[Freight Forwarder] Mac Mini ¥45,480 (A$455), iMac ¥85,700 (A$857) +Postage from Japan

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  jv on 24/04/2013 - 22:48

  +1

  what about warranty ? is it still valid in Australia ?

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    tor on 24/04/2013 - 22:52

    -4

    Apple warranty is always worldwide.

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      Daabido on 24/04/2013 - 23:00

      +3

      That's quite a blanket statement and not necessarily true. I believe it depends on what you are buying.

      It's late so I'm not going to go find out but I'll lob that one back into your court so you can show me an Apple website which says that is true.

      Good prices here, though at least the i5 Mac Mini is a 2011 model, not the current model. I didn't check the iMac.

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        Daabido on 24/04/2013 - 23:13

        +1

        http://www.apple.com/au/support/warranty/homepage.html

        OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE

        For Hardware Products. Deliver the product, at your expense, to any Apple Authorised Service Provider in the country where you purchased the product.

        For Portable Hardware Products. ("Portable" is defined as any product that can operate independently without a power cord.) For portable products you may obtain service worldwide. Be aware, however, that not all countries have Apple Authorised Service Providers and not all Authorised Service Providers outside the country of purchase have all parts or replacement units for the product. If the product cannot be repaired or replaced in the country it is in, it may need to be sent to a different country or returned to the country of purchase at your expense for repair or replacement.

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        [Deactivated] on 25/04/2013 - 01:36

        +4

        That warranty you linked to is seriously ancient — possibly over a decade old. Apple warranties haven't had a "portable hardware" distinction for many, many years now, and Apple hasn't used the Apple Garamond font at the top of that page since 2002!

        Up-to-date warranties can be found here: http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/
        Current Mac warranty for Australia: http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/mac-english-a.h…
        Current iOS warranty for Australia: http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/iphone-english-…

        For quite a few years, Apple warranties were more explicit that they applied worldwide. However, their most recent warranties no longer include the term "worldwide", but I believe in practice you are able to receive warranty coverage for any Mac worldwide. Their current Mac warranties say: "Service will be limited to the options available in the country where service is requested. Service options, parts availability and response times may vary according to country. You may be responsible for shipping and handling charges if the Apple Product cannot be serviced in the country it is in."

        iOS devices are an exception, though, and include the following clause: "Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone and iPad to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device." The key term being may. My own experience, though, is that I've been able to receive warranty support for uncontracted iOS devices bought in Australia while I was in the US. YMMV.

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      blablabla23 on 24/04/2013 - 23:45

      not true. iPad i believe is worldwide, but iPhone varies from country to country. Not too sure about iMacs/MacBooks but from experience it's a yes.

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        ozhunter on 25/04/2013 - 03:28

        Both ipad and iphone warranty varies from country to country.

        From the ipad warranty section, Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone and iPad to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device.

        Not sure about Macs though but it does have in the list at the bottom that Apple Pty. Limited, located in Sydney is the obligor for fixing macs/imacs in Australia; New Zealand; Fiji, Papua New Guinea; Vanuatu.

        I guess that means if you macbook breaks down while in Hong Kong that they do not have to repair it.

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        RockyRaccoon on 26/04/2013 - 21:35

        Not sure about Macs though but it does have in the list at the bottom that Apple Pty. Limited, located in Sydney is the obligor for fixing macs/imacs in Australia; New Zealand; Fiji, Papua New Guinea; Vanuatu.

        This just means that Apple Australia is the nearest Apple subsidiary that is "responsible" for the products in these countries. i.e. the legal entity, should you need to take some "action" on a warranty claim. Like your local reseller goes out of business etc.

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    [Deactivated] on 25/04/2013 - 02:07

    It may depend on the seller, and whether they are an Apple Authorised Reseller or not. I can't determine from the Chrome-translated page if they are (and am not inclined to dig deeper since I'm not buying).

    Even if these products are brand new in box, they may be still considered a second-hand purchase if sold by a non-Authorised dealer — Apple might not be willing to recognise a receipt from them. They could be onselling these, and the warranty period recorded at Apple might have already started or finished (particularly since some of these are older models). No different to if I were to buy a Mac in Australia and sell it brand new and unopened a few months later on eBay — the warranty period would not reset, and would be only be valid from my purchase date, not the date I resold it.

    Without further details, purchasing from here is a bit of a risk if warranty is important to you, IMHO.

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  antler on 24/04/2013 - 22:59

  Wait, how does one calculate the shipping costs to Australia? It only gives me the option of 'Japan'.

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    alo1234 on 24/04/2013 - 23:02

    +1

    "They don't ship outside Japan, so you will need to use forwarding a company like tenso.com.
    http://www.tenso.com/en/"

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  couger on 24/04/2013 - 23:06

  how about voltage? japan is 110v, here is 220v.

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    pliukit on 24/04/2013 - 23:09

    +1

    It's universal voltage on Apple products.

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    Daabido on 24/04/2013 - 23:10

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    電源電圧：100V～240V AC
    電源周波数：50Hz〜60Hz、単相
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  pliukit on 24/04/2013 - 23:08

  +1

  Time to look into Rakuten JP….things like Shimano Fishing Gear will be good buy now. Shipping to local address usually is free (inclusive) so, sometimes forwarding company to AU can kill the deal. Having said that, I'd still take the risk on high end products because the rate of defect is very low due to strict quality control and their pride in manufacturing the product itself (this case, reel model like Stella).

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  Kelalako on 24/04/2013 - 23:24

  Tempting to buy the mac mini.

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  club_dero on 24/04/2013 - 23:37

  +2

  Japanese Macbook keyboard seems usable > http://bit.ly/17WJ0i0 & http://bit.ly/15KtUNc

  http://bit.ly/143xx0S MacBook Air 1700/11.6 MD224J / AUD $762 / 79,000 yen - Kogan $999 http://bit.ly/ZOxX2R
  http://bit.ly/143BouB MacBook Air 1800/13.3 MD232J / AUD $1025 / 105,000 yen - Kogan $1559 http://bit.ly/17WJMvF

  • take off the j to google AU version (MD224)
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    krisspy on 25/04/2013 - 00:52

    +1

    That actually looks pretty awesome.

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    yasui on 25/04/2013 - 09:49

    The position of non-alphabetical characters (such as ~!@#$%^&*()_+=-:;') are bit different….

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  K91x on 25/04/2013 - 12:33

  Anyone planning to buy? Combined shipping? ;)

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    fomal on 25/04/2013 - 16:17

    i dont think thats a good idea.

    if you bought more than 1 item, it will cost you more than $1000. thus, import tax :D

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  Sydney2K on 25/04/2013 - 18:19

  Not just Apple. I was recently in Osaka, and I picked up a Logitech wireless touchpad for Windows 8 for $63- the same item in JB-HiFi was $99. I remembered the price because JB-HiFi had a 20% off sale on Logitech mice and other things a few weeks earlier.

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  sonu1111 on 26/04/2013 - 15:36

  They got a eBay cooperation logo on top, which I guess means this shop is using their payment portal or they have opened shop using eBay eCommerce. OP, do share your experience when you receive your product, if ordered. I wi1l order one as well. Thanks

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  jkcat on 26/04/2013 - 19:50

  When buying computers from Japan be careful of the keyboard layout.