Looking to buy a computer in Montevideo

[on the brink]

I remember seeing a post about this, but can't find it. Help, please...!

My 2017 Dell charger is kaput, and I need a new computer. To much to hope for a replacement charger....

 

[Redpossum]

Interested in selling the old one?
If so, please hold onto the dead charger...

 

[carride]

I remember seeing a post about this, but can't find it. Help, please...!

My 2017 Dell charger is kaput, and I need a new computer. To much to hope for a replacement charger....

A charger should be easy to find. On the adapter look for the exact same salida output voltage, and least the same amperage or more. Assuming it is a barrel type connector, which have simple adapters if the one charger you find does not have the match. A place that sells musical instruments is one common type of place to ask for a multi-purpose charger.

 

[on the brink]

Thanks, Carride....that is very helpful.

 

[Neil]

This worked for me...bought here

 

[Quilombo]

If anyone needs a computer I have an October 2021 MacBook Pro M1 14" I'm looking to part with (need the cash, nothing wrong with it other than 2 cosmetic blemishes). It has a US keyboard, which, if you're like me, is something I just have never been able to get used to be without when using friends' or other peoples computers here.

This worked for me...bought here
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I got one of these for a friend's Bangho laptop when his kitten chewed through the original, thankfully it was unplugged. Worked well from what I remember.

 

[Che1990]

If you have access to Mercado Libre, the new “compra internacional” feature has some good prices for computers that may even be cheaper than buying in Uruguay.

 

[cortazar]

I remember seeing a post about this, but can't find it. Help, please...!

Here's the post/thread from a few months ago. The OP ended up buying a laptop in Montevideo and seemed to be happy with the price, specs, and service.

Urgently Need My laptop

**Update** Hi all, I successfully made the trip to Montevideo and bought a machine from https://www.pccompu.com.uy/ The staff are brilliant and prices are near USA prices. My only warning is that they don't always have things in stock, and in this case I had to wait a day for delivery into the...

baexpats.org

 

[on the brink]

Thanks, Cortazar, a.k.a. Sherlock....!
That's the post I remembered but couldn't find.