06-23-2004, 03:56 PM
Don't ask me what is reasonable. :) I spent $425 on an ATI 9800 XT 256 -- Which was more than 40% of the price of the system it was going into.
It's only a couple hours from Toronto to Buffalo, I'm sure most Canadians could drive south and get what they needed. But, I think it is a matter of supporting the locals. Heck, I do that in my neighborhood. I always try to buy my gas from the station closest to my house, that way at least I've done my part to help keep a gas station in my neighborhood.
Quote:Hell, I'm tempted to offer to ship the thing to him myself.Tsk. :) Smuggling high tech equipment to foriegn nationals. What would Homeland security have to say? Heh. All that Customs and Duty crap. I'm not sure what NAFTA has done to remove it, but when I worked for the CP Rail buying PC's from Italy to ship to Canada, then ship to the US, I had to pay 100% duty.
It's only a couple hours from Toronto to Buffalo, I'm sure most Canadians could drive south and get what they needed. But, I think it is a matter of supporting the locals. Heck, I do that in my neighborhood. I always try to buy my gas from the station closest to my house, that way at least I've done my part to help keep a gas station in my neighborhood.
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