Is it legal for an American to mail a new computer to Norway or Sweden?

[Piru]

@ChaosLord

Apparently new computers in the USA cost 1/4 what they cost in Scandinavia

I don't know where you're getting these prices from, but I can't agree. At least I find the prices to be pretty much equal.

In fact I recently bought two 400GB Seagate HDDs from Denmark, 174,36 eur per drive.

[Piru]

@doctorq

If you buy items from a company in Europe, you will have to pay customs as well.

Not inside EU though. Inside EU you only pay the tax of the country you buy from (included in the price of the product).

Other cases include the normal import tax/customs mess.

In USA you can "cheat" by buying from another state (tax free) and end up paying no tax at all. There are some plans to fix this loophole though.

[Piru]

@ChaosLord
pricewatch.com says cheapest price $212 for the drive in question (ST3400832A). link

Back when I ordered it it was $230 or so.