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Getting A Laptop With The Low U.S. Dollar
An anonymous reader submits "I am heading to the U.S. pretty soon and am keen to take advantage of the low US$ to buy a laptop. The differences in prices are astounding - on dell.com (US) you pay $2049 for a Precision M60 - in the UK this costs 1620.33UKP, or $2999. That is a fair difference! It makes it cheaper for me to fly to the US to buy it and carry it home than it is for me to buy it in the UK. Now, that said, it isn't particularly easy to find a place to buy a laptop from, since most of the places don't ship to the UK (or it takes weeks) and it is difficult to get stuff delivered to your hotel ... any suggestions of how I can get a good laptop in the New York area when I am only there for 4 days?"
Dude, I was never fucking cool. You only thought that because you were an ignorant fucktard who didn't know fucking better.
Take pride in knowing you learned something today!
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yes, but with the internet we don't have to deal with fucktards like you in person at least.
I'd like to keep a few km of copper between me and the highly educated community college half-wits that run this world.
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Is that where you got that original simpsons joke too? Asshat... Next you'll try to sell me a genuine sorny, magnetbox and your loose loose mother...
Now go write a book of your witty comments and sell it. Chances are the fat whore oprah will feature it on her yuppy ignorant book of the day club and you'll become rich! The american dream! cashing in on other peoples hard work and calling it "strategy!"
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so just patent the idea, wait for someone todo all the hard work then "optimize" the situation a bit.
Duh, as if you don't understand amerikan business. Fucktards like you ought to pay attention in your beer-guzzling business ethics 101 classes...
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Actually I travel internationally quite frequently (read twice a month...), and your correct, 99% of the time, you walk through, no hassles. It's the 1% of the time that you get REALLY screwed. For example, I have _NEVER_ been questioned about tobacco until one day my luggage went missing, I had to file a claim to customs. The customs offical didn't like the fact that on my week long trip to Vegas, the only thing I'm bringing home is a carton of cigarettes, so what happens? He shows me a new "rule" that says they can now claim duty for even a single "personal" amount of tobacco, and threatens to charge me $40 for duty (the smokes cost LESS then $40 to begin with). Since then I've carried MANY more cartons across the border, and never ONCE been asked for additional duty on them, funny, they haven't lost my luggage since either...
"You walk through with a beaten up laptop bag slung across your shoulder"
So where do I buy an old beaten up laptop bag to go with my shiny new laptop? Thanks for the stellar advice.
This is horrible advice:
"just tell them that it is your work computer. "
Because now they think your carrying company software/documents on your computer, more interogation. And your going to look REALLY stupid when they discover it's _not_ a company laptop after all.
"business traveller walks around with receipts for their laptops? "
Yes, I do, many of my friends do, etc.
"You people really do live sheltered lives."
Like you have any room to talk, trying to cut down people on slashdot.. Get a life.
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It's also illegal. You have to declare purchases, if you don't, you are breaking your countries laws. Yes, many, many people break the law, that's not the point I was making.
"No one anywhwere asks where business traveler's laptops were purchsed or asks for proof of purchase, etc.."
Wrong, I've been asked by Canadian Customs. 99% isn't "all the time".
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