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Buy in the US or claim VAT back ?

  • 07-06-2014 12:04am
    #1
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,061 ✭✭✭


    There's a chance I'll be visiting the US later this summer & I'm in the market for a fully loaded MBP.

    I can claim the VAT back if I buy it here, which will leave me with €2100(isn) to pay Vs buying it in the US which will leave me with an extra €200 in my pocket...

    Ignoring the "of course you're going to declare it at customs" question. Are there any other benefits (warranty coverage/applecare etc) to buying it here rather than there ? Would I need to get a different power supply ?

    FWIW I'd probably be buying an iPad also


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  • #2
    PaddyFagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭PaddyFagan


    Hi

    I've bought stuff both here and the US, as have a few people I know. The only catches are
    1. Apple being iffy about warentee issues - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=90665054&postcount=9
    2. US adapters supplied in the box, getting official three pin adapters can be a pain.

    For me I'll drag apple through the mill if I need too, to get warentee repairs - haven't needed to though, and I have to accept they may not help me no matter what I do. I happen to have a spare three pin adapter, so that was easy for me.

    It's tricky in your case with the relatively close price after the vat reclaim it, you may want to consider carefully the impact of the question over the warentee. Particularly on a €2000 MBP.

    Paddy


  • #3
    shanec1928
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,159 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    PaddyFagan wrote: »
    Hi

    I've bought stuff both here and the US, as have a few people I know. The only catches are
    1. Apple being iffy about warentee issues - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=90665054&postcount=9
    2. US adapters supplied in the box, getting official three pin adapters can be a pain.

    For me I'll drag apple through the mill if I need too, to get warentee repairs - haven't needed to though, and I have to accept they may not help me no matter what I do. I happen to have a spare three pin adapter, so that was easy for me.

    It's tricky in your case with the relatively close price after the vat reclaim it, you may want to consider carefully the impact of the question over the warentee. Particularly on a €2000 MBP.

    Paddy

    they never covered replacing broken screens under warranty, its just iPhones that are effected by not been covered if both from america, everything else is fine.

    2. http://store.apple.com/ie/product/MB974ZM/B/apple-world-travel-adapter-kit should work


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