If you're heading to the US or you know someone who's going over you should try and buy your computer, or computer parts, over there.
The savings are enormous, go to,
www.cnet.com
www.zdnet.com
These two sites are excellent, giving invaluable info and reviews on everything to do with computers and will provide links to a massive catalogue of on-line stores all competing with each other on price. Quality doesn't seems to be an issue as a look at their systems shows only top quality parts.
Don't think of getting them to ship over to you though, the cost to ship over a base unit alone is $259.00. And of course if anything goes wrong you're a long way from them. Best thing to do would be to order on line only if you're heading Stateside and then collect it yourself from them.
Some people are going in for auctions in a big way,
www.qxl.com
www.amazon.co.uk
www.ebay.co.uk
And they're not dodgy Arfur Daly's, they're computer stores flooging off their excess stock so bargains can be had, the amount of computer parts for auction is enormous.
[This message has been edited by OneWorld22 (edited 29 December 2000).]