anngroovy

Buy a new laptop in UK before leaving
Or buy it in Oz?

Mine has just about had it now!

If I buy it in oz….will the wi-fi connection stuff work the same over in oz?

mark1963

Hi Ann,

Yes they will work the same in oz..and uk..I just bought a new dell to take with me...there are some good deals here at the moment.
And warranty is world wide !!

cheers
Mark

tartankoala

A similar question was asked not one week ago

Clicky

Coryate

The only difference will be the plug on the end of the power supply, and the keyboard.
You can use a converter for the P/S and plug an Australian USB keyboard to talk to the locals when you get there.
You might also consider a USB cooler, with all the fans etc to put the laptop on when you use it.

But WIFI, LAN,Modem are all the same. Dell have worldwide warrenty, as does Apple.

sa2uk2oz

there are some good deals over here at the moment too..
personally i would wait till you get here.. as mentioned earlier, keyboard is different, and plug/charger. have a look at a few of the websites below to get some idea of price
jb hifi
harvey norman
dick smith or any online stores

asprilla

generally the high street stores are very expensive.

Look at places like mln when you get here.

James516

Yes. You should buy a new laptop in UK or Oz. Happy to help.

sormesher

uk, although you will have to check your waranty if something goes wrong you might not be covered

sfr09

I just looked at the MacBook in the UK it is 849 pounds if you can get the VAT back that brings it down to 700 then convert at 1.76 exchange rate. In Sydney the local Apple store has them priced at $1249 so doesn't seem worth it. Not sure if the same applies to PC's

paddyo

Bought mine on Ebay.com.au, Dell Studio, brand new with full years support, saved $350 off of shop price!! Pays to search!!

Also, if you are stopping off enroute, consider Duty Free!!!!! Singapore is good for that!

itxrd

Do a search. Whats wrong with some people? Lazy lazy lazy

Pollyana

Its no wonder people are put off posting here. It actually isn't always best to do a search - a lot of info on here changes rapidly so you have to be sure that the threads you find are current info, also even the site owners admit there are frequently problems with the search function.

I've been answering questions on here for years, and the same questions come up again and again, but to the OP they are always a new problem. Patience and understanding go a long way........especially when someone is relatively new around here - and possibly new to forums in general!

DeadVim

Got any insightful opinions about bulk billing?

xzibit

I managed to get the new (2.4ghz) macbook from PC World for £802 about a month ago. They price matched Dixons who are selling it for £802!!

http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/apple-m...86970-pdt.html

You get the same Apple warranty buying it from PC World/Dixons, but save £47. You can buy the Applecare package with it at time of purchase if you wish. I didn't. I'll see if I live to regret that one day. It comes with a worldwide warranty, and I bought here in UK, as it worked out cheaper than when I got to Oz.

Petals

We have just returned to aus after two and a half months in UK looked at replacing oh Apple and decided same price here and we get the warranty here so not worth it.

In fact most things were a similar price when we convert the money.

Global village same stuff everywhere these days.

The web seems to give the best deals. Bought my Dell off the web.