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Getting A Laptop With The Low U.S. Dollar

Posted by timothy on from the used-to-be-volvos-in-sweden-this-way dept.

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?"

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  1. A number of places... by twstdr00t · · Score: 0, Redundant

    UPS Store or a Business Center. They'll receive your packages for a fee.

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  2. Duty? by Dr.+Evil · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Wouldn't you have to pay duty on the laptop? $2k in purchases over a four day stay probably exceeds any allowance the U.K. has for computers.

  3. Um, taxes? Export law? by modder · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "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."

    I'm just curious because I do not know your British ways:
    Must you "declare" any big ticket items you may be bringing into your country?
    Also, I recently ordered something from dell myself and noticed a checkbox I was forced to answer, before they processed my payments, which asks if I planned to take the item out of the country. I'm curious as to what kind of other stuff they ask you if you check "yes". (Or if you simply intend to check "no".)