$ to £ conversion used by Apple?

Apple fanboy · Nov 27, 2012, 03:20 PM

Can anybody remember the base 2011 iMac price in $? I know it was £999 in the UK, and I'm trying to work out what conversion rate apple use. I know it's not just the standard. My BTO iMac is going to cost $2197 with apple care and extras.

mazakii · Nov 27, 2012, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Apple fanboy

Can anybody remember the base 2011 iMac price in $? I know it was £999 in the UK, and I'm trying to work out what conversion rate apple use. I know it's not just the standard. My BTO iMac is going to cost $2197 with apple care and extras.

Just convert it to £, then + 30%
One thing I know for sure is Fusion drive is £200 ($250) extra.

Apple fanboy · Nov 27, 2012, 03:33 PM

If anybody from across the pond can remember the $ base price I can do it exactly. It's not like I'm using credit or anything but would just like to be able to transfer the correct amount in advance. I wish it was Friday already.

darkanddivine · Nov 27, 2012, 03:36 PM

Just been doing this myself. Seems to be roughly £80 to $100

barca bear · Nov 27, 2012, 03:42 PM

Do we know BTO pricing for new iMac in USA already?

Apple fanboy · Nov 27, 2012, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by barca bear

Do we know BTO pricing for new iMac in USA already?

Yes. Here
http://www.expercom.com/browse_by_ca...ATEGORY_ID=300

lucasfunkt · Nov 27, 2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mazakii

Just convert it to £, then + 30%
One thing I know for sure is Fusion drive is £200 ($250) extra.

How about the 3TB Fusion drive?

barca bear · Nov 27, 2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Apple fanboy

Yes. Here
http://www.expercom.com/browse_by_ca...ATEGORY_ID=300

Great. Using this and converting plus 30%, my mac will be £1582 ($1949 +30%)

Mic2904 · Nov 27, 2012, 04:14 PM

Bit late for me

Can anyone roughly guess the price for the low end 21" with 16gb. And the low end with fusion?

Ademordna · Nov 27, 2012, 04:16 PM

Anyone know what upgrading from 8gb to 16gb of ram will cost in the uk?

thekev · Nov 27, 2012, 04:16 PM

They probably use a conversion rate that allows for some amount of fluctuation in exchange rates. It's also important to note that sales tax is at a state level in the US. It's tacked on at the end. You don't see prices listed that way as you do with VAT.

mazakii · Nov 27, 2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by lucasfunkt

How about the 3TB Fusion drive?

You can probably check out mac mini for reference.

lucasfunkt · Nov 27, 2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ademordna

Anyone know what upgrading from 8gb to 16gb of ram will cost in the uk?

Get it from a third party like Crucial and it'll only cost about £30. Get it from apple and it'll cost around £150.

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Originally Posted by mazakii

You can probably check out mac mini for reference.

They don't do the 3TB for the mac mini, I checked.

mazakii · Nov 27, 2012, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by thekev

They probably use a conversion rate that allows for some amount of fluctuation in exchange rates. It's also important to note that sales tax is at a state level in the US. It's tacked on at the end. You don't see prices listed that way as you do with VAT.

Some people make a trip to NYC just for apple products and still get it cheaper.

But I can't really fit the 27inch to my suitcase. What a shame.

Sometimes you just have to leave it.

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Originally Posted by lucasfunkt

Get it from a third party like Crucial and it'll only cost about £30. Get it from apple and it'll cost around £150.

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They don't do the 3TB for the mac mini, I checked.

Then.. find out soon!

Ademordna · Nov 27, 2012, 04:37 PM

Get it from a third party like Crucial and it'll only cost about £30. Get it from apple and it'll cost around £150

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I'm after the 21.5"....

(messed quote up, sorry)

Apple fanboy · Nov 27, 2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mic2904

Bit late for me

Can anyone roughly guess the price for the low end 21" with 16gb. And the low end with fusion?

You can only get the Fusion on the high end 21"

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RAM is $200 extra for another 8GB

thekev · Nov 27, 2012, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mazakii

Some people make a trip to NYC just for apple products and still get it cheaper.

But I can't really fit the 27inch to my suitcase. What a shame.

Sometimes you just have to leave it.

It could be a bit cheaper. As I mentioned, Apple likely leaves some room for currency fluctuation. Sales tax in NYC is also cheaper than VAT in the UK. I'm not sure how well the imac would work even if you could fit it. It's a lot easier to take a notebook through customs if you don't take the box along. They aren't going to give you problems for bringing along your notebook as it's extremely common.

darkanddivine · Nov 27, 2012, 05:09 PM

Don't take this as gospel, but this might be OK as a rough guide. The base level 21" one with 16GB RAM comes out at £1259 for me, and the next one up with 16GB and Fusion comes out at £1609, I just based this on the RAM being £160 and the Fusion being £200.

Apple fanboy · Nov 27, 2012, 05:32 PM

£1609 looks about right to me as well for hi end 21". I will also be adding AppleCare, SuperDrive and MSOffice. Not much change from £2000 for me then!

barca bear · Nov 27, 2012, 05:38 PM

I'm actually looking at £1750 for 21" i7 with 16gb RAM and fusion drive. My budget was £1500 but I feel it's gonna be worth the extra in long run - I need 4/5 years from this imac.

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Nov 27, 2012, 05:32 PM	#19
Apple fanboy Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom	£1609 looks about right to me as well for hi end 21". I will also be adding AppleCare, SuperDrive and MSOffice. Not much change from £2000 for me then! __________________ Late 2012 21" iMac 2.9GHz i5, ITB Fusion drive, 16GB RAM, 2 TB TimeCapsule, iPhone 5 32GB, iPad 4 32GB, iPad 2 16GB, apple TV 2, iPod touch 4th gen 8GB, Xbox 360 120GB. Macrumors Scavenger Hunt IV 2
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Nov 27, 2012, 03:36 PM	#4
darkanddivine macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007	Just been doing this myself. Seems to be roughly £80 to $100
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Nov 27, 2012, 04:14 PM	#9
Mic2904 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2011	Bit late for me Can anyone roughly guess the price for the low end 21" with 16gb. And the low end with fusion?
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Nov 27, 2012, 04:16 PM	#10
Ademordna macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: UK	Anyone know what upgrading from 8gb to 16gb of ram will cost in the uk?
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Nov 27, 2012, 04:37 PM	#15
Ademordna macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: UK	Get it from a third party like Crucial and it'll only cost about £30. Get it from apple and it'll cost around £150 ---------- I'm after the 21.5".... (messed quote up, sorry)
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Nov 27, 2012, 05:09 PM	#18
darkanddivine macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007	Don't take this as gospel, but this might be OK as a rough guide. The base level 21" one with 16GB RAM comes out at £1259 for me, and the next one up with 16GB and Fusion comes out at £1609, I just based this on the RAM being £160 and the Fusion being £200.
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Nov 27, 2012, 05:38 PM	#20
barca bear macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: UK	I'm actually looking at £1750 for 21" i7 with 16gb RAM and fusion drive. My budget was £1500 but I feel it's gonna be worth the extra in long run - I need 4/5 years from this imac.
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