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Thread ID: 65584 2006-01-23 08:31:00 Importing from Australia (and not having to pay Aus GST) Fergie (6508) PC World Chat
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423515 2006-01-26 04:54:00 Hey.
Yea i tried that Cworld place teh other day, they said i'd have to organise my own shipping (ie, get a courier company to pick it up) and they'd sell it minus aus Gst.
BUt the thing was, that the dude i was emailing was adament it only had a x600 GPU (it should have the x700 - which i want) but every other model has the x700, and i'm sure they didn't make it with the x600.

i might just got for that tho, $2200 excl aus gst + $100 ship + NZ GST = about $2600 all up
Fergie (6508)
423516 2006-01-26 04:59:00 I really think you would be better off buying one locally, with local support. Why is this one model the one you "must" have? Surely there is a locally available one which does everything you need. Graham L (2)
423517 2006-01-26 05:08:00 theres only 3 laptops out that suit what i want.
and trust me, i've looked around (i've also posted heaps on notebookreview.com and all have resulted in 3 laptops)

the requirements are 14" with a x700 GPU.
the 3 laptops are:
Acer aspire 5500 (not avail in NZ)
sony BX or something - but that costs $5000+
and this Asus - which is the best of the 3 (has 128mb ram)

I'll probably just get this one from cworld
Fergie (6508)
423518 2006-01-26 06:33:00 Fergie, IM replied to say they don't sell it.


You do realise that Freedom Air only fly to the Gold Coast from Wellington? :)

Fergie, did you try this store (www.cworld.com.au)? They seem to be a large business so surely could handle the GST part seeing as they deliver overseas.

Yeah, I thought I'd just go up to Palmerston North. Only a 1.5hr drive away.

Fergie, it's up to you - I'd love to go to Aussie again (went their a few years ago) but it's probably simpler to just get it shipped here. Looks like it will cost about the same in the end.
george12 (7)
423519 2006-01-26 08:10:00 o i forgot to take into account the xchange rate, so add an extra $200... hmm Fergie (6508)
423520 2006-01-26 08:31:00 o i forgot to take into account the xchange rate, so add an extra $200... hmm Fergie (6508)
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