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    Cross-Border Savings

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by wedge_oli, Jun 8, 2005.

  1. wedge_oli

    wedge_oli Notebook Guru

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    Hello everyone, this is my FIRST POST!! Yay..... ahem..

    So uh, Im planning to buy a Dell Inspiron 6000, to take advantage of that ridiculous 750$ coupon that was posted yesturday.

    The thing is, I live in CANADA, and so, despite our cheaper drugs and health care, I technically have no access to dell.com computers. However, I plan to ship it to a friend of mine in Boston and have her bring up next time she comes to visit.

    I was wondering, will the warranty still apply if I live in Canada? And, will customs give her any trouble?

    Thanks! Cheers!
    -oliver-
    PS: How come I never see Inspiron 6000d on dell.com? Where does it say if it has dedicated graphics or not?
    PSS: Any McGill students here? Anyone know if there are any special discounts for us?
     
    wedge_oli, Jun 8, 2005
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  2. wedge_oli

    wedge_oli Notebook Guru

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    *bump*
     
    wedge_oli, Jun 9, 2005
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  3. Amber

    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    Well, welcome to our site...
    About the customs, they are probably going to give her a little bit of hassel. When you checkout and begin the final processes of paying/shipping your laptop (if you are buying this online), make sure to check "yes" when it asks you if you are going to be exporting your laptop. That will save some hassel because Dell will make sure it is in accordance with Customs.

    According to Dell's site, the warrant is valid in US and Canada. I'm not sure if you are going to be able to do this, but once you get the laptop, you might be able to transfer the warranty from her to you. If you go to Dell's site and do a search on "transfer warranty", you'll be able to find directions (my connection is timing out right now, so I can't give you the direct link...sorry).




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    Inspiron 9300 || 1.73GHz || 60GB 7200rpm ||1gb DDR2||ATI Radeon X300 64MB || CD/DVD RW || XP Pro
     
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  4. winian

    winian Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think that Customs will give a fair bit of hastle and may charge quite a bit. I am a Canadian who just moved back from the states with all my belongings and I can assure you, they were mostly concerned about electronics goods. That topic came up quite a bit despite the fact that I was allowed to bring anything back duty free after having lived in the states for 8 years.

    The laptop is not made in the U.S. so it will not fall under NAFTA.

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    Inspiron 6000d
    PM 750(1.86GHz)
    15.4" WSXGA+
    1 GB RAM
    128MB ATI X300
    60GB 7,200 RPM
    DVD burner
    Bluetooth...yada yada
     
    winian, Jun 10, 2005
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