Where to buy new laptop - UK or USA?

manxminx

Hi
I was wondering if you could help. We are going to Philadelphia USA for Christmas and want to get his and hers laptops. Not sure if cheaper to get them in the States as the exchange rate is so good, or get them here?
Not really up on specs, but want a light weight one as travel frequently and pretty quick for the internet.
Any suggestions gratefully received

cowboy

But you have to worry about the warranty (unless u get one with international warranty). Also, the power adapter should be different from that in the UK?

rasputin87

a friend of mine brought a top of the range Sony Vaio about 4 years ago. When it started messing up after a couple of years (After the warranty ran out) he took it to a computer repair shop and was told there was nothing they could do and it had to be sent back to America for repair. How much truth there is in this I don't know but be warned. Although you may save pounds in the short term it might end up more costly if anything goes wrong.

amcluesent

You'll also have a US keyboard, so no £ etc. That would cost up to £50 to replace unless you learn to live with it.

thefirs

Don't forget to reckon on 17.5% VAT; you could chance not declaring it, but that might lead to a penalty and/or forfeiture of the goods.

Silark

I bought a laptop and had no problems...it was a dell and they actually replaced a harddrive for me once i returned to the UK. As for the VAT well I just took mine on the plane with me and lef the box in the states. I did get questioned at the store about whether i was taking it back to the uk but i lived in the us so just played down the fact i was going back to the uk eventually. Also the most you will need is a plug adapter which you can buy for $10 if not less and you should have a black box on your power cord that will automatically convert the current for uk. As for not having a pound sign I have never really suffered and you can always just copy and paste from something else but generally i just type pounds instead. I think also there may be a way to set your keyboard up so it acts like a uk one but i'm not sure if doing that throws other keys off.

price wise i think you would et more for your money but look into varying specs and check it out maybe use dell.co.uk or dell.com

I lived near philly and loved it there make sure you check out the rocky steps at the art mueseum and you might like South street for shopping...have a nice trip.