Buying a Mac in the US ?

eefy

I bought my powerbook in new york a few years ago,
I've never used the long extension cable that comes with the charger,
I was too afraid it would go on fire or something,
the cable only has 110v printed on it.
So I thought best to err on the side of caution with my prized posession!

Has anyone just cut the US plug off?

brianjohn

Cabaal wrote:

US site needs US billing method and will only ship to a US address, customs are clamping down but in fairness, buy a laptop bag and stick the laptop in it and your sorted....just make sure to not have the receipts on you!

One is perfectly do-able but two is abit much...he might make it but he might not, is he going on his own?

good idea but he is going as a kind of work thing with intel where he will have his own work laptop aswell and im sure everyone with him will too. i'm sure someone i dont know won't be willing to risk anything on my behalf.

Thephantomsmask

So if someone who was resident in America and was coming over to visit family for a few weeks was to buy one, chuck the box and stick it in hand luggage, customs would more than likely assume it was theirs? Someone l know is coming over and they're going to buy one for me in a bricks and mortar store but I'm still worried about customs

brianjohn

nobody's up for a bit of postage so? any ideas on price for that sort of carry on?

Doodee

I got mine in the states at the end of a holiday.
I already had my old laptop with me, so i brought the 2 of them back.
Just put it into my Luggage and covered it with clothes.
Another member of our party had just bought a new laptop too.
All you do is say one is for work and the other pleasure!

Customs dont check everyone thats leaving, never had a problem with customs before and i've bought quite a few electronics on my travels.

Cabaal

Thephantomsmask wrote:

So if someone who was resident in America and was coming over to visit family for a few weeks was to buy one, chuck the box and stick it in hand luggage, customs would more than likely assume it was theirs? Someone l know is coming over and they're going to buy one for me in a bricks and mortar store but I'm still worried about customs

get them to buy a laptop bag at the same time, customs won't bother them

Cabaal

Doodee wrote:

Customs dont check everyone thats leaving, never had a problem with customs before and i've bought quite a few electronics on my travels.

Happened to a uncle of mine though, he bought some really expensive camera lens, customs asked him did he have them already and he said yes, they searched him and found the receipts and then charged him the tax etc....so basically don't have packaging or receipts with you

selekta

metro wrote a few weeks ago that only a few people paid vat on imported electronics brought from the US last year on them via an airplane - all of them only because they had declared it. metro alarmed the revenue was being robbed, it was on the first page. ****.

selekta

big_moe wrote:

if u buy the adaptor kit then it just means that it will be flush and all white an appley. but if u take off the 2 pin plug, it has the standard socket "figure or eight" thats everything uses.. so just buy a new ac cable and you'll be sorted


moe

I use the plug that came with the iPod charger. Some people go for that one

big_moe

yup. only thing is the new iPods dont come with chargers.

moe

Cabaal

selekta wrote:

metro wrote a few weeks ago that only a few people paid vat on imported electronics brought from the US last year on them via an airplane - all of them only because they had declared it. metro alarmed the revenue was being robbed, it was on the first page. ****.

Who the hell is stupid enough to declare that they've bought 4k worth of electronics and now they want to pay tax on it?

seriously!

Thephantomsmask

Probably a dumb question, but are receipts needed for registering a macbook? I've never bought a computer before so my apologies for being annoying!

Cabaal

Thephantomsmask wrote:

Probably a dumb question, but are receipts needed for registering a macbook? I've never bought a computer before so my apologies for being annoying!

what do you mean by registering?
In relation to applecare you must register it to a USaddress, other then that its a world wide warrenty

Thephantomsmask

Yes, sorry l was posting on the bus from opera mini earlier and couldn't remember the proper name for applecare. Thanks Cabaal

StephenC_IRL

keyboard layout
the little adapter tip on the power supply
and not being able to get wifi channels 12-14 are the only problems bringing back a us macbook. I brought mine from the US and it works absoloutly perfectly, you save money and all, bring some fake college id or a real one if you have it with you and claim education discount (further 10% off) it works like a charm

ohh in july/august apple run summer promotions for students too, if you take my advice from above youll get something free perhaps, I got a free iPod nano when i bough my macbook, they asked for an address to send the rebate check and I said my hotel address, the hotel posted it to me back here a week after I got back, hello free ipod and cheap macbook