Where to buy a laptop Dubai, Singapore, UK or Oz ?

[Guest deardos]

Hi,

 

I really need a new laptop. Just wondering where to buy it or where the best place ie the cheapest placeis to buy electronics ?

 

I want something all singing and dancing and be prepared to spend a bit to get the right one !

 

Yet to book my flight for March so the stop over may influence my choice.

 

 

Anyone else boughta computer going over to Oz ?

 

 

Cheers Deardos

[Admin]

Have been to Singapore a couple of times this year and to be honest, I didn't think the prices were particularly great (which was disappointing as I do like my gadgets!) Purely from a guarantee/warranty point of view I'd be inclined to buy once you get here. I bought my last laptop online from here - http://www.itspot.com.au Have a look and compare the prices of a couple of models with shops in the UK. Or if you wanted to go into a shop and buy one, have a look at the prices at somewhere like JBHIFI - http://www.jbhifi.com.au/ you can nearly always haggle them down in store. I guess the only problem with buying over here on arrival is the terrible exchange rate at the moment. Not a factor once you're earning over here, but using money you've just exchanged from the UK to buy here, then prices may seem expensive.

[Sammy Smith]

I have been to all three places funnily enough and looked like you for Laptops...

 

since recently coming from Singapore I have looked over here and they are very reasonable here I personally would

 

buy my next one here ...good luck

[Guest musttryharder]

I have been to all three places funnily enough and looked like you for Laptops...

 

since recently coming from Singapore I have looked over here and they are very reasonable here I personally would

 

buy my next one here ...good luck

 

Mmnh, not sure about Singapore but the same model [the Samsung NP355V5C-S01xx, randomly chosen] is definitely cheaper on the Oz site mentioned in the thread above compared with the best UK price:

 

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/samsung/15-inch-notebook-sku-88523/ - $597

http://www.reviewlaptops.co.uk/product/view/6008/Samsung-NP355V5C-S01UK.html - £494.10 (~$774)

 

Surprising really.

[Rachiegarlo]

Also just another small consideration.... keyboards in Aus are configured a little differently. Obviously the QWERTY is used for the letters but, other things are in diff places and there is no pound sign , only the $. Computers here are fairly cheap for something reasonable.

[Misplaced]

We noticed that he Apple MacBooks were cheaper in Oz than the UK by about £400!!!!!