Buying a Macbook Pro Overseas

My only other guess would be DVD Region?

 

Not sure what keyboard layout you're used to, but you'll be getting a US QWERTY keyboard. Can't remember if there are any differences between the US/Australian "standards."

 

I always get all my Apple products from the US. Anywhere else, they're priced criminally higher. There are no major differences, except keyboard layouts etc.

 

The plug would pretty much be the only thing different—something that can fixed with a simple plug converter.

 

I'd watch out with import taxes. Make sure you put it in a sleeve or something, and don't have the original box on show or I think they'll figure you out. This is the reason I buy everything of mine direct from the UK apple store. Yeh its couple £100 more, however if you tried to import it you'd pay more than that on taxes.

 

I have traveled back and forth from oz, a few times now. Other then the power supply, there is no difference. Yes you change the country code for movies, but you have 5 changes. You will have to claim the computer when you cross if you bought it in US. But it may work out cheaper still, after conversion, and so on.

 

You are probably "suppose" to pay import taxes on the macbook. However I'm not sure how they will know if you leave your box behind and keep it in carry on. Also I might be mistaken but I think the power connector is the same in the US as in OZ; Oz might have different voltage but the power supply that comes with it should be able to handle 220v