With Singapore, a first-world country and having a strong economy and currency, I couldn’t understand why prices of gadgets, obviously made in neighboring China, costs higher than the US price. That’s taking the exchange rate into account. Take for example, iPhone 3G. It’s just idiotic to jump ship and bite the bullet given the price and plans are not competitive. Look at ThinkPad X300, it would cost SGD 4K+ in Singapore where similar models would cost roughly SGD 2K+ when bought in the US.

Speaking of ThinkPad, I am grabbing the opportunity to buy one when given the opportunity of travel to the US. Maybe next year. Let’s see…