Re: OT - laptop advice

[anton]

Christopher Sawtell wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:48, anton wrote:


As we are shortly going overseas we want to get a laptop.
I'd have thought that you would do better buying your lappie overseas.

I thought so too for a while but after some considerable searching I 
find that is not so! I am going to Europe though, not the US and am not 
even going through there. AFAICT it is actually around $100 cheaper 
here! In fact, the RAM upgrade I am looking at doing (getting a cheaper 
laptop and adding 256meg) is HEAPS cheaper here. The prices I could find 
for ACER 240/250 256meg 266 RAM were from 199 Euros up. I have been 
quoted $146 NZD at nojcom.co.nz, so I am probably coming to the end of 
the search I feel!
Cheers for everyones help and advice.
Anton

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