Corsair AX1500i availability

[lutjens]

Anyone know when this power supply will see the light of day??

I'm waiting....anxiously...

 

[SpDFre@k]

They are available from Corsair's website right now if you want it. Probably show up on Newegg and such in a few weeks.

 

[Auburn_Tigers]

Wow. I just looked there, and at 449 dollars. I see nothing wrong
with my 1250w Antec.

 

[lutjens]

They are available from Corsair's website right now if you want it. Probably show up on Newegg and such in a few weeks.

Yep, I just saw them available there which is awesome.....if you happen to live in the United States. Folks like myself who live in Canada aren't important enough for Corsair to ship to and we need to wait until the entire US has had their fill first before we'll be given the opportunity to finally purchase one...

I wish we Canadians would adopt that attitude with our oil....

When Newegg actually get these in stock, they'll be strangely absent from their Canadian site until the US is saturated with enough of them that they decide to make them available to other countries. I just checked Newegg and this is confirmed...the SKU doesn't even exist on their Canadian site. On the US site, it's all SKUed up and ready to go...

In Canada, we only get to purchase what can't be sold to the rest of the world...and we get to pay a premium for the privledge.

Awesome, huh??

 

[Jorona]

Yep, I just saw them available there which is awesome.....if you happen to live in the United States. Folks like myself who live in Canada aren't important enough for Corsair to ship to and we need to wait until the entire US has had their fill first before we'll be given the opportunity to finally purchase one...

I wish we Canadians would adopt that attitude with our oil....

When Newegg actually get these in stock, they'll be strangely absent from their Canadian site until the US is saturated with enough of them that they decide to make them available to other countries. I just checked Newegg and this is confirmed...the SKU doesn't even exist on their Canadian site. On the US site, it's all SKUed up and ready to go...

In Canada, we only get to purchase what can't be sold to the rest of the world...and we get to pay a premium for the privledge.

Awesome, huh??

So sound a mite perturbed eh?

 

[magoo]

Yep, I just saw them available there which is awesome.....if you happen to live in the United States. Folks like myself who live in Canada aren't important enough for Corsair to ship to and we need to wait until the entire US has had their fill first before we'll be given the opportunity to finally purchase one...

I wish we Canadians would adopt that attitude with our oil....

When Newegg actually get these in stock, they'll be strangely absent from their Canadian site until the US is saturated with enough of them that they decide to make them available to other countries. I just checked Newegg and this is confirmed...the SKU doesn't even exist on their Canadian site. On the US site, it's all SKUed up and ready to go...

In Canada, we only get to purchase what can't be sold to the rest of the world...and we get to pay a premium for the privledge.

Awesome, huh??

Get a post office box in the US.....like North Dakota.
Send goods there.
Drive over to visit your aunt Mildred, pick up the goods............winning.

I've sold a bunch of my used parts to a Canadian guy who does just that.

 

[lutjens]

Get a post office box in the US.....like North Dakota.
Send goods there.
Drive over to visit your aunt Mildred, pick up the goods............winning.

I've sold a bunch of my used parts to a Canadian guy who does just that.

That's a great idea....except driving 12 hours (one way) to simply get to the US border doesn't rate very highly on my efficient-use-of-my-time-o-meter...

I have a better idea. Why don't US companies recognize the Canadian consumer as someone who's ready with cash in hand to buy stuff, who's well worth doing business with and offers to sell said consumer the same damn hardware at the same damn time as everyone else??

I guess they simply don't need the business...

 

[[Spectre]]

That's a great idea....except driving 12 hours (one way) to simply get to the US border doesn't rate very highly on my efficient-use-of-my-time-o-meter...

I have a better idea...why don't US companies recognize the Canadian consumer as someone who's ready with cash in hand to buy stuff and who's well worth doing business with and offers to sell said consumer the same damn hardware at the same damn time as everyone else??

I guess they simply don't need the business...

Plain and simple because Canadian customs and import regulations suck. Dealing with Canadian customs makes the IRS look like fun.

 

[lutjens]

Plain and simple because Canadian customs and import regulations suck. Dealing with Canadian customs makes the IRS look like fun.

I've never had a problem dealing with Canadian customs, and I've ordered more stuff from the US over the years than most people. They're more concerned with whether or not you've properly declared the value of the items that you're importing, if the items are legal in Canada and if said items were manufactured in country from which imports are permitted. They appreciate honesty, and whenever I've entered the country personally, being honest and declaring any excesses you may have most often gets you a thank you and a stamp on your form.

I've had a few items inspected by them over the years, which only delays importation by a day or so. Otherwise, no big issues. Treat them with honesty and respect and they'll return that respect. Be ignorant, and they can make your life interesting quickly.

My issue is with companies that DO ship to Canada and often have Canadian subsidiaries. They offer a new product to Canadians only quite some time after introduction in the US and sometimes not at all. Newegg.ca is a pathetic shadow of Newegg.com. The mechanisms are clearly there to ship to Canada, they just choose not to use them until the US market has had its fill. Companies that treat me with respect get my business, and companies that treat me like a second-class citizen don't. Delaying availability to simply because the consumer resides in Canada is the biggest middle finger than any company can flip said consumer.

 

[[Spectre]]

I've never had a problem dealing with Canadian customs, and I've ordered more stuff from the US over the years than most people. They're more concerned with whether or not you've properly declared the value of the items that you're importing, if the items are legal in Canada and if said items were manufactured in country from which imports are permitted. They appreciate honesty, and whenever I've entered the country personally, being honest and declaring any excesses you may have most often gets you a thank you and a stamp on your form.

I've had a few items inspected by them over the years, which only delays importation by a day or so. Otherwise, no big issues. Treat them with honesty and respect and they'll return that respect. Be ignorant, and they can make your life interesting quickly.

My issue is with companies that DO ship to Canada and often have Canadian subsidiaries. They offer a new product to Canadians only quite some time after introduction in the US and sometimes not at all. Newegg.ca is a pathetic shadow of Newegg.com. The mechanisms are clearly there to ship to Canada, they just choose not to use them until the US market has had its fill. Companies that treat me with respect get my business, and companies that treat me like a second-class citizen don't. Delaying availability to simply because the consumer resides in Canada is the biggest middle finger than any company can flip said consumer.

LOL, now try shipping commercial products through to Canada or even products not for resale but of any value. From those of us who do, Canada is a NIGHTMARE to deal with and we avoid Canada whenever possible. Only Brazil in the America's is nearly as bad.

Quite simply, Canada is not a big enough market (it is tiny and far flung) to put a priority into dealing with their awful bureaucracy. If Canada drove more business people might try and deal with them more rapidly, but really the only people you have to blame is Canada. Sorry.

 

[Oklahoma Wolf]

I've never had a problem dealing with Canadian customs, and I've ordered more stuff from the US over the years than most people.

Try being a power supply reviewer in Canada... the customs people go from your best friends to your worst nightmare. I've had companies totally give up trying to send me review samples because they couldn't roll the magic dice on how to get the paperwork set up just right to get the units past customs. I still don't know how some companies never have a problem while some just can't do it.

More times than I can count, I've had to give the customs people money I couldn't afford just to get the review units to show up at the door. They probably have my phone number on speed dial now.

 

[magoo]

That's a great idea....except driving 12 hours (one way) to simply get to the US border doesn't rate very highly on my efficient-use-of-my-time-o-meter...

I have a better idea. Why don't US companies recognize the Canadian consumer as someone who's ready with cash in hand to buy stuff, who's well worth doing business with and offers to sell said consumer the same damn hardware at the same damn time as everyone else??

I guess they simply don't need the business...

If Canada was an easy place to do business, it would be the thing to do......but it simply isn't.

I live just across the border in NY, and have had several business, and tons of Canadian customers.........it's just plain hard for them and us to do business.

 

[lutjens]

I don't know how it is for review samples and the like, so I can't say anything in that regard. But a company like Newegg that has a presence in Canada and knows how to ship to Canada should have no issue with making products available on both sides of the border at the same time.

Many folks have misconceptions of how difficult it is to ship to Canada. For most items, it really isn't that hard. Insert copy of commercial invoice in the zip lock FedEx document holder and list the contents of the package with it's value on the waybill.

If an item requires an import permit for some reason, it should be in the document holder as well, but the vast majority of normal consumer goods don't.

 

[Jorona]

I don't know how it is for review samples and the like, so I can't say anything in that regard. But a company like Newegg that has a presence in Canada and knows how to ship to Canada should have no issue with making products available on both sides of the border at the same time.

Many folks have misconceptions of how difficult it is to ship to Canada. For most items, it really isn't that hard. Insert copy of commercial invoice in the zip lock FedEx document holder and list the contents of the package with it's value on the waybill.

If an item requires an import permit for some reason, it should be in the document holder as well, but the vast majority of normal consumer goods don't.

I'll trade ya. Free Health care for an AX1500i.

 

[lutjens]

I'll trade ya. Free Health care for an AX1500i.

In Canada, our health care isn't free...far from it.... The behind-the-scenes costs are very substantial. Our taxes are simply grotesque...

 

[[Spectre]]

I don't know how it is for review samples and the like, so I can't say anything in that regard. But a company like Newegg that has a presence in Canada and knows how to ship to Canada should have no issue with making products available on both sides of the border at the same time.

Many folks have misconceptions of how difficult it is to ship to Canada. For most items, it really isn't that hard. Insert copy of commercial invoice in the zip lock FedEx document holder and list the contents of the package with it's value on the waybill.

If an item requires an import permit for some reason, it should be in the document holder as well, but the vast majority of normal consumer goods don't.

You just ignored someone in this thread who has a company that has a presence in the US, Canada, and internationally. Canada really is that bad, and it really isn't worth the extra effort on availability for the market size.