Buying in the US

richie.c

Going to Orlando at the end of the month and thinking of buying a laptop (and maybe a psp if the woman is not watching ). Just wondering where would be the best places to look, and what if any would be the downside of buying a US product.

appreciate any help
Richie

Sparky

compusa is a huge place, i found prices good, but hide all the stuff on your way back to dublin incase of customs.
heres the store location
http://www.compusa.com/locations/StoreDetail.asp?store=309&type=

and here is some laptops
http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?cmid=topnav&N=200334

it has lots of catagories so you can refine what yor looking for.

Sparky.

richie.c

Thanks

Do you know if there any problems with power supply and stuff like that or will I be alright as long as I get an adapter

1234567890

the US runs on 110 volts and we run on 220 (i think). it will say on the black box the power lead runs into something like 110v - 240v. that means it can take in any voltage within that range and run properly. if it says something like 110v - 140v it only can run between those voltages. whatever you do make sure that if it doesnt take in 220v you don't directly plug it into a socket over here without a stepdown converter. they aint too expensive though, it think around €10 or €15 in powercity

richie.c

1234567890 wrote:

the US runs on 110 volts and we run on 220 (i think). it will say on the black box the power lead runs into something like 110v - 240v. that means it can take in any voltage within that range and run properly. if it says something like 110v - 140v it only can run between those voltages. whatever you do make sure that if it doesnt take in 220v you don't directly plug it into a socket over here without a stepdown converter. they aint too expensive though, it think around €10 or €15 in powercity

Thanks for that, I'll make sure to check that when I go to buy it.

Cheers
Richie

Tom Dunne

99.99% of laptops are dual voltage. I am typing this on one I bought in the US.

As 1234567890 said, look for the 110-240V on the power supply.

richie.c

@ tom dunne
Thats good to know.

Does anyone know what way the sales taxes work over there, I'm going to be in Florida and then Hawaii (woohoo!!) would there be much of a difference in buying in either state?

Tom Dunne

Jammy B*****d

I was in Hawaii last year and found everything expensive. Can't remember the sales tax, but I wouldn't hold out on buying a laptop there.

richie.c

tom dunne wrote:

Jammy B*****d

I know