Buying laptop from Amazon?

[serverxeon]

Check whether the keyboard is correct.

Later you end up buying overseas keyboard layout very headache one.

 

[eAtNeAt]

yes i buy before. but take note most likely no warranty and the charger is U.S. kind. No issues whatsoever tho .

Any 65w charger will do?

 

[serverxeon]

Charger nowadays most laptop support usbc charger. Get your own 65W usbc charger from Lazada lor

 

[AngelRomeo]

Safe to buy laptop from Amazon US?

no warranty so no

 

[Nakedtoes]

Go amazon Facebook and see their reviews.. I can tell you amazon is no more the amazon 2 years ago. I kana many times shipped me wrong items, kana scam by them said refunded but bank didn't recieve etc.. Since Feb until now.. Ding dong bank n amazon.. No different from those scam syndicate..

 

[cosmothecat]

Laptops bought from USA shopping sites comes with USA warranty only

That is a risk you have to take. Hope that QC is good and can last longer than 1 year

I imported one from USA, used for 3 years already. Back then, if I bought the same laptop in Singapore, it would have been S$2800 but buying from USA, all costs included only came out to be S$1500

Yes, clearance prices in USA are really cheap

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/anyone-used-vpostusa-before.7147588/#post-156955440

 

[cosmothecat]

Which laptop so expensive?

by the way, buy from US also need pay import GST

Yes

That's correct

The shipping company will collect GST from you

 

[mgx-alander]

Safe to buy laptop from Amazon US?

the plug will be us plug very irritating need to buy the power seperately and no warranty

 

[cosmothecat]

Lazada selling at 3.1k.
Amazon 2.5k

S$600 savings, I will not risk it

I imported mine from USA due to S$1300 nett savings, that was significant enough to justify the risks

Also, prices quoted on Lazada already included GST (if applicable). Prices quoted on Amazon USA does not include GST yet. You need to calculate the shipping cost and GST, will these 2 costs eat away the $600 savings.

 

[Dr Stephen Strange]

Bought a MacBook Pro from Amazon. Can register for AppleCare.

 

[standarture]

the plug will be us plug very irritating need to buy the power seperately and no warranty

No issue. Got PD usb-c slot no issue.

 

[kyang69]

What's wrong with buying from Courts, HN or BD??
If not wait a while for The Tech Show, coming at of October 2025.

Buy online then later got problem very sian one.

 

[cosmothecat]

What's wrong with buying from Courts, HN or BD??
If not wait a while for The Tech Show, coming at of October 2025.

Buy online then later got problem very sian one.

Laptop prices very expensive in Singapore

There is this weird pricing pattern:

During the transition of a laptop model from say 2024 model to 2025 model, in USA, their shopping sites will slash prices very deeply for 2024 model to clear stocks.

However, in Singapore, the 2024 model will continue to be selling at recommended retail price whole of 2025 and maybe start to reduce a bit in price in 2026.

It is such clearance sale that are worth importing from USA.

 

[halocast]

Latest models can be very cheap in US but somehow or rather singapore retail be damn expensive

 

[cosmothecat]

Latest models can be very cheap in US but somehow or rather singapore retail be damn expensive

Yes, this

 

[jeffrey745]

Safe to buy laptop from Amazon US?

Yes pretty safe. 2 of my asus laptops bought from Amazon USA. 1 of them going for almost 10 years liao and still working well. i jus bought a travel adapter to use their charger?

 

[tshace]

Laptops bought from USA shopping sites comes with USA warranty only

That is a risk you have to take. Hope that QC is good and can last longer than 1 year

I imported one from USA, used for 3 years already. Back then, if I bought the same laptop in Singapore, it would have been S$2800 but buying from USA, all costs included only came out to be S$1500

Yes, clearance prices in USA are really cheap

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/anyone-used-vpostusa-before.7147588/#post-156955440

Can the charger be used here?
US voltage is 110V, ours 220V

 

[Vincentlow82]

Last time I bought a few Chromebooks from Amazon as local selection was limited.

 

[cosmothecat]

Can the charger be used here?
US voltage is 110V, ours 220V

Yes

Universal voltage

Just that it is USA 2 pin plug. Just buy an adapter plug to use here.

 

[the_dog]

Bought 3 laptops from Amazon US before. Only one time got a problem with the seller sending me a different model from what I ordered, and I had to pay first for shipping it back, and it wasn't cheap, but luckily Amazon refunded the purchase price and shipping fee after they received the item. Took a few weeks to settle.