janclaes47 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I want to order a Samsung EVO 500Gb, which is remarkably cheaper at Newegg than in Thailand. Do I get hit with import duties on an SSD, or is the Newegg price included duties, as it is with Amazon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Pay a little more and get it off Lazada, quicker and no import hassle. https://s.lazada.co.th/s.8KCT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muratremix Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Newegg claims duties collected on your order (7 percent vat usually) and if there is overcharge, they'll pay for it. So it's all inclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I bought Samsung EVO SD memory cards from Lazada and they were counterfeit. A LOT of EVO stuff sold here (and AMAZON as well) is bogus. i don't know how you can tell on SSD's but with the SD cards, if the card edge is painted white, it is usually genuine, Black edge and it's a knock-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Is it better to buy 2 x 250gb or 1 x 500gb ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 12 hours ago, janclaes47 said: Is it better to buy 2 x 250gb or 1 x 500gb ? A 500GB drive will be a little faster than a 250GB drive. Do you have two spots in your computer to mount two drives. Why buy off NewEgg and deal with the 7% VAT, possible import duty, and longer shipping time when you can buy the exact same drive in Thailand for around Bt3000. Like at invadeIT just for example whose prices are usually the going retail price in Thailand....you can usually find a little cheaper at other online or physical stores in Thailand. http://invadeit.co.th/product/solid-state-drives-ssd/samsung/ssd-860-evo-sata-iii-500gb-2-5inch-mz-76e500bw-p034250/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, Pib said: A 500GB drive will be a little faster than a 250GB drive. Do you have two spots in your computer to mount two drives To be honest I'm not aware of a single mounting space for 2.5" drive in my pc case. http://www.coolermaster.com/case/full-tower/haf-932/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, janclaes47 said: To be honest I'm not aware of a single mounting space for 2.5" drive in my pc case. http://www.coolermaster.com/case/full-tower/haf-932/ From above image/weblink it looks like you have 10 spaces for 5.25, 3.5 and/or 2.5" type drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Pib said: From above image/weblink it looks like you have 10 spaces for 5.25, 3.5 and/or 2.5" type drives. This is what I see in the spec, but I don't see anywhere 2.5" mentioned. Do you mean that a 3.5" slot can also be used for a 2.5" drive without issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 7 hours ago, janclaes47 said: This is what I see in the spec, but I don't see anywhere 2.5" mentioned. Do you mean that a 3.5" slot can also be used for a 2.5" drive without issues? A 2.5" drive can be mounted in a 5.25 or 3.5" drive bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks45672 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I bought that drive from shopee recently, excellent service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjohn2 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 12/28/2018 at 7:39 PM, muratremix said: Newegg claims duties collected on your order (7 percent vat usually) and if there is overcharge, they'll pay for it. So it's all inclusive. They collect vat but not the import duty. Which can be a killer. Amazon is all inclusive with no surprises at the end but Newegg you still have to wonder what you will have to pay on arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.