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Totally agree. The new Air to my mind is decent value at $1199. But that then becomes 1499 EUR in Germany, for... some reason. And then you see that the entr
by mft_ 4y ago
Totally agree. The new Air to my mind is decent value at $1199.
But that then becomes 1499 EUR in Germany, for... some reason. And then you see that the entry level model is specced low, and to get a reasonable 16GB memory and 512GB SSD bumps it up to 1959 EUR, which is a very different level of purchase, and also most of the way to the cost of a comparable 14" M1 MacBook Pro.
- dudul 4y ago"Some reason"? Isn't it pretty obviously taxes?
- spartanatreyu 4y agoA tax 20% or more on a computer?
- least 4y agoThe standard VAT rate in Germany is 19%, so that's not that far off the mark, assuming they include VAT in their pricing.
- realityking 4y ago1199 USD to EUR = 1147 EUR Germany has a 19% VAT so 1147*1.19=1397.06 Still a gap of slightly more than 100€.
- javajosh 4y agoIt's the 20% VAT.