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[kchax]

I'm thinking of bring my PC to Korea,
I just couldn't live without it..
I have a laptop, but it's not comparable to my PC... with almost a terabyte in this baby, I need my media to keep me happy and sane =)

has anyone done the same thing?

[SuperFly]

Yep - two laptops and my box, I had just changed out the mobo and proc and I couldn't live w/out it. Just make sure before you plug it into an adaptor that you open up the box and change the switch on the power supply to the correct voltage for Korea, (doesn't apply to laptops).

[Scouse Mouse]

IF you are knowledgable about teh internal workings of a PC, then try removing all components and wrapping them in anti-static bags and some bubble wrap. This will reduce the cost of shipping enormously as you will not be lugging a heft box across with you. I Expect the cost of a new case in Korea will be much cheaper than the cost of shipping your own over...

I priced up a UPS shipment using the dimensions and weight of my PC and found it to cost over �200, and the case itself would take up a suitcase so would cost extra to fly over as luggage. The components weigh very little and take up minimal space...

[Qinella]

Yep that's what I did. Just take out the important parts -- mb, hd, ram -- and pick up the other components here in Korea.

[thegadfly]

I tossed my tower in my suitcase, wrapped in a few t-shirts and a pair of jeans...this is the third tower I brought over this way in 10 years -- not suggesting it, but I have done it with no problem each time.

[kat2]

We just hand carried ours on the plane. Wrapped it in a sweatshirt, put it in a tote bag, and BAM! Here we are. They just checked it for explosives, and sent us on our way. No problem at all. We did have to get a power converter for it here as it wasn't set up for 220/110 like most computers. Just bring it over. If you are worried about space, send your out of season clothes on the boat here through the USPS. They will arrive in 2-3 months, just in time for summer. I wouldn't mail a computer unless you had all the original styrofoam and box and everything from the manufacturer.

[betchay]

accdg to Korean Air's website, excess baggage is just $25 for flights to/from the USA... you might want to check with your airlines how much they would charge for excess baggage...

[kchax]

[Qinella]

[thegadfly]

All of my computers have had a recessed switch on the back that went from 110 to 220 - I used the tip of a knife or a small screwdriver to move it from 110 to 220, then grabbed a Korean-purchased power cord. I still plug it inot a powerstrip with a circuit breaker, but at least on my computer, I didn't even need to go under the hood -- about as simple as on and off, but recessed -- a little black plastic switch, half the size of a postage stamp -- oh wait, the one on this computer is red, and it actually has 230 on it rather than 220....