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    Australian Clevo resellers

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by eecan, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. eecan

    eecan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey, I've been looking for a gaming laptop recently and after visiting these forums I've been interested in Clevo laptops... the M57RU and D900 in particular.

    The only ones in australia I can find are metabox and pioneer computers... they seem to be overpriced compared to Dell's xps line. Can anyone help me find a Clevo laptop that is sold in australia with a comparable price and specs to the Dell XPS M1730 on offer here for $3899?

    http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1730?c=au&cs=audhs1&l=en&s=dhs

    The Metabox laptops were providing some competition until a few days ago, the update to the XPS model appears to completely blow them out of the water in specs/value from all the Clevo resellers I could find:

    www.p4laptops.com.au
    www.affordablelaptops.com.au
    www.itchannel.com.au
    www.pioneercomputers.com.au

    ...and a couple more websites.

    Any help finding some viable alternative to the XPS M1730 would be appreciated, not because i don't like the XPS (I have purchased several Dells before and have been happy with them) but because I want to make sure I get the most I can out of my laptop purchase :D

    Thanks in advance :D
     
    eecan, Feb 19, 2008
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  2. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    R and J tech has international shipping I believe.
     
    Rorschach, Feb 19, 2008
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  3. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    Yeah, but they use USPS (which is not great for international shipments) and you get charged with taxes in Australia, making an import not such a wise choice.
    If you want portability you can get a M57xRU-U. If not go for the Dell.
     
    Fade To Black, Feb 19, 2008
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  4. Zelig96

    Zelig96 Notebook Guru

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    For laptops from the US, Australian Customs just charge 10% GST on the value of the imported goods, which is really no different to the local Australian re-seller including 10% GST in their price.

    At the moment, if I buy a D901C from XoticPC and import it then the landed cost (including international shipping, GST and other customs charges) works out about AUD$500-$900 cheaper (depending on prevailing exchange rate) than buying the same specs from a local Australian Clevo re-seller.

    $500 extra is probably bearable for local support, but if the Aussie Dollar keeps climbing and the difference is more like $900+, then the decision gets harder.
     
    Zelig96, Feb 19, 2008
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