unfortunately, prices in Poland are even higher for the entry level iPad2: 2049zl =?512 or $719 :-(
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Originally Posted by oriste
I know nobody cares but I'd like to correct the title anyhow: it's in GREECE that we pay the highest price for an iPad: US$716.315 (aka ?509). We also know why Reuters tries to feed you misinformation: our PM -- in a moment of total mental bewilderment -- once declared that Greece wants to be the Denmark of the Mediterranean, and the (great) Danes have been after us ever since. This is just one more of their ploys.
When it's released in Hong Kong, I have no doubt we'll have the cheapest after-tax price in the world, outside of those few states that have no sales tax.
Malaysia is competing well in terms of iPad prices too, surprisingly.
BTW man is the AUD KILLING the USD right now. 1.03 - All time highs!
Australian pricing for iPad 2 - OK, not mind-blowing, but not too much "premium".
Love my new iPad and orange smart cover. Lined up 2.5 hours before they went on sale at one of the small, obscure resellers in Sydney. I thought 2.5 hours was cutting it fine, but, surprisingly, there were only 6 people waiting in line. About an hour before launch the line was about 50+ deep. I really enjoyed the line up experience, chatting with the other Apple enthusiasts.
Lots of bystanders asked why so many people were lining up. We managed to convince a few that we were auditioning for Australian Idol/Next Top Model.
Masterchef using iPads as cutting boards. A real mash-up (hurr... pun unintended) reality gameshow.
AC plugs on UK Macs are larger than those in the US - are US customers getting less for their money?
YES. US customers are losing out...! Because in many countries you get the UK style plug AS WELL AS the US plug. Same in Australia too. I got about at least five of them US style thingies lying around the house from past Mac purchases by the family.
Yeah it dropped a bit, about $50 to $100 AUD. iPad2 has been sold out like mad the past several days.
Apple is being very aggressive, in fact the most aggressive I've seen in a decade, with their iPad pricing.
So you're not paying a "premium" after all, and in fact your prices have dropped. They didn't go down in the US. This only goes toward showing the silliness of converting all prices to US dollars and claiming people abroad are "paying a premium" when in reality the "premium" is the weakness of the US dollar.
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I know nobody cares but I'd like to correct the title anyhow: it's in GREECE that we pay the highest price for an iPad: US$716.315 (aka ?509). We also know why Reuters tries to feed you misinformation: our PM -- in a moment of total mental bewilderment -- once declared that Greece wants to be the Denmark of the Mediterranean, and the (great) Danes have been after us ever since. This is just one more of their ploys.
When it's released in Hong Kong, I have no doubt we'll have the cheapest after-tax price in the world, outside of those few states that have no sales tax.
Malaysia is competing well in terms of iPad prices too, surprisingly.
BTW man is the AUD KILLING the USD right now. 1.03 - All time highs!
Australian pricing for iPad 2 - OK, not mind-blowing, but not too much "premium".
Love my new iPad and orange smart cover. Lined up 2.5 hours before they went on sale at one of the small, obscure resellers in Sydney. I thought 2.5 hours was cutting it fine, but, surprisingly, there were only 6 people waiting in line. About an hour before launch the line was about 50+ deep. I really enjoyed the line up experience, chatting with the other Apple enthusiasts.
Lots of bystanders asked why so many people were lining up. We managed to convince a few that we were auditioning for Australian Idol/Next Top Model.
Masterchef using iPads as cutting boards. A real mash-up (hurr... pun unintended) reality gameshow.
I propose the next breaking news headline:
AC plugs on UK Macs are larger than those in the US - are US customers getting less for their money?
YES. US customers are losing out...! Because in many countries you get the UK style plug AS WELL AS the US plug. Same in Australia too. I got about at least five of them US style thingies lying around the house from past Mac purchases by the family.
Malaysia is competing well in terms of iPad prices too, surprisingly.
BTW man is the AUD KILLING the USD right now. 1.03 - All time highs!
Australian pricing for iPad 2 - OK, not mind-blowing, but not too much "premium".
Did the price of the iPad change between v1 and v2? In Australian dollars, not US.
Did the price of the iPad change between v1 and v2? In Australian dollars, not US.
Yeah it dropped a bit, about $50 to $100 AUD. iPad2 has been sold out like mad the past several days.
Apple is being very aggressive, in fact the most aggressive I've seen in a decade, with their iPad pricing.
Yeah it dropped a bit, about $50 to $100 AUD. iPad2 has been sold out like mad the past several days.
Apple is being very aggressive, in fact the most aggressive I've seen in a decade, with their iPad pricing.
So you're not paying a "premium" after all, and in fact your prices have dropped. They didn't go down in the US. This only goes toward showing the silliness of converting all prices to US dollars and claiming people abroad are "paying a premium" when in reality the "premium" is the weakness of the US dollar.