Buying Laptop in the US

[ganons]

Apologies if this is the wrong section to post in but I need assistance. A family member is going to Miama next week and I found a laptop I like http://store.hp.com/us/en/PDPStdVie...=-1&langId=-1&productId=1315154&storeId=10151

Cheapest in Uk is £700 ($915 ) with student discount or £800 ($1046) without it. I like the design, no dvd tray and USB C. Its cheaper in US site, seen it $730 yesterday as a one day special but now its $750 which is still cheaper than UK.

1. Would HP deliver to hotel address?
2. Or do other online retailers sell this model?
3. Is there a similar specced laptop with i7, USB C and 15.6" and similar price?

 

[Kartajan]

I would say your best bet would be to attempt going to a Miami BestBuy store while in the area (Not sure if they have the exact model in stock, or if they will price match the HP webstore)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy...l-silver/5238400.p?id=bb5238400&skuId=5238400

 

[XavierMace]

Closest BestBuy has is W2K71UA, your link is for W2K81UA, looks like the difference is your is a 120Gb SSD plus a 1TB HDD, the 71 is just a 256Gb SSD. It's moot though as it's sold out: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6...l-silver/5318303.p?id=bb5318303&skuId=5318303. Your particular model looks to be exclusive to the HP Store.

Ordering direct from HP and shipping to a hotel is just asking for problems IMO.

 

[frozentundra123456]

What do you want to use the laptop for? That looks like a decent system, but if you are buying it for gaming, it is not a good choice (ULV cpu and no dgpu). For normal use though it should be fine. Personally, I am not a fan of HP, but that is just my personal experience. Best case would be if there were a microcenter in Miami, but I checked and there is not. Perhaps you could order the model you want from Best Buy or some other big box retailer and have it delivered directly to the store where you could pick it up? That might take only a couple of days.

 

[corkyg]

Also, be aware that your returning family member will probably have to declare the laptop purchase, and it could result in payment of duty and VAT on arrival in UK.

https://www.gov.uk/duty-free-goods/arrivals-from-outside-the-eu