Oh, yes the other thing is that it is good to have both the US and the UK parts to the adaptor, as you only take one powerblock with you on holiday, and then swap the UK plug for the US plug when you change countries.
They now do this as a world travel kit -
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObje...830&nplm=M8794
Is the relatively small saving worth the trouble?
As you'll know, an item of that value, which is way in excess of the allowance, has to be declared to Customs when you re-enter the UK. (Unless you're thinking of breaking the law - which I'm sure you're not and nobody on here would condone.)
Compare the prices, the hassle and the duty and you might feel that a UK purchase makes more sense.
Just how big is the saving when buying in the USA?
When I have looked at laptop prices(admittedly not Apple) the savings have been marginal when comparing 'like for like'. Bear in mind that there is 6% or so to be added to the displayed price.
Another disadvantage is the USA layout of the keyboard. It d@n't bovverr mee coz I is a gre#t tipisst - butt uvers mite not ave my skil.
A mid range MacBook in white is currently -
USA store: $1299
UK Store: £829
Keyboard wise, the only difference is in the 'pound' key (£ for #)
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A mid range MacBook in white is currently -
USA store: $1299
UK Store: £829
Keyboard wise, the only difference is in the 'pound' key (£ for #)
[/quote]
It is easy to be mislead by comparing the basic prices in this way.
Add tax, currency charges on your credit card, cost of adaptor and customs duty (none of which apply to the UK purchase) and very little difference.
Clearly a matter for the OP but, even with the current exchange rate, I'd buy here.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Keyboard wise, the only difference is in the 'pound' key (£ for #)[/quote]
Chris,
I assume then that the Apple Macbook must have a non-standard USA keyboard and different from other Apple PCs?
I have a PC in the USA and the keyboard has a lot of differences from the PCs I have in UK. See:
http://oldfiles.org.uk/powerload/codepage.htm
There are about 10 differences I spotted including different numbers of keys on 2 of the rows.
Robert
Yes. I bought one of my powerbooks from Applestore at Millenia, and all the rest from Apple Online here in the UK.
MacBooks are fairly well standardised across the range, and international boundaries
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