HP is also introducing its new Omen X Compact Desktop, which enables a user to carry around like a backpack for Virtual Reality processing.
Aside from being used as a carry-on to connect with an HTC Vive VR, the compact desktop has also its own dock (with additional ports) that enables a user to use it as a standard PC. HP’s newest compac features Intel’s Kaby Lake processor, as well as a factory-overclocked NVIDIA’s GTX1080 graphics card.
HP Omen X Compact Desktop specs:
Intel Core i7 (7th Gen)
GeForce GTX 1080 GPU
16GB of DDR4 RAM
1TB PCIe SSD
4 x USB-A port
1 x USB 3.1 Type C/Thunderbolt port
HDMI 2.0 port
miniDisplay Port
Vive power-out port
The HP Omen X Compact Desktop will cost you USD2499 or roughly Php124,000 for a unit slated to arrive in the US by July, while an optional backpack accessory that can let you travel with the compact desktop feature four batteries, a battery charging dock, and a shortened headset cable for HTC’s Vive for USD599 (around Php30K).
Source: HP
The point is in the implication or setting up of expections when converted to PHP.
Just leave the price at USD if it’s for a US release.
Publish PHP prices if it’s a local release.
Just stop converting especially for new releases. I have read comments from previous articles surprised about the local prices due the previously published introductory articles like this converting USD prices directly to PHP.
It’s for your readers.
I understand your point but the practice of conversion from foreign currency is a standard in our editorial policy. This gives the reader a better perspective of the value of the products. This is the same practice we do with Taiwanese dollars, Singaporean dollars, CNY, and many other currencies we report on a regular basis.
We’ve been dealing with thousands of comments asking about the MSRP and instead of saying “It’s CNY6,999”, or “SGD300”, or “USD$0.99” or “100 euros” and just let the reader look for the forex rate, we try to convert them to PHP so it’s faster/easier to appreciate.