This is a discussion on Why is a laptop in US comparatively cheaper than in India? within the Laptop forums, part of the Computer technology category; Hi guys, i have a simple question. If u go online to sites from Dell, Acer, Hp, Apple any brand, ...
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Rep Power: 5 | Hi guys, i have a simple question. If u go online to sites from Dell, Acer, Hp, Apple any brand, if u check the rates as in US in $$ n convert it to Indian currency than it will be always cheaper. Contrary if u check the rates in any shop in India or even if online for India.. it will be costly. Y is this diffrence?? if its the matter of slight difference than understood. but the difference is large. Right now i m bit confused. Like i am going to US. I need a pc at home. Now i m thinking whether i should buy a new desktop for home and take my present laptop to US?? But when i checked the prices for US.. i mean i can get a decent laptop for 600$ i mean a config of 4gb ram and 250 to 500 gb HDD, dual core processor, web cam, card reader n blue tooth inbuild. I guess the config is pretty ok.. all we can say is approx costing only 30k rupees.. i think a desktop even can cost minimum of 25k decent one. Comments and adivses please..... P S... is there gonna be a big difference between dual core and core 2 duo if i buy any of the one?? My main usage if i will get the above config laptop ... will be little of gaming, songs, movies, internet... etc etc.. not more than this.. so processors where does they play role exactly? can anyone tell me in detail?? i have checked .. most of the laptops in Dell in this or lesser than this range of money will have Dual core and not core 2 duo processors.. if selecting core 2 duo it will be approx more than 5 to 6 thousand more.. is it worth spending this much extra??? where actual real difference comes in usage?? Last edited by just4kix; 08-25-09 at 11:15 PM. |
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Rep Power: 10 | maybe it is more expensive in India due to customs and duties. -F |
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Rep Power: 5 | well i think there also ppl pay tax |
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Rep Power: 5 | well...i think its like importing is something tht u dont get in India and u specially get it or order it from out side, but considering laptops only.. i think dell/ acer/ hp atleast this all companies have mfg in india.. wat import duty u talking? can u please explain... y so special abt new hamshire?? lol |
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Rep Power: 10 | I don't think it is Dell, Acer etc. that impose this. It is the government of India which is collecting the duties. I am not sure if the laptops are manufactured in India. I think they are manufactured in China or something? -F New Hampshire is one of the few states in the USA which does not have sales tax on items purchased there. |
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Rep Power: 10 | If you choose to buy a laptop in the U.S., make it sure to get/purchase an International Warranty there itself... So that, you can avail the services in India too... |
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Rep Power: 5 | aare.. thts fine.. i will be getting international warranty for my new laptop.. but my mmajor point was y its cheaper comparatively to India.. @ farce, i think the parts may be manifactured in different countries but assembeled in India also.. |
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| Junior Member | As far a i know, no brand has manufacturing plant in india. all are made in china and brought here. the rate difference is due to the duties levied by govt. every budget you can here they saying govt has reduced excise duty on lcd panel, tv etc. etc. this means the cost of such item will be reduced. I remember reading somewhere the coca-cola chief saying that if the govt reduces the duty charged to cola, they can offer 330 ml for less than Rs.5 (Three four years back when the actual cost was Rs.10) Govt needs money and it decides whom to tax more. as far as india is concerned laptop is still not an essential commodity. govt gives subsidy for petrol, diesel, lpg etc for the usage of all people across the cross section of population and more money is charged on non essential and luxurious item. You can see cheaper rates for laptop is applicable only in the us. in uk i think its more than that of india. so don't break ur head on that. get one laptop from us with no hesitation. all the best |
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| Platinum Member | OK. Please do not use SMS text short form words. The price in India is costly because the laptop is completely imported and not assembled in India. Items imported attact: a) Shipping charges (at the port of origin) b) Handling charges (at the port of destination) c) Customs Duty on Base Cost + (a) + (b) d) Any other local tax at the destination port on {Base Cost + (a) + (b) + (c)} After that, the dealer adds the margin. Then there is local shipping cost and Octroi (in case of MH state). To this add VAT (Sales Tax). I hope that you get the picture now.
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yes kixxi.. i got it.. thanks for the decent responce..... Quote:
do u think asking a question , or query or doubts or even discussing a topic is wat u call BREAKING HEAD??? | ||
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Also, what J4K said is totally correct. But, i wanna add some more too. I was working with HP here, we spoke about their DV6 series. A vairant comes with an AMD processor costs abt 45k. A variant which comes with an intel processor is 63k. Rest of the parts are same. Jusr 18k for an mid range processor. The processor, when got alone is $200 (Rs10k). Do not forget the fact that ur replacing an AMD processor too. So, cost wise, only a diff of 6k max. But they charge u 18k(instead of 6k). Problem, HP's main rival,Dell(with due respect for lenovo and acer) has their XPS series in that range. So, even if they can place it at a lower cost, they do not have any need to make it cheaper. Simply lack of any kind of competition(at such price range). But, at lower level, where acer is gr8, prices are pretty good and close(at netbook at nettop level). I hope u got my point. | |
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Rep Power: 2 | Its not only laptops...gaming consoles,etc. |
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Rep Power: 2 | Why only some items? as far as I know all electrical items work there only on 110 V/60 Hz. Also the pin in their power cords wont fit into th sockets in India. But you can always buy an adapter both for the voltage transformation from 110 to 220 V and also for the pin. |
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But what I meant was some of the items such as iPods/iPhones, MP3 players, laptops, etc. have universal adapters. So it is not an issue with such items. | |
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