I brought my laptop from USA to japan but now it show a funny line

I brought my laptop from USA to japan but now it show a funny line, how can I convert it to japanese alphabet?
I brought my laptop from USA to japan but now it shows most of the sites with a funny small horizonatal but most vertical plain lines, how can I convert it to japanese alphabet ?
Japan - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, *Alt key* > view > encoding > more> "Japanese (Shift-JIS)"

Sales and excise tax for laptop from usa to dominican republic?

Sales and excise tax for laptop from usa to dominican republic?
i want to send a new laptop from usa to dominican republic..so what is the sales and excise tax to send it?
United States - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Assuming that you're in the US when you buy it, you'll pay whatever the sales tax is due at the point of purchase. There are no export duties in the US so that will be the end of your obligation Any duties and taxes on the other end in the Dominican Republic will be the responsibility of the recipient. You can't pre-pay those, though you could reimburse the recipient after they have paid them.

Can anybody suggest me how much a good laptop for software development purpose will cost if buying from USA?

Can anybody suggest me how much a good laptop for software development purpose will cost if buying from USA?
I want to buy a laptop from usa for software development purpose . How much it will cost ? Like core duo something.
Laptops & Notebooks - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
You would be fine with a 300$ refurbished computer like a gateway,acer. Check out this product on tigerdirect.com: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5722414&CatId=2628 Acer Veriton M265-ED2220C PS.V880Z.004 Refurbished Desktop PC - Intel Pentium E2220 2.4GHz, 2GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, DVDRW, Vista Business Great deal, and is WAY more than you need for software development purposes. Seriously, an AMD x2 3800+ is good enough, and this is twice as fast...

How do I get my sales tax back for a laptop in USA while leaving the country within 1 month?

How do I get my sales tax back for a laptop in USA while leaving the country within 1 month?
I just bought a laptop in USA and I'm leaving the country next week. I can I get my sales Tax back on that?
United States - 7 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Tax is charged based on the place where you take possession of the purchase. Give it up.
Answer 2 :
Afraid not, tax is charged on the sale in a retail store and has nothing to do with you living in this country or not.
Answer 3 :
Sorry, but that's what it costs to have the privilege of buying it in the good ol' USA.
Answer 4 :
You don't. The US sales tax isn't like the VAT many other countries have, where you can get it refunded if you take what you bought out of the country.
Answer 5 :
No sales tax is not refundable, next time wait and buy in a country where they do not charge sales tax.
Answer 6 :
No, there is no sales tax rebate for taking the property out of the country.
Answer 7 :
if you just complete a few quick tasks on this site they'll send you a sony laptop, completely free of charge!!