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post Aug 17 2021, 10:20 AM

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QUOTE(incognitroll @ Jul 23 2021, 07:23 AM)
i never bought anything from amazon US so i'm not sure how it's like. do they even ship here directly? if they do then we might have another option.

did a quick search and looks like the cheapest one is RM 719.31 before shipping and fees.
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Amazon US does ship to Malaysia but... bear in mind the risk of damage during shipping. My personal experience in shipping HDDs since 2019:

Domestic Amazon USA shipping + hand carry back to Malaysia: 3x 16TB Seagate Ironwolf = all ok
International Amazon USA shipping to Malaysia: 2x 16TB Seagate Ironwolf = both DOA (dead on arrival)
International Japan shipping to Malaysia: 2x 16TB Seagate Ironwolf = 1 ok, 1 DOA

I believe the drives were damaged during international shipping even with Amazon's usually very good packaging. So beware.

Following this experience, I don't plan on shipping HDDs from overseas anymore. If I get to travel to US for work anytime soon, I would order from Amazon and hand carry back. Otherwise, I would stick to SSDs for international orders.
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post Aug 17 2021, 09:05 PM

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QUOTE(Skylinestar @ Aug 17 2021, 02:50 PM)
what about shipping within malaysia? WM states to WM states or WM to Sarawak? WM to Sarawak worries me a lot.
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Did it a couple times in the past within WM and it was fine. Not sure about EM/WM though.
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post Sep 14 2021, 08:40 PM

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QUOTE(Icehart @ Sep 9 2021, 09:04 PM)
In the case of DOA, how do you go around with Amazon? do you ship them back at your own expense?
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If it's Amazon, usually I ship them back for a refund or a new item. Usually its free return. Depends also if you bought directly from Amazon itself or a retailer using the Amazon platform. A few times I've had items damaged or missing during shipment, and Amazon just sent me a new item without needing me to return them.

 

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