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Sending Laptop to Aus.
OH is currently in Melbourne and needs a laptop. The one he wants is more than double the price there. Any pros/cons to buying here and sending over.
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Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Originally Posted by aglassofwinehelps
(Post 7568071)
OH is currently in Melbourne and needs a laptop. The one he wants is more than double the price there. Any pros/cons to buying here and sending over.
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Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Yep, I like it, and it definitely does! :D
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Not as much as a pint of Cider or two http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...07/13_4_91.gif
Have you tried THESE I have used these a few times for parcels to OZ including my TRA application / presents / motor bike exhaust and loads of times in england and have had nothing but an exceptional service and very reasonable rates :thumbup: Piece of pish to do a quick quote also online HTH Dougie |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Originally Posted by aglassofwinehelps
(Post 7568071)
OH is currently in Melbourne and needs a laptop. The one he wants is more than double the price there. Any pros/cons to buying here and sending over.
Be prepared for the inevitable import duties and GST charges on arrival in Australia. |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Don't know how prices compare to the UK but I do know my mates in Asia are now buying their gadgets in Oz, as the exchange rates have made it so much cheaper.
As Dougie says, easy to do some comparisons online. |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Originally Posted by The Bloke
(Post 7569227)
Be prepared for the inevitable import duties and GST charges on arrival in Australia.
food for thought Dougie ;) |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Originally Posted by DOUGIE AN LOUISE
(Post 7569031)
Not as much as a pint of Cider or two http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...07/13_4_91.gif
Have you tried THESE I have used these a few times for parcels to OZ including my TRA application / presents / motor bike exhaust and loads of times in england and have had nothing but an exceptional service and very reasonable rates :thumbup: Piece of pish to do a quick quote also online HTH Dougie |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Originally Posted by DOUGIE AN LOUISE
(Post 7569315)
Would this be an issue if ..........say i sent the laptop in a laptop bag as a gift / forwarding of personal belongings and sent the paperwork through later as a letter via airmail ???
food for thought Dougie ;) What model laptop is it ? It would be interesting to do a price comparison. Warranty has to be considered. |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
(Post 7573426)
I tried that once, with birthday card etc., but they didn't accept it. Still charged me.
What model laptop is it ? It would be interesting to do a price comparison. Warranty has to be considered. Good shout re the Warranty, hadn't given that a thought. Here are the details of the laptop in question. Toshiba Satellite L300-1DN Laptop - 3GB Ram, 250GB Hard Drive, 15.4" TruBrite® WXGA TFT Display, Vista Home Premium. £347.75 |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
DELL
15.4Widescreen WXGA TF~T Display 1MB cache Windows Vista Coloured blue exterior 1280x800 TrueLife Display 4GB RAM 250GB Hard Drive 8X DVD CD rewritable drive Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Integrated Stereo Sound Wireless card 1 Yr in house Warrenty 2GB online back up Standard Delivery 7-10 days $899.00 Another £100 gets you a better spec laptop with the warrenty Put that against the £45 it would cost to send it to AU and think you'll be better going to HERE and building your own . I did it with DELL and have no complaints what so ever and have not had to contact them at all because i have had no problems with the Laptop so far :fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed: HTH Dougie ;) |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
Originally Posted by aglassofwinehelps
(Post 7577067)
They're not daft are they - these Aussies ;)
Good shout re the Warranty, hadn't given that a thought. Here are the details of the laptop in question. Toshiba Satellite L300-1DN Laptop - 3GB Ram, 250GB Hard Drive, 15.4" TruBrite® WXGA TFT Display, Vista Home Premium. £347.75 Toshiba Satellite L300/06X T4200/2GB/250GB/15.4'WXGA/VistaPrem [PSLB8A-06X004] but only 2Gb ram. http://www.isd.toshiba.com.au/retail/satellite-l300.htm Looking quickly, I have seen one at $1,045 (£500) but also looking quickly on google uk, I see it for £429 at Currys. Check out any Toshiba redemptions though. I know that some models have a $150 redemption voucher to claim back direct from Toshiba. What about this.... L300/06X Satellite L300 Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4200 (2.00Ghz, 1Mb, 800Mhz FSB) 2048MB 15.4" WXGA CSV 250GB SATA @5400prm Double-Layer DVD Burner Vista Home Premium $999 Extra 1Gb memory should be about $50 or less ? It is still not as cheap as the UK, but a fair bit closer than double the price... :thumbup: |
Re: Sending Laptop to Aus.
We have bought from Dell before and never had probs with the PC we bought (although I know some wouldn't touch them with a barge-pole:lol: ) so thanks Dougie and Louise.
ABC, good shout. I will get the OH onto both of these suggestions in the morning. |
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Im going to be arriving in melbourne from Ireland soon. Im staying in a hostel until i find somewhere propper to live and then I'll be sending over my laptop, guitars amps etc. Will I have to pay import fees on this stuff?
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Was about to ask the same as I am thinking of airfreighting my laptop and other bits over. It's 18 months old. What's the position there?
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