is it worth it to..

bastic · 4 Aug 2013 at 11:04

Buy any mobiles or tablets in US?
IPhone 5 is cheaper by £100 so quite a bit. IPad
must be same..but.I'm not iperson

Not sure if it is worth all the hassle...

Am thinking about either win8 pro tablet or nexus...

theheyes · 4 Aug 2013 at 11:07

I think the new nexus 7 is worth a punt if you're going.

Coxyis · 4 Aug 2013 at 11:07

It all depends how cheaply you can buy them there. Shipping from the states isn't going to be pennies, also don't forget any import tax.

You may get away with the tax, but I wouldn't count on it.

bastic · 4 Aug 2013 at 11:13

Coxyis said:
It all depends how cheaply you can buy them there. Shipping from the states isn't going to be pennies, also don't forget any import tax.

You may get away with the tax, but I wouldn't count on it.

I do know about tax and duties etc.

friend of mine is going hence need to think if it is worth asking ...
and I dont mind if they would have to bin boxes etc...

Marsman · 4 Aug 2013 at 12:23

The biggest problem I'd imagine when buying something from the US, is not having a EU warranty. The warranty on any product bought in the US won't be valid in the EU. You'd have to send any device back to the US if a fault develops. Some people are willing to take that risk, if it can save them some money on UK prices.

bastic · 4 Aug 2013 at 13:11

Marsman said:
The biggest problem I'd imagine when buying something from the US, is not having a EU warranty. The warranty on any product bought in the US won't be valid in the EU. You'd have to send any device back to the US if a fault develops. Some people are willing to take that risk, if it can save them some money on UK prices.

if it is £50 then not sure if it is worth it, it like with iP5 it is £100 then why not - my opinion

[TW]Fox · 4 Aug 2013 at 23:51

Your biggest problem is the fact it's probably not going to work on the same range of frequencies as an EU handset will.

Tablets with no 3G are obviously fine.

Fallen god · 4 Aug 2013 at 23:52

Marsman said:
The biggest problem I'd imagine when buying something from the US, is not having a EU warranty. The warranty on any product bought in the US won't be valid in the EU. You'd have to send any device back to the US if a fault develops. Some people are willing to take that risk, if it can save them some money on UK prices.

For Laptops Apple offers universal warranty which is nice.

_Jimlad_ · 5 Aug 2013 at 00:12

yes some companies like apple do world wide warranty, not sure on asus and samsung but google will tell you

Em3bbs · 5 Aug 2013 at 07:37

Also don't forget that there is no sales tax (VAT) on prices you see in the US.

bastic · 5 Aug 2013 at 12:44

[TW]Fox;24716846 said:
Your biggest problem is the fact it's probably not going to work on the same range of frequencies as an EU handset will.

Tablets with no 3G are obviously fine.

is apple not selling GSM version of iP5 in US ?

Em3bbs said:
Also don't forget that there is no sales tax (VAT) on prices you see in the US.

I do know that

RSR · 5 Aug 2013 at 12:49

I bought my iPad + 4G in the US and saved around 80 /100 on UK prices.

Em3bbs · 5 Aug 2013 at 13:00

bastic said:
is apple not selling GSM version of iP5 in US ?

GSM isn't a single frequency, there are different bands. For 3G you'll be fine with most devices (Apple included) but if you are looking at other phones/tablets just check first. If you are buying an LTE device over there then you'll need to be even more careful.

RSR · 5 Aug 2013 at 13:04

bastic said:
is apple not selling GSM version of iP5 in US ?

I do know that

Apple sell 2 versions of the iPad in the US, a GSM version (AT&T) and a CDMA version (Verizon).

The AT&T version works fine in the UK, as I have had no problem with my one.