does it matter if you live in uk but buy a laptop from a differnt country?
does it matter where the laptop comes from. ive been looking on ebay and theres not much in the uk but if you search everywhere theres loads.
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Answer 1 :
not at all, just swap the plug, or buy a universal adaptor and that should solve your problem, don't change the plug until warranty expires though, you could have problems if you do, though i do beleive your warranty is void if it becomes faulty outside of the purchased region, don't quote me on that.
Answer 2 :
As I see it, there are 2 possible primary problems. 1. Your power adapter will be for that other country... Expect to have to buy a new power adapter... That, of course, depends on what country you purchase from. 2. You *might* encounter warranty problems if something goes wrong. Some companies might not care, other's might not honor the warranty unless you can convince them you are from the original country of purchase and maybe visiting the UK on vacation (Holiday). (If used from ebay, and it doesn't have a "factory warranty" then, this ofcourse isn't really a problem. Another thing to consider, but not necessarily a "problem" is that if you purchase from some country that doesn't speak English, the system MIGHT come preloaded with the local language as default. I, for one, would not want to be trying to run windows that has been pre-loaded with Chineese ;) Also, keep in mind, depending on what you can get the seller to list on the import/export tag, you will end up paying VAT to get it into the country.
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