Thames Televisions 'Database' visit Japan to investigate the growing home computer industry and how home computers are being used in day to day life. First S...
Now, if you want to build a fairly beefy PC, I have to pay super ridiculous prices. A lot of chips are no longer made here and most things like graphics cards are a niche product costing a ton (especially with how the yen is doing lately). When I built this PC in 2016ish, it was cheaper to eat the exchange rate and the import duties to import some things from the US (NewEgg at the time).
Now, if you want to build a fairly beefy PC, I have to pay super ridiculous prices. A lot of chips are no longer made here and most things like graphics cards are a niche product costing a ton (especially with how the yen is doing lately). When I built this PC in 2016ish, it was cheaper to eat the exchange rate and the import duties to import some things from the US (NewEgg at the time).