With the currency fluxtuations and the different pricing of laptops in different countries you can save a significantly amount of money buying your laptop abroad in another country. For this experiment we are going to compair the price of a Dell Inspiron 1520 and a Macbook from Apple.
In which country is the Apple Macbook the cheapest?
We will compair prices for a Macbook with the following specifications:
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
- 80GB Hard Drive
- Combo drive
- 1GB RAM
| USA | UK | Germany | Japan | Canada | Australia | China | |
| Apple MacBook | $1,099 | £699 | €1,049 | 139,800 Yen | $1,249 CAD | $1,599 | 10,498 Yuan |
| Converted to US Dollars | $1,099 | $1,421 | $1,527 | $1,240 | $1,225.83 | $1,394.25 | $1,424 |
As we can see the Apple Macbook is the cheapest in the US and the most expensive in Australia for the compaired countries.
In which country is the Dell Inspiron the cheapest?
We will compair the price of an Inspiron laptop with the following features:
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Intel Core 2 Duo T7150
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Windows Vista Premium
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15.4″ WXGA Screen
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2GB of RAM
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160GB HD
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8x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
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6-cell battery
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Dell 1390 Wireless card
| USA | UK | Germany | Japan | Canada | Australia | China | |
| Dell Inspiron 1520 | $1,074 | £579.01 | €879.01 | 140,830 Yen | $919 CAD | $1,657 AUD | 7998.12 Yuan |
| Converted to US Dollars | $1,074 | $1,176 | $1,279 | $1,249 | $901.95 | $1,445 | $1,085 |
As we can see in the table the Dell Inspiron 1520 is the cheapest in the Canada and again the most expensive in Australia for the compaired countries.
Take care of customs when buying a computer abroad:
If you are planning to buy a laptop in a cheaper country please bare in mind that you have to go through customs and declare your tax the right way so you will not get into troubles.








