Kadafi Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 hi looking to bring my desktop computer to england, its quite new so ill rather not sell it. Does anyone know the best option, to pay access baggage or to send mail (such as EMS etc?). I have no idea the amount either would charge. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) Personally I would strip it down to the component boards and rebuild it when I got back - there's only a few separate parts inside and they don't weigh much, this will easily fit inside a suitcase with some suitable packaging and it will weight only 1 or 2 KG's, if that. Buy a new case when you get back and plug it all back together, cases cost about £20. I would also take the hard drive as a carry on to avoid damage due to baggage handlers throwing our case from great heights. Edit - Excess baggage can cost more than the flight itself depending on the airline. Edited January 2, 2011 by ukrules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Also did the same coming here, put all the insides in my carry on bag, put the empty case in my luggage filled with clothes inside and around, my Monitor at the time was 19" also put that in my carry on bag, the stand went into my suitcase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) A 10kg box of PC parts costs about 4000THB to ship to UK according to Fedex web site. Edited January 3, 2011 by Digitalbanana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Also did the same coming here, put all the insides in my carry on bag, put the empty case in my luggage filled with clothes inside and around, my Monitor at the time was 19" also put that in my carry on bag, the stand went into my suitcase. I have put the 'guts' in hand-carry baggage before but never thought about this option of stuffing the case with clothes and taking it in the checked bags. I would only do that if the case was high-end though but still a smart option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaguy Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I brought 3 desktop PCs here from the US. I never disassembled them. I just put each tower in a suitcase and packed alot of clothes around them. I never had an issue. Thai customs scanned one suitcase, but never said anything about them. One suitcase was scanned by US security going out, but again no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky1 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 disassemble it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 There are some good, innovative suggestions here. My daughter can totally assemble a computer in about 20 minutes. I was only going to suggest buying an external hard drive and save everthing onto that. Then, just delete everything and sell the computer. I know computers are much cheaper in Canada or the USA than in Thailand.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadafi Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thanks all for your suggestions, i think i will just take an extra large suitcase and try and get the computer inside surrounded by plenty of clothes. Hopefully i will still be inside my baggage allowance, with Jet airways and i believe they give 35kg so should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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