Like others, I am thoroughly dis-enchanted with the rip-off Britain mentality that seems to surround purchasing anything in this country: Cars, PC's, etc.
I would like to understand why a VGN-UX390N in the USA retails for around $2,500 (about £1,250 at current exchange rates) whereas a UX1XN retails for around £1,700 ex VAT. As far as I can tell the only difference between these two variants is a CompactFlash socket in the UK version or EDGE connectivity in the US version - surely the more expensive of the two components.
For this reason I am seriously considering buying a VGN-UX390N from the US, however I've a few questions about this and was wondering if anyone could offer any info on the following?
Aside from the obvious issue with the power adapter and I suppose keyboard layout does anyone know:
1) If I purchase a replacement UK power supply is it going to work with it? Will I have any voltage issues in the machine itself? 2) Do these machines come with international warranties or I'm I going to be without a warranty if I go this route? 3) Does anyone know if the EDGE connectivity is purely EDGE ir whether it supports GSM/GPRS meaning I could get some use out of it? 4) Can anyone recommend a good US retailer selling VGN-UX390N's that ships to the UK?
Thanks for your help, and Sony, stop being such a set of gits! I don't mind paying a reasonable price for your efforts, but a £500 price difference for no other reason than which side of the Atlantic you buy one from seems unnecessarily grasping.
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Like others, I am thoroughly dis-enchanted with the rip-off Britain mentality that seems to surround purchasing anything in this country: Cars, PC's, etc.
I would like to understand why a VGN-UX390N in the USA retails for around $2,500 (about £1,250 at current exchange rates) whereas a UX1XN retails for around £1,700 ex VAT. As far as I can tell the only difference between these two variants is a CompactFlash socket in the UK version or EDGE connectivity in the US version - surely the more expensive of the two components.
For this reason I am seriously considering buying a VGN-UX390N from the US, however I've a few questions about this and was wondering if anyone could offer any info on the following?
Aside from the obvious issue with the power adapter and I suppose keyboard layout does anyone know:
1) If I purchase a replacement UK power supply is it going to work with it? Will I have any voltage issues in the machine itself?
2) Do these machines come with international warranties or I'm I going to be without a warranty if I go this route?
3) Does anyone know if the EDGE connectivity is purely EDGE ir whether it supports GSM/GPRS meaning I could get some use out of it?
4) Can anyone recommend a good US retailer selling VGN-UX390N's that ships to the UK?
Thanks for your help, and Sony, stop being such a set of gits! I don't mind paying a reasonable price for your efforts, but a £500 price difference for no other reason than which side of the Atlantic you buy one from seems unnecessarily grasping.
Hi,
Be careful that you may have to pay import duty if you get it posted - which will push the price up a lot.
The VGN-UX390N seems to be equivalent to the European version - The only point is that I'm not sure if the Cingular WAN differs from the European WAN.