Buying Mac 13inch in SA or Amazon?

[bantu]

I'll be buy an Apple Mac at the end of October, need to use it for Web Development and Graphic Design. Adobe CS3 and Corel 4. I think its cheaper when buying from Overseas, but not sure about other costs.

 

[Moklet Kcuf]

Generally the cheapest alternative is to buy a Mac when you are or someone you know is overseas.

if it's a desktop, keep in mind they are not covered under International Warranty, whereas Laptops (portable Macs) are.

If you are Importing, a cheaper model (say sub R20000) your savings may not be worth the hassle, but if it's high-spec your savings could be substantial.

Also, authorised Apple resellers are forbidden to directly ship overseas (including Amazon). You can only send to an address within the reseller's country. Which would typically be to a person you trust or a Mail Forwarding service. (I believe there are now a handful of resellers in the US who have arrangements with Mail Forwarders).

Your extra costs will typically be -
Mail Forwarding +$30
Shipping +$200
Tax - 14%

 

[bantu]

Thank you for your reply, I was looking @ [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-MB466LL-13-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B001D8S9E2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1251442265&sr=1-4[/ame] , I guess I will end up buying from here in SA. There price is $959.99 , excluding all there other costs.

 

[Moklet Kcuf]

Yeah, you'd save a few hundred rand at best, maybe even a loss.
Plus the 2 Ghz model you refer to is superseded, standard is now 2.13Ghz.