Importing laptops

[Steve and Dawn]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Rocco
I bought one last year and then forgot that the electricity for the mains was completely different. So I bought a voltage converter and sadly it just wore my computer down within months. $2000 laptop dead within 6 months. For what you save it's just not worth it.
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Could you not have bought a UK power supply for it?

[Susan J]

WE declared a wake board [ waterskiing doofer] once, and it was incredibly reasonable. We bought it " used" [ and had the shop keeper put that down on receipt] so it was about $400 - I am going back 12 years here, when allowable amount was about £36.00, but we declared it, and the only other things we had bought that holiday, which were a pair of trainers and a T-shirt [ I wasn't an experienced shopper then] and it cost us £11.00!!! Not worth sneaking through green channels - especially if you are taking your laptop with you again - just rest easy at night!!

[dick wroe]

i bought a laptop and ipod put them in my suitcase when i got back the cases had a note to say theyd been opened (there was a lot of heavy tableware) no mention was made of the laptop or ipod

[blott]

That's because the US security opened them but of course you declared them to UK Customs.

[RIS]

One issue is that US laptops will not have the '£' key.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by RIS
One issue is that US laptops will not have the '£' key.
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You can get round that[msnwink]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by dick wroe
i bought a laptop and ipod put them in my suitcase when i got back the cases had a note to say theyd been opened (there was a lot of heavy tableware) no mention was made of the laptop or ipod
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You are brave putting them in your case[msnsmile2]

[Ray9]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by RIS
One issue is that US laptops will not have the '£' key.
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Hold Alt ..click using the RH numeric keyboard 0163 = £

[chrisflowers]

If you buy a Mac laptop, you just change the language from US to British and the hash (pound) key becomes the £

Horray!

PS never pack a laptop in a suitcase. Take it as hand luggage, as used goods. (It can belong to your Florida Business!!)

[RIS]

Thanks Ray [msnwink]