Too bad your friend did not realize the magics of internet where you can check the price of laptops bought in foreign land first before going there.

the General Rule is, find out the place you are going to, do research on the price offered there and here, compare the warranty offered, and make your decision

not sure yt..still researching...

it is kinda hard to make decision huh ??
coz it is not few dollar or few hundred dollar ..
is few thousand dollar ^ ^

ya ..why wanna regret ? if never do ur research first ? lol ...maybe they think that oversea goods must be cheaper gua ... hehe ..take that as a lesson ..lol ..

Unless its a brand like Apple or other brands that are not pop in malaysia or offer student discount overseas. Malaysia price is about the best you can get. If you are getting dell or hp, definitely should get it here coz dell and hp international laptops are the same, so wherever oso got parts.

Check if you have student discount.

overseas i can juz got one brand ppop out of my mind ..lol ..AlienWare ...i wan their lappy ..

very hard...1st thinking bout dell's..then benq's white laptop,,then now going to Compaq..going back to dell's again...

sry...offtopic...

bro .. same here ... ^ ^ i like it so much ...
perhaps we should organise alienware fans club here .. ^ ^

haha ..not owner club but FANs club ..aiyoo ..they should start shipping in Alienware since i think hardcore gammers would love to get one ..

how bout me n u ... do the import n sell here ^ ^haha
jz 2cents of mine ... ( worth to think of it huh ? )
cheers for alienware ...

lol it is a good idea ..but need long planning hehe ..need research first ..

ok .. no problems .. u do the research ..
i do the market survey ..
hope its success ^ ^
cheers ...

Hi all, I hope its not too late for me to join in this thread.


First of all its all depends on where ur going overseas and budget. If ur going to the States, then start saving some money and get the new and only m9750 by Alienware or prolly MacBook Pro ( Boo !! ) for those who prefer Mac. If ur going to Europe theres actually AW sites for UK and they are quite establish now as far as im concerned.

If u ask me to buy one locally or oversea, it really depends on the brand you favor. If you ask me about the warranty personally you wouldnt need it unless what ur expect from a warranty is accidental-warranty (or whatever it called for something that happen that might trash ur rig and you will get replace for free) which is currently available from Dell. FYI, if u order an XPS overseas u will have to wait for them to assemble/build it at Malaysia then ship it to you. (my friend owns one and yes it ships all the way from Malaysia to him bla bla .. u know the rest)

You also will need warranty for lcd replacement purpose like dead pixels on ur screens or cracked motherboard.. which again it will cost u more to have INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY for some brands like Acer etc, for dell i seriously dont have any idea but i bet it works that way too..

Expect to buy here/locally with all maxed out so you wont have trouble to upgrade it later when you already overseas except for dead pixels,overheated parts, or accidental/stolen problem.

Buy overseas if uniqueness and good customer services (locally THERE) is what you expected. Or prolly some discounted price for items upgrade or accessories. Not to forget, if better technology is what you opt like MIMO wireless Air-go jadah2 (haha!!) or SLi-enabled laptop.. so u better off choose to buy it overseas.

I'll add more if anyone seems interested like howz the shipping and handling for brands like Alienware works for international customers..

I hope u guys find this helps..

This post has been edited by derred: May 7 2007, 05:52 PM

thx for all the advise .. can you explain more on the shipping part. .lol thanks again ..

Be specific so i could advise precisely rather than being general about everything.. PM's works too..

If you're going to the States HAH there will be no problem at all.. from the screen to every part of system.. u can find 3rd-party or seperate companies that sells everything for alot cheaper or much much more expensive.. If the latest technology of mobile systems is what ur concern i can continue to spit it out for lilbit by request..

lol ..what i mean is ...if i am in msia and would like to get a Alienware or other brands ..so what steps are required ? how is the warranty? and is there any additional taxes ? thanks in advance..

the shipping part.. im sorry if this sounds like a bad news.. last time i check the shipping to Malaysia will cause you about 400 USD so its about RM1200++. If you are an international customer which I presume you are staying here at Malaysia.. the repair or anything that will need you to send ur system to their depot will cost you the SHIPPING to them only... the warranty parts itself (consider you dont void ur warranty such as self-overclocking, self-paintfinish etc.) and the SHIPPING back to you will be covered by AW. This is required to all customer that lives outside US and Canada. It just how it works.


Let say ur going overseas then, we pick UK for example. then shipping will cost you at local rates. Even in the US, the shipping and TAXes (ppl always forget to include this !) cost about 100USD ++. taxes for imported goods or whatever will all paid by the customer. I had the link for the Alienware warranty sites but i lost it. U can go on and read it at AW sites if you dont believe me. For UK customers, they have the stocks and everything there so it wont cost as much as you buy it here locally with shipping,handling and taxes. but if m9750 is what you're opting.. even the Europe will hardly to be one of the first to own this superb outstanding mobile systems.

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Added on May 7, 2007, 6:15 pmIf you really really interested, the Alienware fraud caution steps would hold you off the moment you want to pay the orders. They will need the Social Security number (like IC in the States) in order you to have/order one even if you are currently in the States. Unless you have one, you will be consider international customers. For international customers, you need to fill in forms and scan all the pics the credit cards bla bla.. fill in the form and then you done with the order phase..

You can go to AW site right now configure everything and do the shipping part... stop right there you can roughly check what it might cost u includes the shipping etc..

This post has been edited by derred: May 8 2007, 10:16 AM

thanks for the feedback ..i guess getting a overseas lappy would be risky and waste of money since there is no service center here ..lol

no problem.. yup that's definitely how i would see it.. except for XPS models.. even if its not here Dell parts is not as unique as Alienware parts.. (i know Dell owns Alienware but still, like xin said u hardly seen Corvette here but Fords,Corvette n other are also under one roof, GM.. )

Again I would suggest Asus or Dell's XPS for mobile gaming rigs.

doesnt really matter..she nvr thought of getting one until she reached there....she ahs no reason to regret..
and we are going to uk anyway....
well..... there is always an exception to the general rule..