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Buy laptop in Canada

  • 14-02-2010 10:35pm
    #1
    jiminho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 423 ✭✭


    Alright ppl. Im going over to Canada in the summer and I am thinking about buying a Macbook pro 13. The difference in price appears to be about 300 quid. That is alot of money in a students eyes. So obviously a few things come to mind, such as customs. I've asked a few people and they say they never get checked but trust me I will be one of the few who does.
    So, im thinking take laptop out of packaging (obviously) and put in a laptop case. Start up the pc so it has all the settings so it doesn look like it was just bought.
    Then i reach a few snags. Number one, isnt there a serial number on these laptops and would they be able to tell if it was bought in Canada. Number two, the keyboard. Arent some of their keys in different places to ours.
    So any tips people would be great. I will only do it if there is no chance of them slapping massive tax on it


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  • #2
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    lol never heard of any1 being stopped by customs for a laptop :D as far as i know you can bring back as much as a personal consumer would use...meaning the quantity that would be only for personal use of you...dont think they would have the power to impose tax upon it...unless you plan to bring back a dozen :) get one for me 2 so :P


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