i am planing to buy a new pb from usa via my friend, i am gonna hotwire money to him and i dont want to send him the amount less than the total cost. could you tell me the sales tax of rhode island
That's very true. I bought my PB at the store in Cambridge Mass. More out of convenience because I go to school right next to Northeastern U, but the tax was about $120 (I think), instead of $167. I bought my Schwinn in Mass too, again it was out of convenience (closest bike store with the right model was there), but I saved quite a bit on tax, which went right to a bike shoe purchase. Of course, if your friend lives in the northeastern area, (Cumberland, Woonsocket, Lincoln, parts of Pawtucket), there's a CompUSA in North Attleboro right next to Emerald Square Mall, which is on Route 1, a tad south of I-295. They might have the new PBs in stock, but not for another week or so I bet.Elbeano said:If your friend could stand the drive to one of the apple stores in massachusetts the sales tax there is only 5%. When I lived in Rhode Island it was usually worth well more than the price of gas to take a little trip across the border for larger purchases.
chribb said:Thanx! No worries, Ill only stay for one semester
Ok, so either apple.com or the apple store. The thing with buying it straight from apple is what ill have to pay for RAM(1 gb = 630$!!). Over here retailers can customize the pb and sell it at a reasonable price. I cant see the point of purchasing the pb with only 256 mb ram anyway? Even less paying 630$ for 1 gb of ram. Another advantage by purchasing it from a retailer is that the student discount is 10 % instead of the 5 % at apple.com(Sweden). But I guess ill have to go with the apple.com/apple store alternative if there arent any retailer who can customize the pb?
if you buy from macmall or the likes they usually incluse some free ramchribb said:Thanx! No worries, Ill only stay for one semester
Ok, so either apple.com or the apple store. The thing with buying it straight from apple is what ill have to pay for RAM(1 gb = 630$!!). Over here retailers can customize the pb and sell it at a reasonable price. I cant see the point of purchasing the pb with only 256 mb ram anyway? Even less paying 630$ for 1 gb of ram. Another advantage by purchasing it from a retailer is that the student discount is 10 % instead of the 5 % at apple.com(Sweden). But I guess ill have to go with the apple.com/apple store alternative if there arent any retailer who can customize the pb?