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@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@NashBrydges said in Virtualization build:
@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
I fucking wish we could get pricing like that in Canada.
Have a buddy buy it for you and hand ship it up.
border agent: That's a nice server you got there.... be a shame if you had to... pay taxes on it! muahahahaha
Nothing to claim, a buddy gave me this equipment from his personal lab.
"In general, the goods you include in your personal exemption must be for your personal or household use. These goods include souvenirs, gifts that you received from friends or relatives living outside Canada or prizes that you won."
Canada customs gives no fucks about gifts, only charging taxes on everything
https://travel.gc.ca/returning/customs/what-you-can-bring-home-to-canada#conditions
And worst case, why not just have a receipt for $100 for computer equipment.
What's the tax on that?
You seem to be under the impression that customs agents are dumb. You would be incorrect in my experience.
Tax rate here is 13.5% so potentially saving $500 in tax is not worth the risk. They can seriously mess with you.
2630x1.25x1.135= $3731CDN.... sigh.
Edit: checked xe.com, it's $1.30:1 sobs quietly for the death of his online shopping fun times
YOu are assuming that the low price would be used. Those could easily be taxed based on a higher $5K or so US price.
For Ontario, Customs will charge me the HST (13%) of the Canadian value of the converted stated cost. So if the server is $2,500 USD, they will convert to CDN and then tag on 13% tax.
That's if customs even agree that it is worth what you paid. Nothing says they can't say it's worth way more than that in Canada (and they would indeed be correct)
The question I keep asking myself on this topic is why bother to declare anything? When you enter Canada (unless something has changed recently) they don't mandate a search of you car.
@MattSpeller are you Mexican looking, maybe that's why they also want to search your vehicle...
They don't MANDATE a search of your car. But if they do, that's jail time. Who risks jail to save their employer money?
Jail is a joke compared to losing your career.
Ha. At least in the US, it's illegal to fire someone for not breaking the law. If they try to do that, your job is protected.
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@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@NashBrydges said in Virtualization build:
@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
I fucking wish we could get pricing like that in Canada.
Have a buddy buy it for you and hand ship it up.
border agent: That's a nice server you got there.... be a shame if you had to... pay taxes on it! muahahahaha
Nothing to claim, a buddy gave me this equipment from his personal lab.
"In general, the goods you include in your personal exemption must be for your personal or household use. These goods include souvenirs, gifts that you received from friends or relatives living outside Canada or prizes that you won."
Canada customs gives no fucks about gifts, only charging taxes on everything
https://travel.gc.ca/returning/customs/what-you-can-bring-home-to-canada#conditions
And worst case, why not just have a receipt for $100 for computer equipment.
What's the tax on that?
You seem to be under the impression that customs agents are dumb. You would be incorrect in my experience.
Tax rate here is 13.5% so potentially saving $500 in tax is not worth the risk. They can seriously mess with you.
2630x1.25x1.135= $3731CDN.... sigh.
Edit: checked xe.com, it's $1.30:1 sobs quietly for the death of his online shopping fun times
YOu are assuming that the low price would be used. Those could easily be taxed based on a higher $5K or so US price.
For Ontario, Customs will charge me the HST (13%) of the Canadian value of the converted stated cost. So if the server is $2,500 USD, they will convert to CDN and then tag on 13% tax.
That's if customs even agree that it is worth what you paid. Nothing says they can't say it's worth way more than that in Canada (and they would indeed be correct)
The question I keep asking myself on this topic is why bother to declare anything? When you enter Canada (unless something has changed recently) they don't mandate a search of you car.
@MattSpeller are you Mexican looking, maybe that's why they also want to search your vehicle...
They don't MANDATE a search of your car. But if they do, that's jail time. Who risks jail to save their employer money?
Jail is a joke compared to losing your career.
Ha. At least in the US, it's illegal to fire someone for not breaking the law. If they try to do that, your job is protected.
Nah, I meant if you get caught doing something dumb like that even for yourself it's still most likely the end of your IT career.
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@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@NashBrydges said in Virtualization build:
@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
I fucking wish we could get pricing like that in Canada.
Have a buddy buy it for you and hand ship it up.
border agent: That's a nice server you got there.... be a shame if you had to... pay taxes on it! muahahahaha
Nothing to claim, a buddy gave me this equipment from his personal lab.
"In general, the goods you include in your personal exemption must be for your personal or household use. These goods include souvenirs, gifts that you received from friends or relatives living outside Canada or prizes that you won."
Canada customs gives no fucks about gifts, only charging taxes on everything
https://travel.gc.ca/returning/customs/what-you-can-bring-home-to-canada#conditions
And worst case, why not just have a receipt for $100 for computer equipment.
What's the tax on that?
You seem to be under the impression that customs agents are dumb. You would be incorrect in my experience.
Tax rate here is 13.5% so potentially saving $500 in tax is not worth the risk. They can seriously mess with you.
2630x1.25x1.135= $3731CDN.... sigh.
Edit: checked xe.com, it's $1.30:1 sobs quietly for the death of his online shopping fun times
YOu are assuming that the low price would be used. Those could easily be taxed based on a higher $5K or so US price.
For Ontario, Customs will charge me the HST (13%) of the Canadian value of the converted stated cost. So if the server is $2,500 USD, they will convert to CDN and then tag on 13% tax.
That's if customs even agree that it is worth what you paid. Nothing says they can't say it's worth way more than that in Canada (and they would indeed be correct)
The question I keep asking myself on this topic is why bother to declare anything? When you enter Canada (unless something has changed recently) they don't mandate a search of you car.
@MattSpeller are you Mexican looking, maybe that's why they also want to search your vehicle...
They don't MANDATE a search of your car. But if they do, that's jail time. Who risks jail to save their employer money?
Jail is a joke compared to losing your career.
Ha. At least in the US, it's illegal to fire someone for not breaking the law. If they try to do that, your job is protected.
Nah, I meant if you get caught doing something dumb like that even for yourself it's still most likely the end of your IT career.
OH okay. Ha ha.
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When traveling though Canada because the route was faster, we got searched - so much for saving time, at least an hour at the stop. We just stayed in the US for the return trip.
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@Dashrender said in Virtualization build:
When traveling though Canada because the route was faster, we got searched - so much for saving time, at least an hour at the stop. We just stayed in the US for the return trip.
It's something like 10% of cars get searched.
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We were pulling an empty trailer. Of course they couldn't see inside the trailer, being enclosed. At least that part was fast.. but the luggage in the van, etc.. that still sucked.
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well in our case it's 100%! We have a cottage in Ontario. Last few times we went up we got selected for the "random" search which of course takes 2 hours and we are extremely late getting there. So we have NOT gone up there with the kids because I do not want to go through that with a 3 and a 1 year old.
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@jt1001001 said in Virtualization build:
well in our case it's 100%! We have a cottage in Ontario. Last few times we went up we got selected for the "random" search which of course takes 2 hours and we are extremely late getting there. So we have NOT gone up there with the kids because I do not want to go through that with a 3 and a 1 year old.
I wonder how much tourism is lost because of that BS.
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@scottalanmiller said in Virtualization build:
@jt1001001 said in Virtualization build:
well in our case it's 100%! We have a cottage in Ontario. Last few times we went up we got selected for the "random" search which of course takes 2 hours and we are extremely late getting there. So we have NOT gone up there with the kids because I do not want to go through that with a 3 and a 1 year old.
I wonder how much tourism is lost because of that BS.
I'm sure a ton of it is.
I refuse to go to or through Canada if I'd be forced to take the 407 ETR, freaking highway robery rates for traveling on it, if you don't have Ontario plates.
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Any downside to getting an R620 in lieu of the R720?
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@scottalanmiller a LOT, amny of my friends no longer go up there. We've only been to Canada 1 time in the last 3 years because of that and other BS
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@Danp said in Virtualization build:
Any downside to getting an R620 in lieu of the R720?
I have a large soft spot for R620's - they seem to be real solid troopers. Keep em clean, they go forever.
Not that I've had issues with the 720's, just a long history with the 620s.
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@Danp said in Virtualization build:
Any downside to getting an R620 in lieu of the R720?
A bit more power usage (which could be huge over a server lifetime.) That's about it.
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@travisdh1 said in Virtualization build:
A bit more power usage (which could be huge over a server lifetime.) That's about it.
Wouldn't the R720 use more power than the R620?
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@Danp said in Virtualization build:
@travisdh1 said in Virtualization build:
A bit more power usage (which could be huge over a server lifetime.) That's about it.
Wouldn't the R720 use more power than the R620?
Assuming the same hardware in both (the R720 do have the possibility of more memory/hard drives), nope. Older generation servers almost always use more power than latter generation ones. Power supply efficiency improved between the R620 and R720 releases at the least, and the R720 will support more power efficient parts (not that they were necessarily used.)
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I've had good luck with both 620 and 720 so far
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We like the 500 series, too.
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Received the updated quote with R620 instead of R720, which came in about $600 less per server. Same basic specs expect for a drop in memory from 192GB to 128GB.
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This reminds me of when I went to canada to purchase some older equipment for a friend of mine. Going into canada was easy. Coming back was the problem. I went through the normal passenger lane unaware that I should have gone through the commercial side both in and out. So coming back in they sent me over to the "building". I filled out the paper work to declare what I had in the van and described the equipment. They made some phone calls to confirm it was allowed back in the USA. I was unsure why it wouldn't be allowed back into the country, as it was manufactured for use in the USA - and was stamped as such. The customs person was very understanding, and suggested that next time have a broker do it. Or at least call the customs office ahead of time to find out what paper work you need to have filled out.
It likely didn't help that the equipment was paid for in cash, with no receipt ($500), and it was control equipment that is used to monitor temperature and pressure at a power plant....
Traveling into canada even for a meeting with a company requires a letter of introduction from that company explaining the purpose of the meeting, and whether or not there will be any "sale" or "transactional value" of the meeting. We were going up to meet with a banner ad platform in toronto and got sent to the building to explain ourselves.
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@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
@DustinB3403 said in Virtualization build:
@MattSpeller said in Virtualization build:
I fucking wish we could get pricing like that in Canada.
Have a buddy buy it for you and hand ship it up.
border agent: That's a nice server you got there.... be a shame if you had to... pay taxes on it! muahahahaha
Nothing to claim, a buddy gave me this equipment from his personal lab.
boarder agent So let me get this straight a buddy gave this too you? Do you frequent Mangolassi.it much? We heard someone was trying to bring up a server under false pretenses. This couldn't be you aye? Muhahaha
