@jadedrivers6794

Жыл бұрын

Oh I second that! If Paul wasn't into tech he could easily run a traveling channel!