Buying from US - Best Deals - Discussion Thread

techie_007 said:
Deal on the Crucial M4 SSDs today:
Crucial CT128M4SSD2 m4 2.5 Solid State Drive - 128GB, SATA III 6Gb/s at TigerDirect.com
Crucial CT256M4SSD2 M4 2.5 Inch Solid State Drive - 256GB, SATAIII 6Gb/s at TigerDirect.com

India CCs may not work, but decent deal.
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Not really. These were going for ~$70 and ~$150 respectively all through October.

Also, I could not checkout from TigerDirect as India is/was not listed in their list of countries. However, they do have a storefront on Amazon.

I ordered my Samsung 830 128gb using this very method. It actually turned out to be cheaper than TD itself.
 
Maestro said:
Not really. These were going for ~$70 and ~$150 respectively all through October.

Also, I could not checkout from TigerDirect as India is/was not listed in their list of countries. However, they do have a storefront on Amazon.

I ordered my Samsung 830 128gb using this very method. It actually turned out to be cheaper than TD itself.
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How much ?
J&R has Samsung 830 64GB on backorder for $49 and a 10% off coupon and same for 128GB . Ordered 2 64GBs . And TD takes Indian CC and present M4 prices are way high
 
Maestro said:
Not really. These were going for ~$70 and ~$150 respectively all through October.

Also, I could not checkout from TigerDirect as India is/was not listed in their list of countries. However, they do have a storefront on Amazon.

I ordered my Samsung 830 128gb using this very method. It actually turned out to be cheaper than TD itself.
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1. My Post was wayyy back in Sept when the prices dropped :P

2. Indian CC works, but you need a freight forwarder to handle the address and shipping stuff.
 
kuduku said:
How much ?
J&R has Samsung 830 64GB on backorder for $49 and a 10% off coupon and same for 128GB . Ordered 2 64GBs . And TD takes Indian CC and present M4 prices are way high
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I bought it for $72 on 29th October I think. No coupons used. TD was having a daily sale so I picked it up. For some reason, I could not register my CC billing address with TD. However, the TD Amazon storefront also listed this item for $69.99 with $2.x shipping, and NO TAX.

It would have cost me ~$10 more had I ordered directly from TD.

Lucked out, I guess.

Had it shipped via SNS and got it on 6th Nov. Was quite impressed, TBH. Hurricane Sandy was strumming her guitar at that point.


techie_007 said:
1. My Post was wayyy back in Sept when the prices dropped :P

2. Indian CC works, but you need a freight forwarder to handle the address and shipping stuff.
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1. Yikes. Blonde moment. :blushing:

2. Could you register your card?
 
OCZ 120gb will be available on newegg for $50 but by the time ishop buys it will surely be OOS , only someone with a US card can buy it
 
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180gb Intel ssd with international warranty for 100$ , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167122
 
Amazon has started giving prices in INR on checkout page for items shipped by Amazon Global
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prime said:
I want to buy:

Amazon.com: Mediasonic HF2-SU3S2 ProBox 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure with USB 3.0 & eSATA: Electronics

Amazon doesn't ship this to India. What is the best option to bring it to India?
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I asked ibhejo.com to list it and they have listed it 13365/-.

https://www.ibhejo.com/Mediasonic-H...d-Drive-Enclosure-with-USB-3.0-and-eSATA.html

I was hoping to get it around 10k mark. Any other options? How much do you think SnS is going to charge?

Help me experts @varkey @kuduku and others. :)
 
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ask ibhejo to list Sold by Mediasonic Store link , price is less $120 only or buy yourself and use hopshop with first kg off coupon . With hopshop you will have to pay for 3 kgs , so 4* 6 =$24 + duty + fuel surcharge + fedex charges . Will be +/- 10k as currency conversion will be at 58 so will be above 10k.... @prime


 
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@prime : Try iShopInternational, I tried an online quote and it comes to Rs 10050 after the christmas promo code (Rs 500 off)

If you get it through HopShopGo, shipping incl insurance, fuel surcharge etc will be $33, total $153 ~ Rs 8800 and customs plus fedex charges will be approx 1.8k ie around 10.6k

I'd go for iShopInternational, provided the actual quote is 10-10.5k.
 
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kuduku said:
Amazon has started giving prices in INR on checkout page for items shipped by Amazon Global
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  • You'll know the total cost of your purchase in your local currency.
  • The exchange rate includes all foreign currency conversion charges. The order total is the amount that will appear on your card statement.
  • We'll use the original exchange rate for any refunds.
  • You can always place your order in USD by using the “Switch Currency” button.
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Their exchange rate seems to be quite high, paying in $ using CC might be a better option.
Applicable Exchange Rate:
1 USD = 57.8651689843 INR
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