[Q] Preordering/Buying the Prime from abroad:

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Hi I am an Ipad user who is eager to move to the transformer Prime.

I would appreciate any advice regarding the following doubt I have.

You must be aware of the increase in price when asus "converts" the USD to Euros or Pounds. So I have been considering the option to buy the pad in the US and wait for the Spanish keyboard.

I have contacted several official sellers and they can mail me the tablet all right. However they do not provide many details regarding, how much the official taxes will be.

I also know that companies, like "Unibox" for sudamerica, are available to receive your product in the US and mail it to you for a price.

I wonder if anyone who has bought a phone or tablet in the US from Europe could share their experience with us.

Originally Posted by Delosari

Hi I am an Ipad user who is eager to move to the transformer Prime.

I would appreciate any advice regarding the following doubt I have.

You must be aware of the increase in price when asus "converts" the USD to Euros or Pounds. So I have been considering the option to buy the pad in the US and wait for the Spanish keyboard.

I have contacted several official sellers and they can mail me the tablet all right. However they do not provide many details regarding, how much the official taxes will be.

I also know that companies, like "Unibox" for sudamerica, are available to receive your product in the US and mail it to you for a price.

I wonder if anyone who has bought a phone or tablet in the US from Europe could share their experience with us.

I'm spanish and have bought the prime from amazon.de (i know german). Just the tablet, and will wait for the spanish dock to be on sale, because after contacting every retailer i know in spain, everyone has said "no info/not allowed to say" or "late january or even february" about spanish prime release date. For waiting the same time to get tablet + dock, without knowing where i will be able to buy, or what versions, i already ordered the german tablet and will wait with the tablet in my hands for the spanish dock, which should be in almost every retailer by the time it comes out.

Originally Posted by Delosari

You must be aware of the increase in price when asus "converts" the USD to Euros or Pounds.

In my country:
599 USD = 2040 PLN + 23% VAT = 2512PLN
The price is said by ASUS Polska to be 2699 PLN. So it's quite close. Shops will sell it for 2499 in a few weeks.

Originally Posted by darth_suicune

I'm spanish and have bought the prime from amazon.de (i know german). Just the tablet, and will wait for the spanish dock to be on sale, because after contacting every retailer i know in spain, everyone has said "no info/not allowed to say" or "late january or even february" about spanish prime release date. For waiting the same time to get tablet + dock, without knowing where i will be able to buy, or what versions, i already ordered the german tablet and will wait with the tablet in my hands for the spanish dock, which should be in almost every retailer by the time it comes out.

Gracias

I guess I now have two reasons to buy it from another country...

Originally Posted by Magnesus

In my country:
599 USD = 2040 PLN + 23% VAT = 2512PLN
The price is said by ASUS Polska to be 2699 PLN. So it's quite close. Shops will sell it for 2499 in a few weeks.

That is very a interesting thing to know... I am glad to hear that in Poland you do not let international companies steal from you

The price in Sweden will initially be ~888USD including tax for 32gb champange with dock. (Only model that will be released in january)