Yes, I went to Akihabra to "buy a bunch of shit to bring home with me". That's exactly why I went. Well, and to just take in the spectacle. And yes, I'm not really into Anime and plastic figurines but capacitors and old oscilloscopes do fascinate me.
> That Apple has a store in Ginza but not Akihabara says a lot I think
Actually that Mac Store is in Akihabara (here's a video I found randomly on the net of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmmmaR5lAxY) - perhaps there is another one or it moved (that photo is from a few years ago).
> That sweet netbook will be awesome for a Japanese person but you're about to enter a world of pain
Yup, I used to own a sony vaio netbook that I bought in japan way ahead of the netbook craze, and yes all the keys were in Japanese. I managed to get it working though, but I've since moved off of Windows completely.
> That Apple has a store in Ginza but not Akihabara says a lot I think
Actually that Mac Store is in Akihabara (here's a video I found randomly on the net of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmmmaR5lAxY) - perhaps there is another one or it moved (that photo is from a few years ago).
> That sweet netbook will be awesome for a Japanese person but you're about to enter a world of pain
Yup, I used to own a sony vaio netbook that I bought in japan way ahead of the netbook craze, and yes all the keys were in Japanese. I managed to get it working though, but I've since moved off of Windows completely.