Just a wee query, we are hopefully moving to oz just waiting on visa ( fingers crossed ) I was on this computer and was thinking do i sell it or take it with me???.
Firstly would it work in oz, also how much would a new computer be if we bought a new one, just a mid range one not to big not to small.
Anybody in oz had this problem??

yes it wil work.
depends how old your PC is as to whether it's worth shipping it.
try these sites for a price/specification check:
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/defa...=au&l=en&s=gen

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.fi...ogs/CTG0001218

or you could try office works, always pretty cheap

http://www.officeworks.com.au/owbd/b2c/init.do

of harris technology

http://www.ht.com.au/home.hts

If you move to the sunshine coast then give me a shout. I work for a local computer company and I can always do a good deal and the best customer service on the coast

Dell are OK but you don't get good customer service and if they go wrong the support isn't good.

All depends if you are wanting good service or a cheap PC

I have found computers to be a similar price if not a little cheaper. For example I bought a perfectly reasonable Lenovo laptop for $800, nothing fancy but good enough for e-mail and the web. The cheapest I could find it in the UK was just under £400.
Martyn

I brought mine with me as it would have cost over $5000 to replace (built for £1200). Off the peg PC's are pretty cheap here but if your into gaming pc's then prepare to dig deep for high spec parts.

I agree with the other posters.

We packed our PC away on the container and bought an ACER laptop for $800 when we got here. It is a little slow, but has wireless broadband, bluetooth, 80GB and a DVD burner. It does the business when we've set up the webcam with people back home.

By the way, the $800 was $1000 with $200 cashback. The Aussies are fond of deals like this and any sort of discount, voucher or sale price.

Cheers David

That's a major understatement Business support is good but if you're Joe Consumer ..... fuggedaboutit.

You can get a good deal on computers from Arkon.

He might be a whinging Pom but he will certainly give you a good deal.

I was going to buy one from him when we arrived. Then I realised I needed a PC to be able to contact him

How long is a piece of string? It depends on many different factors.
Wrap your current current one well in bubble wrap and take it with you. You can upgrade with local parts as they are compatible. I

I can do you a good deal, I havn't updated my prices for systems on my website for a while so ignore them. PM me with what you want to do with it, and I will put together a custom quote for you.

my website is www.bravido.com.au but as I said ignore the system prices.

I think that was a compliment Talking of computers, I've spent the last few days writing automated tools for my website and I can now dynamically update the stock I keep within about 2 seconds! Means I can stock 100's of times the amount of stuff that I used to. By the end of this week it should be the size of a decent UK store!

Might as well tout my goods on here, bumps up my web hits!

Course it was. You can mump & moan all you want but I'll vouch for your wares.

Never had a problem with the system I bought from you.

Is th software price about the same?

Are australians ripped off by microsoft like us brits?