SHIP MY DESKTOP TO JAPAN!!!

eyemessiah · 4 May 2006 at 19:23

I'm considering emigrating to the land of school girls and tentacle monsters.

How viable would it be to ship my tower unit to Japan? Its pretty heavy. It would need delicate handling. Any ideas about import restrictions, costs e.t.c.?

thanks

GuruJockStrap · 4 May 2006 at 19:30

I'd personally sell it in the UK and just buy a new system out there. Probably be cheaper too.

OV3RCLOCK3R · 4 May 2006 at 19:51

GuruJockStrap said:
I'd personally sell it in the UK and just buy a new system out there. Probably be cheaper too.

That'll be the best idea. Sell it here and get something better down there.

turbotoaster · 4 May 2006 at 22:58

yep, get a cheap HD for your old system, sell as a package, take your HD with you abroad, then put it into your new pc in slave mode and u will have all ya data with you

benjo · 4 May 2006 at 22:59

turbotoaster said:
yep, get a cheap HD for your old system, sell as a package, take your HD with you abroad, then put it into your new pc in slave mode and u will have all ya data with you

Sorted

nikebee · 4 May 2006 at 23:03

turbotoaster said:
yep, get a cheap HD for your old system, sell as a package, take your HD with you abroad, then put it into your new pc in slave mode and u will have all ya data with you

whats all this malarky about slave mode :confused:

doesn't everybody use SATA these days

Energize · 4 May 2006 at 23:09

nikebee said:
whats all this malarky about slave mode

doesn't everybody use SATA these days

Id say the majority of people dont.

basmic · 4 May 2006 at 23:35

turbotoaster said:
yep, get a cheap HD for your old system, sell as a package, take your HD with you abroad, then put it into your new pc in slave mode and u will have all ya data with you

That'd do it, but I'd more comfortable backing up the drive to DVDs, just in case it's damaged in transit.

Mr Spew · 4 May 2006 at 23:49

nikebee said:
whats all this malarky about slave mode

doesn't everybody use SATA these days

Not when mine keep breaking.

WatchTower · 5 May 2006 at 02:48

Mr Spew said:
Not when mine keep breaking.

So did mine.

nikebee · 5 May 2006 at 02:58

wasn't aware so many (read: 3?) people had issues with SATA :confused:

?

both my HDDs are SATA, WD Raptor (74GB) and a Seagate Barracuda (120GB)... my mates rig that i built him is all SATA too... weird :-/

WJA96 · 5 May 2006 at 07:26

nikebee said:
wasn't aware so many (read: 3?) people had issues with SATA ?

both my HDDs are SATA, WD Raptor (74GB) and a Seagate Barracuda (120GB)... my mates rig that i built him is all SATA too... weird :-/

I've not seen any stats that would suggest SATA drives are any more or less reliable than PATA drives. They are the same IDE drive - only the method of transferring the data to and from them is different. PATA drives use 80 parallel channels, SATA drives use one very fast one. The original SATA drives were PATA drives with an adaptor fixed on to them.

Anyone using PATA these days is going to run out of available channels pretty fast as most modern motherboards have only one PATA socket. I've even started to go SATA for optical drives now the Samsung SH-163 is out at the same price as PATA optical drives. I don't notice any performance difference, but it makes the cabling tidier.

turbotoaster · 5 May 2006 at 09:35

basmic said:
That'd do it, but I'd more comfortable backing up the drive to DVDs, just in case it's damaged in transit.

take it on the plane with ya, just be careful incase they say its a bomb(pants off and lube job :eek:

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bbreezeuk · 5 May 2006 at 10:33

turbotoaster said:
take it on the plane with ya, just be careful incase they say its a bomb(pants off and lube job )

Burbleflop · 5 May 2006 at 11:20

turbotoaster said:
take it on the plane with ya, just be careful incase they say its a bomb(pants off and lube job )

Lube? No chance, I bet those people keep their fingernails long and pointy!

Anyway, it won't be a problem taking hard discs or DVD's onto a plane. I've always got at least 1 spare HD and a load of DVD's in my carry on when I'm travelling.

ashmanq · 5 May 2006 at 12:11

Lube?

lol

pcoltrane · 5 May 2006 at 13:53

ashmanq said:
Lube?
lol

There's always one! I bet if you're ever in that situation it's not by accident hehe

"Anything to declare?"

"Yes I've got a bomb up my bum - haha just kidding honest"

<sound of rubber gloves snapping and squelchy noises>

:eek:

turbotoaster · 5 May 2006 at 16:38

marc mercer said:
There's always one! I bet if you're ever in that situation it's not by accident hehe

"Anything to declare?"

"Yes I've got a bomb up my bum - haha just kidding honest"

<sound of rubber gloves snapping and squelchy noises>

PMSL

bbreezeuk · 5 May 2006 at 16:53

marc mercer said:
There's always one! I bet if you're ever in that situation it's not by accident hehe

"Anything to declare?"

"Yes I've got a bomb up my bum - haha just kidding honest"

<sound of rubber gloves snapping and squelchy noises>

LOL

ashmanq · 5 May 2006 at 16:58

marc mercer said:
There's always one! I bet if you're ever in that situation it's not by accident hehe

"Anything to declare?"

"Yes I've got a bomb up my bum - haha just kidding honest"

<sound of rubber gloves snapping and squelchy noises>

I always worry when i hear that sound pmsl