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You're way better off ordering from a legitimate outlet on eBay and have them directly ship it to you (plenty of outlets on there will ship internationally). That way you're covered by eBay's buyer protections instead of sketchy international buy/ship facilitators. You still won't get a warranty, but at least you'll have no hassle returns if something is wrong out of the box.

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You certainly can order from online stores that ship to India. Though there are things to consider:

  • If you use US retailers, their pricing is before ANY tax. You need to pay local tax.
  • If your country has import restrictions or fees, you need to look at those.
  • Shipping will be expensive.
  • Warranty can be hard. Dell might refuse to take care of it locally if it's bought from other country.
  • At minimum you will pay for shipping, tax and import fee plus the price. Usually this combination is enough to make international tech purchases too expensive for usefulness.

But if there's something specific, sure. I've bought smaller things outside Europe since they weren't available.

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There are numerous sites that will ship internationally, MyUS, Shipitto, and Reship to name a few.

Along with the charges that @LogicalDrm pointed out, you'll have to pay:

  • Membership fee to the website
  • Handling fee for the package
  • Fee for customs forms
  • Shipping insurance
  • Overweight package fees

For shipping, if it's 25lbs you're looking at about $175, if it's 50lbs you're looking at about $300 for shipping alone (though that's 1-3 day FedEx shipping).

The slower shipping options aren't that much cheaper.

The route @Vitamanic suggested probably makes more sense, but shipping is usually inflated even more-so.

 

You can purchase global warranty through Dell to cover the system.

 

If that's worth it for you, go for it, but you're going to be paying quite a bit more than you would otherwise.

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