Generally most notebooks it looks around $500+ saving on an import. Of course there are risks.
Which website is generally the best to order from price wise? I dont know if the US has a pricespy type search engine?
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Amazon, Newegg, BHPhotoVideo. Manufacturer websites: Dell, Lenovo, HP. (I've ordered from Lenovo USA in the past and got it shipped with a post forwarder.)
Will Amazon ship this to my door, or do I have to use youshop? If I have a friend in the US, is there any way I can get it sent and bypass customs if they use it (not too much lol)?
These are $1k and in NZ $3k. Again, currency and customs doesnt explain why we get so shafted !
Of course make sure you allow for GST, duty etc when calculating your savings.
Lazy is such an ugly word, I prefer to call it selective participation
I have to use the Global Site correct?
Yeah I factored in GST as about $175 and I think duty is $50?
Thats $1300 for a $3000 notebook, worth it?
I wish there was an easy way to find notebooks that cover international warranty :-) But for $1700 Im prepared to take a risk.
Newegg wouldnt ship to me. I know gear best and bang good do for Xiaomi products.....
newegg has a nz site which has all the prices in NZD and AFAIK includes GST
$46NZD for shipping
I found Gigabyte laptops (like mine) have a 2 year global warranty sticker on the bottom. Probably means nothing but yeh.
Also I have heard from PB Tech reps and others I know of that Acer predators are junk. Do your research.. I went with the Sabre 15 with a 1060 3GB for $2100 or so and it had a 256B NVME SSD over the 128GB on the predator.. If you plan to play Ark... Also 3K for that predator is too much. It was $2100 in PB tech before Xmas..
You will; find that PB Tech will have a good deal on these laptops and maybe $200-$300 more than the offshore counterparts after shipping and taxes then you get the CGA behind you as well. With these finicky nuclear reactors with a tiny heat sink on them you want as much backing as you can get..
Acer predator isnt junk, id give that title to apple and dell.
Have a look at the build and thermals.
Acer have lifted their game a lot. Its not an MSI Titan, but that cost $3500 US.
newegg nz is basically paying the same prices as NZ, looked into them. amazon do have a global site. some things wont ship.
but that cheaper acer for $750 is $2k here. the $1300 predator is $3.3knzd.
choose any brand you want. all are cheaper.
Most important is to check TB3 x4 and gamut over 100% and 300+ nits screen brightness, the rest is luck.
No PB are a LOT more than $200-300 more sorry rofl.
Laptop mag dont hand out 4 star edit choice awards to junk. Go to notebookcheck for 9/10 if you prefer.
Do the math, $1k US vs $3kNZD
https://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=4268276
Predator 700
$3k US
$5k NZD minimum
https://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=4550458https://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=4550458
The main issue you have with the helios 300 is a dull screen, hence going for the better screen.
For those not in the know
Good screen lappies
https://www.laptopmag.com/benchmarks/color-gamut
Laptops with TB3
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/10579-laptops-thunderbolt-3/
My cousin in the states is sending me an Alienware 15 top model minus the UHD screen, i just want an IPS panel for Light Room, I know the gtx1070 is too powerful for the gsync on any game now, but in 2 years it should be about right just when i sell it :-).
has both the TB, 119% sRGB about 320 nits, so is perfect, aside from they really are a desktop replacement.
works out at about $2300.
whats your point, looking to start something?
im asking the best place to buy not how to buy online. but you went out of your way to troll that up. i see how you got your post count.
got it?
TeaLeaf:
whats your point, looking to start something?
im asking the best place to buy not how to buy online. but you went out of your way to troll that up. i see how you got your post count.
got it?
You mean something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY7sZnpucbY
PS: Settle down mate - people are just trying to help :/
TeaLeaf:
whats your point, looking to start something?
im asking the best place to buy not how to buy online. but you went out of your way to troll that up. i see how you got your post count.
got it?
But back to your original post. Personally as I got stung importing something I wouldn't do it myself. I found that when it developed a fault I would have been stung by duties when it was returned from overseas for repair, again. That put me off importing anything electronic after that.
TeaLeaf:
im asking the best place to buy not how to buy online. but you went out of your way to troll that up. i see how you got your post count.
hugely rich coming from you
Jase2985:
TeaLeaf:
im asking the best place to buy not how to buy online. but you went out of your way to troll that up. i see how you got your post count.
hugely rich coming from you
And even more ironic from you Jase, the ultimate trollwarrior.
I may have to use youshop to get the price I want.
Yes I see your point QuickyM, I had just forgotten I created the how to import thread. My apologies.
Things Im watching out for, International Warranty like Asus. Not sure who else but cant be hard to find.
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