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Ask HN: Help with procuring a laptop for someone in New Delhi

6 points by jacquesm ↗ HN
Hello HN, I have an unusual request:

An internet friend of mine in New Delhi would very much like a laptop of their own to work on a little start-up idea full time in stead of in fits and starts, but shipping one internationally is going to be fraught with risk (theft, damage, etc).

So I'm wondering if anybody in or around New Delhi has a laptop that they would want to part with for a fair value, anything from a netbook or larger would be good.

If you do, please let me know and we'll arrange for payment and pick-up somehow, my email is j@ww.com

thank you.

Jacques

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param
why can't they buy one in Delhi itself? lots of options are available that aren't that much pricier than the US. The last time I wanted to take a net book to India for a relative, we figured it was cheaper to buy in India directly as the US warranty is hard to apply in India anyways. In our case, it was:

Base Price (US) < Base Price (India)

Base Price+warranty(US) > Base Price (India)

Base Price+warranty(US) < Base Price + warranty (India)

-- i.e. the difference wasn't that large as evidenced by eq. 2

desigooner
I'd advise on either procuring it from India itself. Try investigating options in Singapore. That might be a better venue as far as warranty and base price goes compared to procuring it from the US and transporting it to India
GeneralMaximus
I'm sure you can find a used computer store in Nehru Place. Otherwise, netbooks are incredibly cheap. I bought an Aspire One AOD260 a few weeks ago for INR 17000.

EDIT: were you on #hackers-india a few days ago?