How do I ship a computer overseas?

gobble gobblegobble gobble
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Anyone done this? Did you go air freight? Sea freight? I have a LCD iMac with the original packaging. I'm worried about the computer being thrown around in the air freight (I've seen how they handle my bags at the airport). I realize that my iMac was probably shipped by air from Taiwan in March, but would it haved received special handling or just regular air freight handling? Thanks for any ideas.

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    colorclassicg4colorclassicg4 Posts: 224member
    [quote]Originally posted by gobble gobble:

    <strong>Anyone done this? Did you go air freight? Sea freight? I have a LCD iMac with the original packaging. I'm worried about the computer being thrown around in the air freight (I've seen how they handle my bags at the airport). I realize that my iMac was probably shipped by air from Taiwan in March, but would it haved received special handling or just regular air freight handling? Thanks for any ideas.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I was thinking about shipping an iMac to Britain.



    I looked in to how much it would cost. (About $200)



    I looked in to how good handling it would get. (Think "trained gorillas in a room full of melons".)



    I sold the iMac and bought a PowerBook instead.
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    yurin8oryurin8or Posts: 120member
    just make sure you insure it too its replacement value. simply as that.
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    macommentarymacommentary Posts: 196member
    ummm... try a boat or plane... that's what most people do...



    srry... that's pretty harsh, but I know people who do it all the time... MacConnection or MacMall or something will ship to most oversees countries for a little $$
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