Phuket

Kamala · #1 14-09-2004, 01:54

Can you tell me if I can buy memorycards for my digicam in Phuket. I have a Nicon coolpix 4200 and I want a SD card ( 256-512 mb )

barfly · #2 14-09-2004, 02:22

Almost certainly.

Tarzan · #3 14-09-2004, 02:28

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Originally Posted by Kamala

Can you tell me if I can buy memorycards for my digicam in Phuket. I have a Nicon coolpix 4200 and I want a SD card ( 256-512 mb )

Yes they have, but dont buy it in Patong. Go to one of the big malls, Lotus,Bic C or to Phuket Town. Patong is to expensive..
Nicke should know better...

Nicke · #4 14-09-2004, 03:39

Yes, Patong is more expensive than the shops in Phuket City, e.g. Big C. You will have no problem to find memory cards.

stevem · #5 14-09-2004, 04:50

If your coming through Singapore buy it there

IRISH JONNY · #6 14-09-2004, 13:58

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Originally Posted by stevem

If your coming through Singapore buy it there

HI STEVE.IM COMING THROUGH SINGAPORE.......WILL THEY HAVE THESE CARDS IN THE AIRPORT AND IF SO HOW MUCH ARE THEY? I ONLY HAVE A 64 IN MY CAMERA AND IT GETS FULL VERY QUICKLY.I WOULD LIKE A 256?
CHEERS JONNY

Nicke · #7 14-09-2004, 14:02

And for those of you coming through Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is also very cheap for this kind of stuff.

stevem · #8 14-09-2004, 14:04

Hi IJ

Yea they do have them in the airport, I was looking at a 1Gb CF card awhile ago and I think from memory that was about SGD400.

magnusvv · #9 14-09-2004, 21:36

I'm not sure I understand the purpose of the higher prices on consumer electronics in Thailand? Is it because they have their own competing manufacturers? Seems to me it just hurts their businesses?

Also the prices of SD and other memory cards are dropping rapidly this month, at least here in the states you can get some high end 1 GB CF cards like the Sandisk Ultra II for around $90 or lower speed 512 MB cards for around $35-$40. The supply has caught up with the demand it seems and we are finally catching the break in price. I'm not sure if these drops have hit your area yet, but I'm sure they will in the next few months. Its pretty frustrating puchasing one of these puppies and then 2 months later finding it for less than 1/2 the price, like I just did with my Viking 512 MB CF!!!

Kamala · #10 15-09-2004, 00:20

Thanks for the answers. How is the prices in Phuket City ? Here in Sweden I have to pay in THBT 3000 for 256 mb and THBT 5000 for 512 mb Sandisk SD-card.

maipenrai · #11 15-09-2004, 00:46

I was looking at the same thing myself today in patong the 256 is 2450 baht the 512 was 3050 baht .

Also think will get better deal in phuket city and camera shop in Big C so i will look there in the next few days and will post for u .

Cheapest place in Los to buy this sort of thing is Bkk .

Nicke · #12 15-09-2004, 02:54

Malaysia and Singapore are cheaper than Thailand but often when I compare prices between Sweden and Thailand I get better deals here. E.g. Nikon D70 digital camera was about 12,500 baht cheaper here than in Sweden and now the Thai price is even cheaper. Same for my MiniDV video camera.

Malaysia dont have taxes on consumer electronics like Sweden have. Thailand have taxes thought but still cheaper than Sweden.

Kamala · #13 16-09-2004, 01:49

Thanks for the help. I will go to Phuket Town to take a look when I come next time ( Feb 05 ) When my memorycard is full, can I have my pics to a CD in the fotolabs ? If so, is that expensive ?

Jonas · #14 16-09-2004, 02:16

No problems,go in to a photo shop and leave your memorycard for some ours and they burn down your pics on a CD .
Normally price 200 bath /CD .....not so expensive ...

Kamala · #15 17-09-2004, 22:21

Thanks ! I gonna take a lot of dirty pics

butterflyblonde · #16 18-09-2004, 00:45

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Originally Posted by Kamala

Thanks ! I gonna take a lot of dirty pics

Send em' here please bukpoop@hotmail.com