Buying Mac in Asia, pick-up countries?

I'd advise that a trip to Australia is your best bet.

 

Hong Kong, keyboard is standard English one.

No sales tax and prices are the same as the US (slightly lower actually).

 

However it should be noted that the standard problem with humidity exists for Airport Apple Stores in the tropics, so don't bother trying to get it duty free in HK, SG or AU.
Unless of course, you don't mind getting Apple Care and frequently using it.

 

Not sure if they have that option. You should give them a call and see.

Alternatively you could use borderlinx to get a shopping address and then forward it to you. But that may require import tax, depending on where you live.

You don't need to buy at the airport. In Hong Kong everywhere is duty free. They have no sales tag at all.

I don't know what humidity problem you are referring to, but doubt it is present if you buy from an Apple Store.

 

The humidity problem with Apple Stores, or indeed any electronics store, plagues purchases of computers, iPods, iPads, iPhones pretty much everywhere from Taiwan to Sydney Airport.
These tend to have a larger percentage than normal require Servicing due to the humidity exceeding recommended limits for extended periods (ranging from weeks to months beyond reasonable.)

I used to work for a previous Apple Dealer, The Smart Store, in Wellington and we found this to be a major problem with service jobs for Macbook Pros purchased at Sydney Airport Apple Store and various other stores from the tropics such as Thailand and Singapore requiring more servicing than normal.
Our Authorised Apple Repair centre contacts confirmed they had noticed this trend also.