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advice on buying laptop from website while traveling in USA

  • 27-04-2016 09:52PM
    #1
    Lenny
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hey, i will be in florida in 2 weeks time,
    my xps is far past its retirement,
    basically i am thinking of buying a laptop from amazon.com or best buy & get it delivered to the hotel I am staying in,
    I assume this will be safe enough, that the delivery guy will attempt to make contact to me to try deliver to my room, or the hotel will be safe to sign for it

    I am thinking of going for a MSI GE62 PRO004
    I am thinking this model http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GE62-Apache-Pro-004-i7-6700HQ/dp/B0150PJR3K/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461790058&sr=1-1&keywords=msi

    My budget is from 1000-1400ish,
    I hope to be able to play some recent games on the laptop, is the one i am going for good value to take advantage while I am in the usa?

    thanks


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,095 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    US: $1000
    UK: $1270

    Small saving IMO considering the nightmare you'll have if you need to RMA it.


  • #3
    Speedwell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭Speedwell


    You are also supposed to declare it for Customs, which would wipe out the savings.

    I've ordered from Amazon.com to be delivered to a hotel in the US before, by the way, and everything went fine.

    I have a Dell laptop from the US, by the way, and it needed a new keyboard. My local repair shop was able to get one, but it needed to come from the US (because it naturally had a US-type keyboard) and while the repair itself wasn't excessively costly (all things considered), it took weeks.


  • #4
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Lenny wrote: »
    Hey, i will be in florida in 2 weeks time,
    my xps is far past its retirement,
    basically i am thinking of buying a laptop from amazon.com or best buy & get it delivered to the hotel I am staying in,
    I assume this will be safe enough, that the delivery guy will attempt to make contact to me to try deliver to my room, or the hotel will be safe to sign for it

    I am thinking of going for a MSI GE62 PRO004
    I am thinking this model http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GE62-Apache-Pro-004-i7-6700HQ/dp/B0150PJR3K/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461790058&sr=1-1&keywords=msi

    My budget is from 1000-1400ish,
    I hope to be able to play some recent games on the laptop, is the one i am going for good value to take advantage while I am in the usa?

    thanks
    Go into a wallmart and see what they have on special offer.


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