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The one I bought with the laptops so that I could use my external monitor and plug my cell phone.

saagarjha 9y ago
This one is $69 and has USB C, HDMI, and USB A: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-a.... Does it not fit your needs?
- Symbiote 9y ago
  Add a typical European VAT and the price is similar.
  - saagarjha 9y ago
    €89 is around $110. Is VAT really 60%?
    - antnisp 9y ago
      https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91c-digital-av-multiport-adapter?fnode=8b https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91... Here it is. Right from the mother-ship.
    - Symbiote 9y ago
      I guess I meant that was an equivalent price for electronics. Around 20% is normal. The USD has slipped further than I thought compared to the Euro, and prices are usually a bit higher here. There are various explanations: * Higher staff wages * Government-mandated warranty * Willingness to pay more The same product is €79 in Germany: https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91c-digital-av-multiport-adapter https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91... (or ~87€ in Denmark!)
      - intopieces 9y ago
        Jeeze, I regularly see these things left in conference rooms at my work. I could make a killing in the German resale market.
        saagarjha 9y ago
        Presumably, reselling these would require you to apply VAT to your products…
        nkkollaw 9y ago
        You don't pay VAT twice. If anything on the margin. Of course, if VAT is 60% like you seem to think... That would be a lot! ;-)
- nkkollaw 9y ago
  Why does it matter, and why is it so important to you? Does it change anything? It was the only adapter I could buy at Juice in Florence, Italy (where I bought the laptop) that had HDMI at the time. The laptop was EUR 1799 ($2,150), the dongle was EUR 89. After 2-3 months the keyboard started failing. It was replaced by Apple--along with the battery which they found out was faulty, and it started failing again (missed keystrokes, registering twice) after a short while. They replace it _again_, then after 3 days the logic board dies, taking all data with it. Apple replaced it, I sold that piece of shit of a laptop for EUR 1,000, and the guy called me after 2-3 days that the logic board died again and Juice (no Apple Store in his area) would give him a new one. That was my about 5th and last Apple laptop. I read lots of reports of these things happening to lots of people, but not getting a lot of attention anywhere for some reason, despite the fact that those things cost $2000 and you should absolutely be able to type for more than 2-3 months without replacing the keyboard.
  - vetinari 9y ago
    When the third failure/warranty claim happens, you have a right to refuse the repair, return the item and ask for the money back (the same amount that is on the bill). So by selling to the third party, you took the loss.
    - nkkollaw 9y ago
      In Europe..? I wasn't aware of that. I mentioned returning it to Apple and they said the could give you a new one at the most, but only after multiple repairs for the same problem failed.
      - vetinari 9y ago
        Yes, in Europe. It happened to my brother, but with Asus (so they didn't try to talk him out of it). After third warranty claim, he took the money and got an Thinkpad.
      - dahauns 9y ago
        See my other post. They were bullshitting you (happens too often, sadly). Was this Apple themselves or a third-party seller?

This one is $69 and has USB C, HDMI, and USB A: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-a.... Does it not fit your needs?

Symbiote 9y ago
Add a typical European VAT and the price is similar.
- saagarjha 9y ago
  €89 is around $110. Is VAT really 60%?
  - antnisp 9y ago
    https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91c-digital-av-multiport-adapter?fnode=8b https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91... Here it is. Right from the mother-ship.
  - Symbiote 9y ago
    I guess I meant that was an equivalent price for electronics. Around 20% is normal. The USD has slipped further than I thought compared to the Euro, and prices are usually a bit higher here. There are various explanations: * Higher staff wages * Government-mandated warranty * Willingness to pay more The same product is €79 in Germany: https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91c-digital-av-multiport-adapter https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91... (or ~87€ in Denmark!)
    - intopieces 9y ago
      Jeeze, I regularly see these things left in conference rooms at my work. I could make a killing in the German resale market.
      - saagarjha 9y ago
        Presumably, reselling these would require you to apply VAT to your products…
        nkkollaw 9y ago
        You don't pay VAT twice. If anything on the margin. Of course, if VAT is 60% like you seem to think... That would be a lot! ;-)
nkkollaw 9y ago
Why does it matter, and why is it so important to you? Does it change anything? It was the only adapter I could buy at Juice in Florence, Italy (where I bought the laptop) that had HDMI at the time. The laptop was EUR 1799 ($2,150), the dongle was EUR 89. After 2-3 months the keyboard started failing. It was replaced by Apple--along with the battery which they found out was faulty, and it started failing again (missed keystrokes, registering twice) after a short while. They replace it _again_, then after 3 days the logic board dies, taking all data with it. Apple replaced it, I sold that piece of shit of a laptop for EUR 1,000, and the guy called me after 2-3 days that the logic board died again and Juice (no Apple Store in his area) would give him a new one. That was my about 5th and last Apple laptop. I read lots of reports of these things happening to lots of people, but not getting a lot of attention anywhere for some reason, despite the fact that those things cost $2000 and you should absolutely be able to type for more than 2-3 months without replacing the keyboard.
- vetinari 9y ago
  When the third failure/warranty claim happens, you have a right to refuse the repair, return the item and ask for the money back (the same amount that is on the bill). So by selling to the third party, you took the loss.
  - nkkollaw 9y ago
    In Europe..? I wasn't aware of that. I mentioned returning it to Apple and they said the could give you a new one at the most, but only after multiple repairs for the same problem failed.
    - vetinari 9y ago
      Yes, in Europe. It happened to my brother, but with Asus (so they didn't try to talk him out of it). After third warranty claim, he took the money and got an Thinkpad.
    - dahauns 9y ago
      See my other post. They were bullshitting you (happens too often, sadly). Was this Apple themselves or a third-party seller?