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6th June 2007
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: London, UK
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Thread Starter | Buy a Macbook in Hong Kong? Hmmm... buy a macbook in hong kong? They gotsta be CHEAP right? Will they accept my foreign visa card? Will the mac store have one in stock? What about UK customs? Warrantee? Hmmm... Any thoughts? : ) |
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6th June 2007
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| Gear Guru  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA
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| Not at all sure they'd be cheap in HK... |
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6th June 2007
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| GS Community Manager  | UK customs - don't get caught. It's way over the legal import limit. Warranty - yes, it would be honoured. Nice thing about Apple, their portable machines - and only their portable machines - have worldwide warranties. Dunno about cheap though. I don't remember HK as being a cheap place at all. |
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6th June 2007
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: steeltown
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One would think things like this (electronics/gack etc.) would be cheaper straight from the area they're being manufactured - in actuality - while I was there a few years back, they're 10% to 20% more expensive than here!!! (Can$ or US $). This goes for ALL electronics - cameras/corders/computers/etc. Tho I don't know the pricing re: Apple computers in the UK, I'd suggest looking locally before trying to get the same thing for more bread in the Pacific Rim... If I were you, I'd spend my money in Hong Kong getting a custom tailored suit. The best $500 I ever spent!!!  My .02 c | |
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6th June 2007
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto
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| i remember seeing apple products in HK being marked up. they don't have that many stores that carry it. warranties are offered worldwide indeed, we bought one in Canada, and warranty was fine in HK. |
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7th June 2007
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jul 2003
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Yes. Yes. Depends. If you're using it, maybe not. If you've got it boxed and sealed, might need to pay. Should be worldwide.
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8th June 2007
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| Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2007
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| They are about the same prices everywhere. http://store.apple.com/800-908-988/W...hongkongstore/ Apple Store Hong Kong |
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8th June 2007
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hong Kong
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| You can buy them at prices listed on the website. About the same price -VAT...so there. I wouldn't worry about customs if it is for your personal use. I have brought my notebook with me from hong kong into UK on a few occassions..
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8th June 2007
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: London
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| Before you buy a Macbook enter "macbook flickering screen" into google or look it up on the Apple discussion for Macbook. Not sure if this affect Core 2 Duos as well. |
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