Anyone from Canada bought from XoticPC.com ?

livesoft...you are the Shipping-God.

lol

this is amazingly helpful for how to go about with buying laptops over border.

I plan to use XoticPC also, do you still remember how much you paid in total for the np8660 ( I plan to get the 5796 but..just need an example of how much it will cost me at the end)

 

Lol, its just that I bought some many things over the net. At the beginning, the shipping was just a pain so why not help everyone else

I paid ~$2550 (incl. shipping) with cash discount in US funds with a bank draft + $380 of taxes in CAD.

 

i should of bought a laptop when the canadian dollar was higher then american lol

 

That was a long time ago...even if US economy is going down, the gas is going down also. I just don't expect parity for now. Now, 1 USD = 1.04459 CAD. It not as good as 1USD = 0.95 CAD but its better than 2 years ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Dollar#Value

Its still not bad today. Buy more to stimulate the economy

 

hi livesoft just want you clarify when the package arrives at your door you pay shipping cost i.e 110$? or shipping cost and tax on the item. Sorry it my first time dealing with this stuff.

 

That's OK. I understand. I found it very painful the first times I order stuff.

What you pay during checkout (paid online):
- Laptop price (~ $2000)
- Shipping cost (Standard shipping: $56; Express shipping: $110)

If you took standard shipping, you will pay at the door:
- Brokerage fees (except if you do the paperwork yourself, see my guide about that part): http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html. Should be around $65-$75
- Taxes: GST+PST. Depends on your provice. In Alberta, its 5%, in Quebec, its 13%, should be around $200-$400.

If you took Express shipping, you will pay at the door:
- Taxes (GST+PST)

The whole information is available in my guide
Don't hesitate to ask questions if something is not clear =]

 

I'll chime in myself just cause. I bought a 2092 and it's currently on it's way across the states, and I live in Saskatoon. They were even friendly enough to change the skin for me after they had produced my original choice (for a fee). Seems good.

 

they're overpriced.

 

Alright sorry for brining up an old thread but i just wanna make sure i have everything down pat.

Now the fee is

1,662.37$ thats already converted to candian dollars.

I will be using

Canada UPS Express

1-3 days with normal customs clearance - No UPS Brokerage Charges


With this the price becomes 1793$ candian.

Now i'm guessing i'm going to get charged the Taxes at my door? What will the charge be?

 

Yep, I just ordered your 8662's big brother, I live in ontario.
8690/86xx ftw!!

 

Any idea what the charge will be? i live in ontario as well. brampton.

 

As you've payed shipping, the charge is going to be your sales tax.
For me it is 13%(Im pretty sure it is all of ontario)(I live in toronto)
So let me make a formula for you...
as I am bored

Let p be the price of the laptop
Let s be sales tax
p+(ps)=total

s being 0.xx not 1.xx

 

Thank you very much friend!

 

no problem buddy!
*Im not your buddy guy
*Im not your guy friend
*Im not your friend buddy
And it goes on and on and on

 

lol, enjoy your laptop man. looks like im gonna get like 225$ worth of taxes ouch lol.

Btw i asked in another thread but i was wondering this is abit off topic but say most the time im using the laptop plugged in do i need to take the battery out? i'v heard it harms the laptop if u have the battery in while playing with it plugged in.

 

In short no.
I think in the long run it may decrease it by 5%
Ive had a few laptops, the ammount of extra work it is to do that, I rather just buy a new battery off ebay for $70
It will litteraly continue to be a pain in the posterior

 

Ah alright i was going to say thats going to be a pain in the backside if i had to always take it out and put it back in.


Thanks again.