Shipping a comptuer a great distance

[Bateluer]

I need to ship a complete system to a friend who lives in another state.

I am not sure of the best way to ship it though. I was going to get the original box, plastic bag, and styrofoam that the case came in, and ship it in that. I was also going to fill the empty sides with packing styrofoam peanuts.

Is there anything else I could do to ensure its saftey? Shipping the parts dissambled is not an option either.

 

[Om]

I've done that many times all over the US, no problem whatesoever. Actually what I always do is use the orginal case box, then get a slightly larger box and fill it with peanuts, and put the keyboard and mouse and whatever in the outter box. Just make sure you insure it and you'll be fine.

 

[Om]

I'ts been awhile, actually what I always do is use the orginal case box, then get a slightly larger box and fill it with peanuts, and put the keyboard and mouse and whatever in the outter box. Never had anything break in shipping.

 

[Bateluer]

Sheesh, no wonder I could not find this, someone moved it into OT for some reason. Seems like its a general hardware concern to me, but oh well.

How much of a bigger box are we talking about? About an inch of extra space around the inner box? Just enough to fit a small keyboard box?

Suppose I do not need to send any keyboard/mouse/etc, would it be safer to use the outer box and fill it with packing peanuts?

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

I once mailed mine across three provinces in its original box. It was fine!

Remember insurance....

 

[ChinamanatNCSU]

I think I'd play it safe and still double box it, with at least an inch of peanuts. Also, there was a thread a couple weeks back where UPS basically destroyed a monitor in a box, so I'd go with fedex. Too lazy to find the post, but the pics were frightening.

 

[Bateluer]

Hmmm . . . I am not sure where the fedex shipping station is around here, UPS and USPS are just down the street. I'll have to check their site.