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[Laptop] Sony Vaio - Please help ..customs problem?

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a_medico
a_medico Original post #1
Aug 2, 2005 at 6:47 PM
budget - 55-60k Rs

purchasing from US

preferred model - Sony Vaio

Processor - pentium M

RAM - 512

drive - combo or dvd writer

hard disk - any size

screen - smaller the better ... 13-15 inch


kindly suggest the models...... can u suggest some reliable sites?


most important query - my friends dad wud be carrying this laptop with him... wud that be a problem with customs on indian airport? i heard one laptop per perpson is allowed these days. is it true? or do we need to pay extra?
K
Aug 2, 2005 at 7:01 PM
1 per person (18+) is right. No probs.

Keith
mariner
mariner #3
Aug 5, 2005 at 5:26 PM
i bought mine from amsterdam for 2000 dollars vgn-fs115b

u can also go for vgn-fs115s.

look more here
*www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.../vaio/notebooks/index.isml&CID=vaiop_learn_nb
a_medico
Aug 5, 2005 at 7:26 PM
thanks guys for the reply....

this will certainly help....


a new twist in the story tho..i was thinking wheter to go for :-

sony vaio - for around 1300K

or

dell 700m for around 1000K + some dell 300$ PDA?

what say??