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The pricing is ridiculous. In Germany it costs 120€. I really don't get why Google is constantly making their products so unaffordable here. That makes it sligh

The pricing is ridiculous. In Germany it costs 120€. I really don't get why Google is constantly making their products so unaffordable here. That makes it slightly more expensive than the Intel Compute Stick with Win 8.1 which goes for 110€

ollie87 11y ago
Exactly, they are £90 here in the UK. For £120 I could build a mITX machine that would destroy this. (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9LffwP http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9LffwP) - Granted it's not as small, but who really cares? For £200 I could buy a Chromebook, but instead I bought a ASUS X205TA for £85 from eBay on sale (I had vouchers etc, but even without them it would've been £130). Yes the trackpad isn't as good, but the build quality is okay and it runs Windows 10 absolutely fine for what I use it for.
- smeyer 11y ago
  >Granted it's not as small, but who really cares? Isn't one of the primary points of this product the extreme size? It seems like an unreasonable comparison if you dismiss that.
Keyframe 11y ago
Somehow either tech companies think we (europe) are made of money or something about our tax/import system is wrong.
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Roritharr 11y ago
This here is an absurdly better deal: http://www.amazon.de/X8-Tablet-Desktop-Windows-Android/dp/B013DDPLHM/ http://www.amazon.de/X8-Tablet-Desktop-Windows-Android/dp/B0... It comes with a touchscreen and all the ports you'd ever want.
vinay427 11y ago
There's a 15-25% VAT in most European countries as far as I know while state sales tax is added on top of the purchase price here in the US. That brings it closer to parity.
- tim333 11y ago
  Adjusting for 19% vat and one euro = usd 1.07 that would make the price EUR 95. It's annoying when the prices get jacked up. I guess they are probably giving a middle man some cut but it's unnecessary these days. Just sell direct and don't bother discriminating against non US persons.
  - encoderer 11y ago
    For us prices add 7-9% sales tax to the $85.
  - Navarr 11y ago
    I think there's a lot more involved in international sales and logistics than "discriminating against non US persons"
fraencko 11y ago
There is only one shop in DE that offers the Chromebit right now, I suppose it is imported. You should wait until Chromebit is officially announced in Germany before drawing conclusions regarding the price.
hewhowhineth 11y ago
You can get those Rockchip HDMI sticks for $50 on aliexpress, shipping included (RK3288 ones support 4K). They usually ship with Android 4.4 these days. But for $70-$80 you can get a stick with Atom Z3735F 2GB/32GB and have full desktop OS, Windows or Linux.
- gambiting 11y ago
  You will need to pay import tax + handling charge though. Don't know about the actual prices in Germany, but in UK this would cost you another ~$30 on top of the Aliexpress price.
  - hewhowhineth 11y ago
    You're right. That may ruin it for some. It differs a lot from country to country, I guess. Where I'm at the moment there is no import tax on <150 EUR items, and handling is 1 EUR.

ollie87 11y ago

Exactly, they are £90 here in the UK. For £120 I could build a mITX machine that would destroy this. (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9LffwP http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9LffwP) - Granted it's not as small, but who really cares? For £200 I could buy a Chromebook, but instead I bought a ASUS X205TA for £85 from eBay on sale (I had vouchers etc, but even without them it would've been £130). Yes the trackpad isn't as good, but the build quality is okay and it runs Windows 10 absolutely fine for what I use it for.

smeyer 11y ago
>Granted it's not as small, but who really cares? Isn't one of the primary points of this product the extreme size? It seems like an unreasonable comparison if you dismiss that.

Keyframe 11y ago

Somehow either tech companies think we (europe) are made of money or something about our tax/import system is wrong.

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Roritharr 11y ago

This here is an absurdly better deal: http://www.amazon.de/X8-Tablet-Desktop-Windows-Android/dp/B013DDPLHM/ http://www.amazon.de/X8-Tablet-Desktop-Windows-Android/dp/B0... It comes with a touchscreen and all the ports you'd ever want.

vinay427 11y ago

There's a 15-25% VAT in most European countries as far as I know while state sales tax is added on top of the purchase price here in the US. That brings it closer to parity.

tim333 11y ago
Adjusting for 19% vat and one euro = usd 1.07 that would make the price EUR 95. It's annoying when the prices get jacked up. I guess they are probably giving a middle man some cut but it's unnecessary these days. Just sell direct and don't bother discriminating against non US persons.
- encoderer 11y ago
  For us prices add 7-9% sales tax to the $85.
- Navarr 11y ago
  I think there's a lot more involved in international sales and logistics than "discriminating against non US persons"

fraencko 11y ago

There is only one shop in DE that offers the Chromebit right now, I suppose it is imported. You should wait until Chromebit is officially announced in Germany before drawing conclusions regarding the price.

hewhowhineth 11y ago

You can get those Rockchip HDMI sticks for $50 on aliexpress, shipping included (RK3288 ones support 4K). They usually ship with Android 4.4 these days. But for $70-$80 you can get a stick with Atom Z3735F 2GB/32GB and have full desktop OS, Windows or Linux.

gambiting 11y ago
You will need to pay import tax + handling charge though. Don't know about the actual prices in Germany, but in UK this would cost you another ~$30 on top of the Aliexpress price.
- hewhowhineth 11y ago
  You're right. That may ruin it for some. It differs a lot from country to country, I guess. Where I'm at the moment there is no import tax on <150 EUR items, and handling is 1 EUR.