Obviously, I have an Attention Problem.
I bought a Nintendo DS recently, along with the games Mario Kart, Metroid Pinball, and Trace Memory (called Another Code in Australia, for some stupid reason - Trace Memory is such a cooler name). The latter is a very cool point-and-click adventure game which I'm really enjoying. Mario Kart is better than the version for the Game Cube. Metroid Pinball is surprisingly deep.
But that sort of recklessness with the money had better stop soon -- I need to buy a plane ticket to the US, and then probably pay a huge bond on an apartment. To clarify, I'm moving to Boston. Where rent is, like, a billion dollars per hour, I think. I'm doing this at an appropriate time, because I also got a new job working for Canonical, those geniuses that brought us Ubuntu (but no, I'm not on the distro team). I'll be moving in about 5.2 weeks, to be precise.
I'm really going to miss Tasmania, and the friends I've made here. I hope to visit on new years, so I don't miss the Taste (an awesome food festival) and all of my friends. Also, I'm really looking forward to living in Boston and hanging out with all those crazy bastards. I think I might try to round them up into a role-playing troupe, perhaps one that plays in the Divunal universe.
So, anyone have any advice on transporting a tower PC (bigger than my suit case) and a 19" LCD monitor across a large body of water?
Boston is probably a Land of Tiny Machines.
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Great! so what will you be working on there?
I don't know how this works for monitors, but everyone I know who's brought a desktop computer to Australia (usually from Europe) has shipped it as freight. The problem is of course that you won't get it for months. I guess air freight is the obvious (expensive) alternative. But it's the only one I can think of: I can't imagine that you can take them as cabin luggage and I sure as hell wouldn't recommend getting them checked. Australia Post is usually the cheapest access to air freight you can get.
1. Back up everything before you leave. Onto dvds, or onto some other internet connected server.
2. Taking things in your luggage. You don't need your case. It's bulky, and can be replaced.
Strip all of the parts out of the tower case.
Put them all in antistatic bags. If you don't have any pick some up from your local computer store who will have heaps spare.
Also get some boxes for them... and wrap them in bubble wrap, and then towels.
YOUR BAGS WILL GET THROWN AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON YOUR TRIP.
3. Send it via freight. It may take a while. Especially if it gets caught up in customs. Give it at least a couple of weeks. Expect to pay $300ish+
75. have fun!
Congratulations!
Here's another vote for backup + sending it via freight. Hate to say it, but the shipping costs+risk on the monitor may make it worth it to sell it there and buy one here for $250.
Shipping books? There are special canvas bags for shipping those.
I am considering what illume suggested about wrapping up the components carefully and taking it on the flight. I'd have to pay for the extra space, since I'm already filling up two suitcases (one for clothes, one for media). The big downer to this is that I'm still not confident about doing the monitor properly. Sigh.
Yeah, ok, maybe shipping it is.
I'd say congradulations, but you are moving to the USA, so I'm not sure what is appropriate. Eh, well, I'm about an hour from Boston and the weather around here has been funky lately, so bring plenty of shorts and winter coats. I vote on the dismantling option, also; just toss the most expensive parts in your bags and sell the rest to replace when you arrive.
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