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Everything in the history of Apple has been "30%" more expensive or more outside the US than inside. This is completely no surprise and in line with every other

by relix 13y ago

Everything in the history of Apple has been "30%" more expensive or more outside the US than inside. This is completely no surprise and in line with every other pricing strategy of Apple before.

nwh 13y ago
I wouldn't say that, usually it's $100 or so, literally 30% is an incredibly markup for a $3000 USD device. Throw a 4K screen in, and it'll be cheaper to fly to the US and buy a setup there.
- MrGando 13y ago
  You are wrong. Check the prices of Apple stuff in Argentina or even France. Hell, in Chile it's 20% more (and it was 100% more in the past, has gotten better now). Cheers.
  - nwh 13y ago
    I'd post some comparisons, but it doesn't even exist on the Chile store. Crazy.
  - iaskwhy 13y ago
    Isn't this the before-tax and after-tax incorrect comparison?
  - Steko 13y ago
    Chile has a 19% VAT.
- grecy 13y ago
  As far back and PowerBooks and my LC630 it was cheaper for me to fly from Australia to the US, buy one and spend a week there. It's always been the case.
  - cstrat 13y ago
    Technically there is duty owed when you bring something back worth more than $1,000... At the moment the difference between the MacPros is $1,000. So if I bought it in the states after currency conversion I might save $750 or something. I would need to bring a lot of them back to cover my flight. Plus then I might get stung at customs and owe 10% of the total value anyway.