Don’t Buy a $9K RTX 5090 — Fly to Taipei Instead

A Reddit post argues that instead of paying about $9,000 locally for an RTX 5090, it's cheaper to fly to Taiwan and buy it at a retail price around NT$129,990 (~$4,093), with the poster listing round-trip airfare and a cost comparison.

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