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A few dollars cheaper than officeworks. Im a scumbag so im happy to save a few bucks.
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no you don't. It is 100-240V
Never count on electronics from the US shipping with a multi-voltage battery eliminator. Bare minimum you'll need an adapter (physically different plug), the price of that alone makes this not-a-deal
Multi-voltage battery eliminator ?? No idea what you're talking about. It ships with a 100-240v adaptor. If you don't want to bend the prongs, you just need a physical adaptor that are very cheap. A couple of bucks only.
And that couple of bucks makes this not a deal. Cheapest I've seen adaptors is around $10, as this unit is only ~$3 cheaper than Officeworks, it's plainly not a deal. (it makes the baby jesus sad that it has to be spelt out & repeated)
As for the former query, Google is your friend. I'm going to assume that elec-tech is not your long suit.
Bazzaa, you have no clue do you?!
I've purchased multiple electronic devices from America without issue and the WD TV being one of them (plus others on here can vouch for this). If your are unsure about the voltage, try googleing the product first before you purchase it.
If you don't know what you are talking about, the don't spread BS..
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"Maybe have to spell it out for you in Ozb land, .50c reduction counts as a deal " not true if you take into account hassles of shipping time, returns and power plug.
A .50c reduction is only a deal if you only compare the cost of the product alone. BUT in this case you must factor all the cons of buying overseas for a mere $2-$3 saving on a $100 product. Simple.
So you'd rather spend more money to import one than walking into a local store… Sounds legit
For just $9 more I'd rather buy it from Officeworks because you'll get an AU power pack. And $9 difference isn't a bargain when you'd have to wait weeks for delivery from the US rather then immediate local stock pickup from Officeworks.
USA apps are also more readily available on this one
This is not the case, the device detects where you are and gives you the relevant apps. You can override this with a few of the dns services.
P.S $91USD = $96.50AUD
$99 at Officeworks. Amazon $96.50 AUD + currency conversion fee = $2.50 or less difference. No bargain to be had here.
91 usd =96 aud. only $3 cheaper
Actually as I said going by Officeworks price of $99 it's $2.50 difference before currency conversion fee factored in or less than that $2.50 with the currency conversion fee factored in. The standard Visa 2.5% currency conversion fee on that $96.50 would be $2.40 alone wiping out that $2.50 difference. So you'll be paying $99 whether it's from Amazon or Officeworks. I'd rather buy the local stock with local warranty for $99 from Officeworks. As I said previously no bargain to be had here.
The OP obviously made a mistake forgot that $91 was in USD so it's nowhere near $9 difference compared to AUD.
$9 Cheaper than officeworks.
with a US plug and no local warranty…
Yes true overseas US warranty with US power brick. Also I already said not $9 difference. $2.50 difference. Buy it from Officeworks for $99 people you're still paying the same price after credit card currency conversion fee factored in. And you pick it up immediately off the shelf from Officeworks rather than waiting weeks for delivery. This is another no bargain thread.
its a 100-240V plug. Plus you claim warranty through Amazon and they pay postage for you.
It's still a US plug. Sure, you can get adapters off eBay for $1 delivered, but that's even more waiting as well if you don't have any spare.
This really isn't a bargain at all.
I have had the US version for about 2 years now.. I have just bent the points to fit the socket and have never had any issues.
That's exactly what I do also. You don't have to be a Rocket Scientist to do it :P
Warranty void due to physical damage by user to product
So safe though hey.. Wow, the means people will go to to justify a crap deal!
officeworks + 5% ing= $94.05
cheaper+ local stock+ local warranty + no waiting time
Such a STUPID reason to neg this deal, even though its still cheaper and you are telling ppl to go to OW to try and get 5% off amazons price.
correct but not everyone has ING
True. But it's still the same $99 (when factored in CC currency conversion fee included into total price) whether you buy it from Amazon or Officeworks. Actually with the Amazon currency converter price it has it as $100.24 delivered. Plus you get an AU power brick out of the box from Officeworks. In that situation there's no real reason to buy it from Amazon at this price.
No it's not for me. It works out to be $94.20 AUD delivered using 28degrees + vs $99 at OW not delivered.
Stop smack talking and making yourself trying to feel important. Agree, not a massive deal but still cheaper and that's what ozb is all about.
Thanks OP keep trying.
Saving $5.80, waiting for delivery, potential warranty issues and having to either get a plug adaptor or bend the pins is not a deal. My god, this is beyond rediculus that people are actually up voting this deal and believing it's a 'bargain'.
Saving $5 from another local retailer would even be a stretch, let alone from overseas.
no a great deal.. local stock and local warranty is worth it even if you did have to pay the extra $3 at OW
Save yourself a hassle + support local retailer + support local employment + more GST for Australia government if you get it from Officeworks etc…
I would agree with you, BUT OzRRP is always higher than RRP elsewhere in the world.
If you were serious about saving money, shop overseas.
Australian retailers need to get the message and stop ripping us off.
Save yourself a hassle + support local retailer + support local employment + more GST for Australia government
Not sure about that last point, mate. Most of that goes towards the $75 million dollar-a-day growing debt.
Not sure about that last point, mate. Most of that goes towards the $75 million dollar-a-day growing debt.
And the looting & killing we support by supporting America's wars (without our tax dollars).
And the 10% of the Carbon Tax going to the United Nations Big Boys Club while they laugh at the plebs in knowing fashion, with full knowledge their world government police state is being built without or without the slave tax-payer's consent.
Paying more tax is often used to power-hungry psychopaths as an excuse to make the world better and convince the stupid plebs to give more of themselves to the bureaucracy. As if we haven't given enough, and now giving more with our superannuation, for them to play with.
In fact, paying more tax in an overtaxed country only encourages more looting, more gov crimes, more waste, more profitable wars for the well-connected which results in simply more power for the psychopaths that claim to represent us, along with more unaccountability for their actions. The needed services will always get the bare minimum of your tax dollars. Just enough to stop you looting and rioting in the streets.
The bare minimum will be spent regardless of the amount of tax you pay. It's more than covered for by your existing taxes.
well technically GST is collected by the Federal Govt and distributed to the states. So shouldn't be funding any wars or paying off national debt.
but even that is a ridiculous reason to buy local instead of online. The good reason in this situation is it's not worth all the dicking around and waiting to save, maybe, $2. Just buy the OW one.
I don't want to discuss politics here, I was just saying if we spend $2~$3 more (or 2%~3% discount minus foreign transaction fee and adapter) which may in return less hassle*, help our economics (which help us all) isn't a bad choice. Especially when you take the GST off Officeworks's price.
I am still a ozbargainer, I am buying from oversea without a second though if the local's price is unreasonable.
*I bought few items from Amazon and Officeworks before, Amazon's delivery is fast and good.
*I bought a projector from Officeworks in July, one the projector's Htmi connector seems not very stable, bring the projector back to Officeworks 8th day without invoice (can't find it), they find the invoice for me and ask me if i want a refund or swap. In the end, they swapped a brand new projector for me on the spot. A big +++ for Officeworks.…help our economics (which help us all) isn't a bad choice
What some are suggesting here is the assumption that it's helping us at all is…very debatable.
At least that was my particular point.Anybody that tells me to buy local, I'll point them to gov policies that keep dead industries alive on our dollar (nice work if you can get it) and point to agreements they've made with other nations that speak more of corporate bribery rather than showing any concern for local jobs.
The retail environment we have now, and our overtaxed country, has all the ingredients of more people buying less locally. If they cared for local jobs, things would be changed. They don't. They are too busy doing deals with far bigger 'customers': their corporate sponsors.
…while feeding you the rubbish line about buying local (getting ripped off in an overtaxed country so the fat cats can sell you out on the one hand…and then expect you to still buy locally so they can eat off you some more…).
I am not going to discuss politics or economics anymore here, but there is hardly any saving buying from Amazon compare to Officeworks or GG ($96) before or after you include the foreign transaction fees or adapter.
I am not going to discuss politics or economics anymore here
If you don't want to discuss politics, that's fair enough.
But your line about everyone benefiting from local sales is, I think, wrong.
Discussions like this lead to politics.Only a very few benefit. In theory, benefits should translate to the wider community. In practice, they don't - at all. In practice, it just means more waste and looting by those in power. The less they get the better because it's never spent where it should be.
No sense propping up dying retailers UNLESS you feel there is some value added in buying local. I personally see very little most of the time and we really shouldn't be supporting dying industries with our taxes, nor the death of millions of innocent people. It's funny how there's always enough money for that…and the Carbon Tax. It's also funny how nobody got to vote on these 2 important issues, but was instead lied-to. It's even funnier how most OzBargainers are unaware of a the handful of global entities and their plans for us (and our country is following their dictates to the letter). Newsflash: politicians don't care about you. They have bigger deals going reaping them billions….off your back.
Back to this deal. Yes, in this case the savings are minor, but there could be other benefits and I can understand the preference to deal with Amazon. Not everyone's priorities should be to buty local, even though that's the usual 'patriotic' propaganda message being fed to us by the very traitor law-makers making fat deals with leaders in other continents.
Buying everything from oversea even they are the same price as local retailer because you hate the politicians or the rich doesn't make any sense. If everyone have the same thought as you, you can expect 50%+ unemployment rate in Australia. Is it matter? Who can get a job (supply) when there is no demand? Who going to invest when the things produced can't sell?
Love your country, help your country. At least when they are the same price……(which doesn't cost you anything to help your country).
*I don't mean you need to pay double price to support our own country, at least when they are the same price.
Buying everything from oversea even they are the same price as local retailer because you hate the politicians or the rich doesn't make any sense
Saying that everyone benefits from local sales at local retailers (on imported product), in my opinion, doesn't make any sense.
If everyone have the same thought as you, you can expect 50%+ unemployment rate in Australia.
Actually the sooner the overpriced, overtaxed way we live here gets crushed, and the sooner we stop subsidising dead industries with our taxes, the more we have left in our pockets. That's MORE, not less.
Is it matter? Who can get a job (supply) when there is no demand? Who going to invest when the things produced can't sell?
Does it matter that taxpapers are paying billions of dollars to keep industries that should be dead alive? Does it bother you? Does it matter that taxpayers are paying billions of dollars for health problems? Wars? Carbon Tax to the UN and other political profiteers? Is it fair? Is it fair to do deals like this without our consent? Do you think they care?
Jobs can be created quite easily IF THAT IS WHAT THEY WANTED. They don't.
Love your country, help your country. At least when they are the same price……(which doesn't cost you anything to help your country).
You are not helping your country by buying imported product at a local retailer. You're just guaranteeing that Australian gov gets more of the pie, which it won't share with you. In fact, it will probably use it against you.
*I don't mean you need to pay double price to support our own country, at least when they are the same price.
And my opinion is pay less GST so the fat cats see less of your money. They don't deserve a cent they don't earn. And this deal isn't the same price. It's slightly less.
If any of these politicians cared about the country, we'd be in a totally different world. They don't. They care about:
- killing millions of innocent people for resource contracts
- making deals with the UN
- doing trade deals with billionaires in other nations
…while telling us to buy local and support Australian businesses
What a joke.Can you hear that? That's the "hey true blue" song coming up in the background.
I am getting an emotinoal response from the song.
Keep buying local.Take a look in your local supermarket and see how many foods are made locally or with "imported ingredients". In this land of PLENTY.
The politicians have made their minds up about this country and its people. What the people do now is a result of the system being set up against their wishes (in a massively overtaxed country). Except the good people don't know it yet. Most of them just don't know.
If it makes you feel good, keep thinking that a local retailer needs to be supported when the politicians have aldready made plans for us in a system that nobody can really change with their shopping habits and industries that nobody can protect (because they don't exist). The policies are already against them.
Saying that everyone benefits from local sales at local retailers (on imported product), in my opinion, doesn't make any sense.
It make sense if you have any knowledge of economics (even on imported product).
I make it easier to understand, if everyone like you get everything from amazon.
Will there be any shops open in Australia? ok, all retail shops closed (dead city, no more shopping centre or Aus based internet shop)
Wholesale? ok, closed
Factory? ok, closed
So almost everything is closed, where can we find a job?(ok, a job delivery your Amazone's item from a/p to your house)
No one is earning salaries and all company closed down, no tax for government, government cutting education, hospital cost etc…
In the end you aren't working, and you won't have money to buy from Amazon anymore.*Yes, I am supporting local shops if the price is reasonable.
*There is nothing i can do about the politics, but when the price is right, lets Oz people earn your money. In return, they may spend the money they earned in your shop or the company you are working.
*I Respect your point, I am not going to discuss anymore in this topics. Thanks for sharingWill there be any shops open in Australia? ok, all retail shops closed (dead city, no more shopping centre or Aus based internet shop)
There will be some. Shopping centre rents will go down. Prices will drop. New & useful businesses will take their place. Life will go on.
Wholesale? ok, closed
Factory? ok, closedYes, some close, and new ones open. Talk to the politicians, who have far more influence over what opens and closes here than any shopper can stop.
No one is earning salaries and all company closed down, no tax for government, government cutting education, hospital cost etc…
Gov doesn't care for your work tax, compared to what they are getting from multi-billion dollar deals YOU are paying for. (But of course they'll take both if they can). That's the point. Hospitals and education and all those other things will ALWAYS get the minimum required, regardless of how many billions are made. The "essential services" excuse is a line politicians use to get you to hand over yet more money to thieves. Don't believe it.
If they can introduce a Carbon Tax on your back without your consent. If they can take us to constant wars without your consent. If they can sew up deals raking in billions without your consent, do you think they care about local workers compared to this? Our importing choices are insignificant to the money they are ploughing in for themselves. And they'll always overspend and leave the debt with us.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-23/government-gives-rba-o…I am not convinced we have any influence whatsoever. We only encourage more waste (and delay the inevitable) by not doing the sensible thing.
In the end you aren't working, and you won't have money to buy from Amazon anymore.
You can't stop the inevitable. Like I said, they already have made plans for Australia. We are working towards their plan. If it makes you feel good, please keep thinking that buying from overseas is killing Australia compared to importing the same stuff yourself. There is no issue here at all. More retailers need to close down. Officeworks doesn't need your pity. If there is a need (and if they can survive in this overtaxed country), smaller competitors will take its place.
*There is nothing i can do about the politics, but when the price is right, lets Oz people earn your money. In return, they may spend the money they earned in your shop or the company you are working.
The sooner the stupid waste in this country stops, the sooner the prices drop and the sooner this overtaxed bureaucracy returns to a sense of normalcy. We are already paying far too much to the Fat Cats, and your ideas extend & encourage it even more. You just don't understand it yet.
Amazon:
* support is often good
* the return process so streamlined and fair (amazon willing to pay postage to keep your custom)
* live chat / email access 24/7
* delivery so convenient (straight to your door with no signing for it needed)
* their range is often very good (except for items that can't be sent here, which is a pain)
* no need to step out of the house chasing stock…
* and returns are so rare with most items……that I don't blame someone for wanting to get theit kit from Amazon rather than locally, even if it is the same price. Plus any self-respecting bargain hunter should have several $1 AU-to-US adapters about the house. If not, they aren't going to break the bank.
support is often good
So sometimes it's bad?
the return process so streamlined and fair (amazon willing to pay postage to keep your custom)
Still have to repackage in appropriate packaging for international shipping, still have to drive to your post office and line up to send it off, still a risk of it going missing during transit.
live chat / email access 24/7
Live chat is common, can also live chat in person if you buy from a local retailer. Being able to email them 24/7 is not a benefit - I know you have a blinding love for Amazon, but seriously….
- delivery so convenient (straight to your door with no signing for it needed)
Unless your AP courier decides he doesnt want to do any deliveries that day and dumps it at your local post office , so you have to drive to your PO during business hours, line up then still sign.
their range is often very good (except for items that can't be sent here, which is a pain)
Good range but not everything available to Australia.. hmm ok.
no need to step out of the house chasing stock…
Can use online stock checks, or wait for it… A telephone.
and returns are so rare with most items…
Not a benefit for shopping with them, product failure rate is the same as from any other retailer.
Still have to repackage in appropriate packaging for international shipping, still have to drive to your post office and line up to send it off, still a risk of it going missing during transit.
Use the amazon box and/or padding it came with (that would take care of "appropriate packaging"). Sure is better than buying one from Australia Post.
You still have to pack any item you buy in a 'real store' in a box in order to send it back. A bit more work and money out-of-pocket when sending it back to the post office for Amazon, granted. Very efficient returns process though. No long waits. No slow emails. Yes, loss is possible, I suppose. Not something I lose sleep over though. Amazon are normally very accommodating. I've only had to return 2 things from many orders. Both were faulty. My out-of-pocket expenses? Zero after they paid me (without argument).
Live chat is common, can also live chat in person if you buy from a local retailer.
Only during open hours. Only at your expense to get to the store, or make a call.
Being able to email them 24/7 is not a benefit - I know you have a blinding love for Amazon, but seriously….
Blinding love for Amazon? If so, what is my blindness not seeing? I find it more convenient for most shopping. Is that not the case with you? If not, too bad.
Unless your AP courier decides he doesnt want to do any deliveries that day and dumps it at your local post office , so you have to drive to your PO during business hours, line up then still sign.
Amazon deliveries always arrive at my door. Unlike regular Australia Post stuff, it never gets sent back to the post office. Never. I don't know if it's different in your neck of the woods. That's how it is here for me in metropolitan VIC.
Good range but not everything available to Australia.. hmm ok.
Yes, exactly as I wrote it. No single store will be best for everything. You can try the other Amazon stores to get around some restrictions.
Can use online stock checks, or wait for it… A telephone.
You can if you trust Officeworks online stocks. And if you don't mind using the phone during biz hours only and at your expense. Or your employers. By contrast you can arrange a return 24/7 on amazon and print out the label really quick without waiting for anyone to get back to you. Albeit some form-filling is required online. Yes, you need some paper & ink.
Not a benefit for shopping with them, product failure rate is the same as from any other retailer.
Cost, convenience, range…is sometimes better with Amazon.
You use the best store for your job. Not sure why you are having a go at me. I find the store more convenient and often find myself ordering from them even if they are a few bucks more on a product. I can combine many items in the same order and have it handled easier without going all over town buying this-and-that…
It doesn't surprise me that the OP chooses to buy from Amazon.
They are my favourite tax-dodgers.Use the amazon box and/or padding it came with (that would take care of "appropriate packaging"). Sure is better than buying one from Australia Post.
So you need to keep all packaging just in case you need to make a warranty claim.. not required if purchased in Australia.
You still have to pack any item you buy in a 'real store' in a box in order to send it back.
I don't need to pack anything to take to my local Officeworks store.
Only during open hours. Only at your expense to get to the store, or make a call.
Not an issue, if I bought it during business hours it's not a problem calling them during business hours. Most people have unlimited local calls or have generous mobile caps nowadays, so there is no expense to make a phone call.
Blinding love for Amazon? If so, what is my blindness not seeing? I find it more convenient for most shopping. Is that not the case with you? If not, too bad.
Too bad for anyone who has to put up with ridiculous reviews where being able to send an email to a retailer at any time is a benefit.
Amazon deliveries always arrive at my door. Unlike regular Australia Post stuff, it never gets sent back to the post office. Never. I don't know if it's different in your neck of the woods. That's how it is here for me in metropolitan VIC.
Unfortunately being able to sit at home all day is a luxury only some can enjoy. The rest of the country are employed.
So you need to keep all packaging just in case you need to make a warranty claim.. not required if purchased in Australia.
No, you don't need to keep all packaging. But to re-send it out requires a box or packaging of some sort in the exremely unlikely event you'll be sending it back, obviously.
I don't need to pack anything to take to my local Officeworks store.
Really? How do they return the product to the manufacturer if not packed properly?
Not an issue, if I bought it during business hours it's not a problem calling them during business hours.
But you can understand how some people could have issue with this, yes? It is nicer to be able to do it anytime, yes? And you do understand how not everyone spends a lot per month on calls in order to be on a 'cap'.
Too bad for anyone who has to put up with ridiculous reviews where being able to send an email to a retailer at any time is a benefit.
Returns are painless. Really. You should try it. And there are no fights with staff on reimbursements. Really, you should try it. Again, they are my favourite tax-dodgers.
Unfortunately being able to sit at home all day is a luxury only some can enjoy. The rest of the country are employed.
LOL.
If you knew anything about Amazon, you'd understand that their boxes are never sent back to Australia Post, even if nobody answers the door. You don't have to be home, nor sign for anything that's sent with standard shipping. Convenience. Though some might find this a 'security issue', I personally find it great. You'd have far more issues with the typical ebay seller sending registered packages to you. So you're picking on the wrong store here.
And just on the topic of work, I'm sure nobody does it from home either :)
If someone prefers Officeworks, more power to them. Understand that some might prefer Amazon. The item delivered to their door (in this case for slightly less) and not having to go out to a store and having staff that don't hassle you for returns and being able to arrange a return at anytime in the rare case you need one.
You don't have to love it. You can neg this perfectly valid deal if you want though, if you feel its nonsense.
Silly "deal" that is only appears cheaper for people who don't understand how credit cards and overseas currency conversion works
not a deal… not worth the hassle for an insignificant saving
I also bought two of these when it had the cash back offer… $49 after cashback was awesome. cashed in both my cheques :DIt's a deal, your just not enough of an ozber to see!
I've had a better deal as pointed out so this isn't a deal for me…
Have we become so stingy to not support our local retailers over $2-3 savings?
agree. if people are going to try so hard to save so little (and argue hard about this "deal") then they are better off waiting for a better price or another cashback deal. If people are willing to fork out the extra $50 on top of it's cashback price of $49 in the past then they should just pay the extra few dollars to get it from officeworks - hassle free
Have we become so stingy to not support our local retailers over $2-3 savings?
I'm going to support this post again by saying YES.
By not bothering with local retailers who some might feel add zero value and more hassle to the transaction, rather than getting a nice box from Amazon (often with other goods bundled too), right to your door. Also some people are remote users not close to a store.
Any saving is worth listing on OzBargain and the poster shouldn't be told to get it at Officeworks. We should be wearing the word stingy like a badge of honour.
All i read is excuses for a not-so-informed purchase decision. if you were REALLY Stingy then you would wait for a better price.
In the end, if it is a great deal then it would have more votes than the officeworks deal.
All i read is excuses for a not-so-informed purchase decision.
All I read is comments from people not even interested in the product. He posted a deal that is cheaper than local. Don't vote on it if you don't feel it's worth it. 8 positive votes is quite good for a more niche product like this, so it's clear some see some value in it.
Users shouldn't be negative-voted or told to purchase something form Officeworks if they take the time to post a deal for us which is still cheaper than the local Officeworks, in my opinion.
That's fine if they would rather buy it at Officeworks. Just don't be negative on someone sharing a deal, even if the savings are small.
haha so many things wrong there but mainly…
Just don't be negative on someone sharing a deal, even if the savings are small.
If you read my post earlier, I gave my reason why I negged this deal.
I bought two devices for $49 each after cashback (last november) SO I have every right to say I had a better deal and this is not a deal for me.Is 8 votes better than 81? http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/121577
have a good one mate :Dhaha so many things wrong there but mainly…
Not denying a cheaper deal will get more votes. However, that deal is expired.
No point negging a poster just because you saw it cheaper in the past. Lots of people re-post deals despite great(er) deals in the past.
Picked up one of these today at Good Guys,asked for price match Officeworks and paid $96 cash.
Just doing 2nd firmware update now.good work. easy.
Had one of these up until about a year ago and since I don't see anyone posting much about the quality of the unit, functionality, ease of use and so on I thought I'd throw in my 2c.
Up to you how you take it but I'd rather better inform people based on my own experience with the unit.
- Setup is quite simple
- Support for a large number of formats
- WD support them well with firmware updates past what you would consider a reasonable period (i.e. several years)
- Interface is terrible and just plain slow
- Wi-Fi is often patchy either completely unable to connect or your shares being inaccessible or disappearing altogether
- The remote was just a piece of junk. Has all the functions you would expect but I found that I'd often press a button and be waiting forever and a day for the damn thing to respond.
As mine was out of warranty, in the end after another few hours of frustration trying to get the wi-fi to simply connect, I took it out the back and smashed it with an axe.
Always good to hear from actual users. Sorry to hear about your frustration. Far better off re-selling than axing it though, but probably not as satisfying?
You'll also need to buy a new DC power pack