Sunshine76

Am thinking of shipping my PC over to Aus (just the base unit - not the monitor etc). Was wondering if anyone knows if it will work ok over there?!?

Also, if anybody else has done it, what sort of cost would we be looking at to ship it there??

Thanks

Pollyana

Mine came over by airfreight - £400 approx, with a few other bits and pieces. Works fine (subject to Qlds erratic power supply) and has done for the last year. Get a professional packer to do it - mine was in a kind of cardboard crate, with wooden struts in the corners so it couldn't be crushed.

gedge

There is no reason why it won't work, and I agree with Pollyanna about getting a professional to pack it.

Two items most likely to suffer damage are the processor and the hard disk(s). Either one could be irreparably damaged by being dropped. Your hard disk is most important to you as you would lose all your data. some people suggest taking it out and carrying it with you, which is an option but whose to say it won't suffer similarly in your bags?
Safest option is to make sure you've got a backup of whatever is important to you.

Having said that, I reckon the risk is low. I had a number of hard disks scattered amongst our boxes and they all still work fine.

bondipom

It will work with a new power cord and phone extension. I pulled mine apart and put the bits in my suitcase and bought a new case and monitor here. For packing I used anti-static covering and bubble wrap with silica gel to keep the air dry.

ABCDiamond

I did the same, with Hard Drives in hand luggage, and everything was OK.

If you are considering shipping it on it's own, weigh up the cost against buying a new one here

bondipom

ABC do you know when the nforce 4 motherboards will be hitting these shores? My PC needs an upgrade and it seems to be the way forward.

ABCDiamond

I saw something about it being in the first few months of 2005. But i'm not really up to date with things anymore

PommieLeague

I brought over my new(ish) Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo 600 by freight with the tft monitor and it works fine. I did have to get a couple of new power cords from Dick Smith but its dinkum alright!
Even the modem cable works in the Aussie phone socket!

MrsMangle

Packed mine in its original box and it got here no problem/ working no problem...though if you're bringing a printer bear in mind you may not be able to get replacement ink cartridges (don't know if mine's an odd model but I have to get new ones sent from Europe) Another problem we had was in trying to get a new compatible video card. grr.

bondipom

Not sure why you are having a problem on the video card.