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Aussies are getting it at a premium, too. USD$1059 (256GB) should be AUD$1483, retailing for AUD$1609 - a AUD$126 premium. USD$1299 (1TB) should be AUD$1819,

• LudwigNagasena 19d ago
  It’s hard to meaningfully compare prices across countries due to differences in tax regimes.
• kwanbix 19d ago
  That is nothing, less than 10%. Ther are countries that get it at 100% or even 200% more.
  • manojlds 19d ago
    Which is actually good, as it includes GST.
• manojlds 19d ago
  It includes GST right? US prices are before sales tax.
  • chrysoprace 19d ago
    That makes more sense then. I did not realise that US electronics prices were before tax.
• aidenn0 19d ago
  Taxes aren't included in the US prices; I'd have to pay 1138USD for the 256GB model, which is 1593AUD, so it's only a 16AUD premium over where I live.
  • MindSpunk 18d ago
    Australian sticker price includes 10% GST so the correct way to compare is to take the tax free US price, convert that to AUD and add 10%. Applying that process yields $1633 AUD so the sticker price we get is actually better than the US price.
    • account42 18d ago
      What makes that way more correct than comparing the actual final total someone pays in the US vs what someone pays in AU?
      • aidenn0 18d ago
        It depends on if you want to answer the question "Is Valve charging us more" or "Are we paying more"
• frio 19d ago
  Not so bad, New Zealanders won't get it at all :(.