Divided into two anchors, the IT City on the top floor and Data IT on the mezzanine level, the whole place literally brims over with huddles of small shops, each specializing in computer hardware, software and other accessories, including networking, second hands, laptops, Macintosh and peripherals. Most of these shops also do repairs and modifications. However, one needs to be extra-careful while making any form of purchase in the mall, as the shops here have a notorious reputation of selling phony computer related products and hacked versions of software programs also.
Normally, counterfeit software, DVDs and games comes for a price of
about 100 (on CD-Rom) to 300 (on DVD-Rom) baht. Especially, in the
ground floor of the plaza, sale of illegal software is open and rampant.
Besides, many tourists love visiting the mall for its huge array of
second-hand business machines from popular names such as IBM, Dell and
Gateway. In addition, the prices of new hardware, digital cameras,
printers, computers, etc come at very affordable prices. Even though
there are occasional clearouts on the plaza by Thai police, the place
manages to pull through its popularity every time.Apart from extensive selection of software and hardware, Panthip Plaza also has some very good eating joints and restaurants, at all the levels. Therefore, once you are done with browsing the shops of the place, you can eat your fill at any of these eateries. There is a string of restaurants, including brands like KFC and A & W on the ground floors. On the mezzanine level and second floor, there are food courts that are best to sample some excellent Thai delicacies. Normally, food comes quite cheap, at a standard range of 30 baht to 40 baht. Both Thai and Western deserts are also available at a nominal price of around 15 baht.