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    Is it wise to order PowerPro notebook from outside of US?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Yushi, Oct 5, 2011.

  1. Yushi

    Yushi Notebook Enthusiast

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    The PowerPro is the exact thing i'm looking and I can not find it on other brands.
    Has any body ordered this from powernotebooks.com to ship internationally?
    What could be the risks? I mean except the possibility of it reaching you broken.
     
    Yushi, Oct 5, 2011
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    xault Notebook Consultant

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    I didn't order from powernotebooks or internationally, but depending on where you live there could be import taxes. That means you could have to pay extra when it hits the border. Other than that, there's not much other risk besides like you said, receiving it broken. There's always risks that something may go wrong during shipping, if you order stuff online.
     
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    haniunited Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, I've ordered from GentechPC and they've been nothing short of wonderful. Amazing service and professional replies and it was smooth, very smooth.

    I wired them the money to their bank account and after 3 business days they shipped my laptop.

    Obviously you have to take care of tax and customs in your country, but MSI laptops have one year international warranty so that's that sorted at least.
     
    haniunited, Oct 5, 2011
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  4. Yushi

    Yushi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Tax is absoloutly no problem and i would pay for shipping insurance. The main concern is that if i received a faulty notebook, i should send it back for a fortune. And i even don't know how the customer care will respond to me since i'm not in US and can't do much anyway.
     
    Yushi, Oct 5, 2011
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    xault Notebook Consultant

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    Like haiunited said, Gentech is the very best of customer care. If your main concern is if you get a faulty notebook, it's most likely not going to be the retailers fault. So you already answered your own question, that the shipping internationally would be the greatest risk for damage. Also, you can have the resellers fully test the computer before it is shipped, for a small fee of course.
     
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    haniunited Notebook Consultant

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    One year international warranty means you can send your laptop to your local MSI service center if it's broken. No need to send back to USA.
     
    haniunited, Oct 6, 2011
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    I've ordered a MSI gt780DX myself from powernotebooks, wire transfer then 2-3 days later when it was recieved they shipped it a day later. Now it's somewhere between the states and sweden, as USPS shows it as having gone through sorting, but the information hasn't been added to the swedish postal services yet.
     
    Demon2k3, Oct 7, 2011
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    Be patient. Among US carriers, USPS is notorious for being slow in updating their tracking informationl
     
    long2905, Oct 7, 2011
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    Heh, USPS was far from slow for me... got a call from the toll at the airport today and i will get the laptop tommorow :D. So it only took a few days for me to recieve it... i'm so happy now... can't wait.
     
    Demon2k3, Oct 7, 2011
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