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It's not *almost* cost prohibitive, here (in France) a max spec Apple laptop cost about 8500€. Ridiculous.
by jmnicolas 3y ago
It's not *almost* cost prohibitive, here (in France) a max spec Apple laptop cost about 8500€. Ridiculous.
- robotresearcher 3y agoThat's a lot of money for a laptop. But its roughly the same as single intercontinental business class flight. Computers are very, very cheap.
- mahkeiro 3y ago8500€ for a business class flight? Maybe first class.
- olliej 3y agoSFO<->NZ business class is easily $US10k+ which should put it above 8500euro
- nicoburns 3y ago> But its roughly the same as single intercontinental business class flight. And most people (even in first world countries) never go on a single one of those in their lives. Even most businesses never purchase one.
- baal80spam 3y agoI can't think of ANY airplane ticket that costs 5000 EUR, not to mention 8500.
- switch007 3y agoOh very easy to find. London to San Francisco, AA, business class, this Monday returning Thursday, 9700 EUR. Not even a flexible ticket Google Flights says that’s a typical price Direct with BA is €14k Though neither of course a price a business would usually pay, due to contracts for special pricing and booking a bit more in advance
- olliej 3y agoLong range business class tickets are easily that, if not more.
- gwervc 3y agoApple prices in France are insane, partially because of how Apple adapt the dollar to euros, and the 20% VAT. Heck, at the time I got my 16Gb 14" M1 Pro plus an iPhone 11 mini for 50€ cheaper in Japan than just the laptop in France, in part thanks to a generous "back to school" offer.
- Detrytus 3y agoWhat do you mean by max spec? In my country the 16inch, M3 Max, 128GB RAM, 8TB SSD is 9666 EUR[1] - France seems a lot cheaper. [1] My country does not use EUR, i calculated it based on the current exchange rate.