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    FE laptops assembled in america?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by libertyct, Aug 11, 2006.

  1. libertyct

    libertyct Notebook Geek

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    i am planning to order my fe from sonystyle.com, and in order to get an estimate for customs, im curious if fe's are assembled in the usa, because for me this would mean not paying duty :)

    im in toronto canada btw...
     
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I would say it is highly unlikely. Almost all notebooks are made in Asia.
     
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    All of the custom built FE's (i.e. FE690's) are built in the US (down in San Diego) so that should help you on customs. Pretty much if it's a pre-buit unit, it's most likely built in Japan or China, but any custom configs are assembled here in the US.
     
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  4. libertyct

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    many thnx! and yes its the custom built that im goin to be gettin
     
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    Sonystyle Canada does not carry custom built notebooks. Getting one from the USA will likely void your warranty, as the Sony warranty is not international.
     
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    i was aware sonycanada does not build custom models, but the problem right now is the models in canada only come with the intel 950m, now im not into pc gaming but i wanted a gpu good enough for vista aero and some photoshop
     
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    try http://www.portableone.com

    I live in Ontario, Canada and purchased mine from there.. duty ended up being about 7-9% (no tax of course, just duty). They have the models you are probably looking for and you can email or call them to customize

    Very helpful people there.

    oh and BTW: photoshop doesn't depend on the GPU. RAM more than anything.
     
    archie88, Aug 11, 2006
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    You can buy the international warranty for $50 BTW
     
    matt_h1, Aug 12, 2006
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  9. libertyct

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    WOW. NO TAX? how does that happen? i thought id have to pay 10% duty plus the 7% & 8% taxes with is like 25% more :(
     
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  10. libertyct

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    with the international warranty do i have to send it to the states for the repairs or any sony store will do?
     
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    3 days ago i bought laptop from bestbuy usa and imported to vancouver, but 0 % duty ? why you need to pay duty? do you use wrong harmonized code?
     
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  12. libertyct

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    if you did not pay any duty how much did you pay for taxes and shipping? My initial plan was to have it shipped from sony to a relative in st liouse then my relative would send it to me, but i started having doubts with all the confusion in regards to taxes and duty

    thnx!
     
    libertyct, Aug 13, 2006
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