Looking down into NOVA. The concept of an "electronics mall" is something that I don't really think exists in the US. Basically this building (and there are a handful of them in Taipei) is a flea market/bazaar of sorts for electronics. The building is huge... six floors and maybe 30+ vendors on each floor. One can see some familiar companies below (i.e. HP, Toshiba)... the first floor usually has the newest stuff and all the big brand names. Additionally, there are a lot of independent vendors, mostly selling the same/similar products. Literally you can look at one store, look right next to it, and both places will be selling hard drives, flash memory, processors, complete notebooks, etc. for roughly the same price.
You can actually find small "parts" shops which have all the components you would ever need to build your own computer. At these malls there are actually people who will build a computer for you based on the specs you are looking for - small parts are cheap in Taipei. On the other hand, "finished" pieces actually seemed to cost the same here as in the US. So, buying a new Dell laptop or a even an external Western Digital hard drive in Taipei won't really do much for you if you're looking to shop cheaply.
These electronics malls also have other shops that sell random items. I saw a walkie talkie store, a "lasers" store, a sound system store, multiple LED/blinking light stores, a hentai store (filled with Japanese businessmen, no less), and of course several video game stores and manga shops...
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