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Apple Announces International iPad Availability for May 28th

I don't want to be offensive here, but what's the point of setting a distinct "launch date" for a country as small as Luxembourg? I mean this country is so small you can just walk over to Germany or France from anywhere within Luxembourg and buy your iPad there. Do they really think Luxembourg's customers will wait until June to buy an iPad when they can buy it already just around the corner?
 
Why do i think that the iPad 2nd Generation will be half the price from the 1st generation just like the iPhone

but then again an iPhone is a phone while the iPad is a.....
 
psychjoe said:
It's £25 difference when the pound has fallen to its lowest in 13 months - the day after it's been announced we have a hung parliament which has caused the investors to act cautious. As soon as the political situation is sorted out, it will rise again. So Apple have taken advantage of the lower pound-doller. Probably why they waited because any change in government would have the same effect.

Perhaps you should take more of an interest in current affairs/think a bit bigger, eh?
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right, so when the pound strengthens again, the difference in price between US and the UK will be....?
 
Australian details:

Pricing & Availability
iPad is available in Australia for a recommended retail price of AUS$629 inc GST for 16GB, AUS$759 inc GST for 32GB, AUS$879 inc GST for 64GB for Wi-Fi models and AUS$799 inc GST for 16GB, AUS$928 inc GST for 32GB and AUS$1049 inc GST for 64GB for Wi-Fi + 3G models. iPad will be sold through the Apple Store, Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers. The iBooks™ app for iPad including Apple's iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store on 28 May.
 
xerent said:
At least they could remove the huge teaser from the swedish company site since it never seems to get here, not even in the second round.
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Same here! So, the Brazilian Apple website has the iPad in the headlines since its announcement, but we won't see it been released in Brazil before August (if we're lucky!).

And I'm pretty sure it won't cost less then US$1000 for the base model. :mad::rolleyes:
 
Aussie pricing is pretty good.

Pricing & Availability
iPad is available in Australia for a recommended retail price of AUS$629 inc GST for 16GB, AUS$759 inc GST for 32GB, AUS$879 inc GST for 64GB for Wi-Fi models.

AUS$799 inc GST for 16GB, AUS$928 inc GST for 32GB and AUS$1049 inc GST for 64GB for Wi-Fi + 3G models. iPad will be sold through the Apple Store, Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers. The iBooks™ app for iPad including Apple's iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store on 28 May.

http://www.apple.com/au/pr/library/2010/05/07ipad.html
 
RonHC said:
Why do i think that the iPad 2nd Generation will be half the price from the 1st generation just like the iPhone

but then again an iPhone is a phone while the iPad is a.....
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tullys said:
Sorry but this isn't the same unbelievable, audience-gasp-inducing $499 that they rolled out earlier this year.

This could had been £329 (given non-tax UK prices of other Apple products and the JooJoo, for sake of examples).

Opportunity missed; await iPhone 1G-like price-drop....
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Compare the cost of virtually any hardware on the Apple store, US price vs UK price, and you are looking at US price + duty + vat + a few percent on top = UK price. Seriously, unlike the majority of products coming into the UK, Apples prices are pretty close once you take out all the taxes the UK government applies to them.

Conversely, the average guitar brought into the UK follows a different formula of US Price + duty + vat + 100% markup = UK price.

Oh wait, what? You guys were expecting Apple to pay the duty and tax for you? They are selling it for more or less the same price the world over aside from taxes and slight differences in mark up.

Regardless, I love mine. Use it daily. My 27" iMac gets used when I need that kinda oomph and feature set, but for everything else, it's iPad all the way. I've yet to really make any use of our new MBP.
 
Taking into account VAT at 17.5% and today's current awful exchange rate, this represents a premium ranging from approximately £17 to £41 over the US prices across all models. I don't think that's too bad given that the UK is a more expensive country in general.
 
Well at least you brits get it soon. Looks like us scandinavians will have to wait until next year or something. I understand releasing it to all the large countries first, but Switzerland? Might as well wait until the next one to get it, or a price drop.
 
JeromeOD said:
right, so when the pound strengthens again, the difference in price between US and the UK will be....?
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There will be even more of a discrepancy between US-UK price. For example, in Australia the product (not sure if it includes VAT or not) will cost £381 for the cheaper model.
 
Rudy69 said:
$549 (CAN) for the base model....lame... I'm considering a little trip to the US since our dollar is on par with the US
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Umm ... that price is the best we could hope for. $50 is cheaper than a border run. The NY state sales tax will cost you $45 + gas + time + your visa will likely ping you 2.5% for international usage. And you have to pay your Canadian taxes coming back anyway, unless you're dishonest. Plus then you don't have to go all the way back to the states if you have a problem since they will warn you the iPad warranty for iPads is good in the US only. (Unless they change that policy after international launch)

I am tired of whiny Canadians whinging about dollar parody. You do realize Apple gets charged import tariffs by Canada.
 
It is stupid that they are not selling it in Mexico already. Being so close to the United States, some people are making a fortune by importing them and selling them at almost double the price in Mexico's ebay equivalent . By July, everyone who wants one here will most likely have one.
 
JeromeOD said:
Can i be the first to make some kind of outraged statement about the price in the UK without thinking about VAT and sales tax?
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Well, at the very least £100 premium for 3G sounds like quite more than the 100 usd in the US. Guess they like round numbers :eek:

Anyway good for Apple. I still won't have the money by then, though.
 
I still think they should have gone for a £399 entry price point.

Not that it bothers me too much. Work are buying mine. We have a budget for evaulating new tech devices for their future use within the company.
 
$50 premium for Canadians plus 13% sales tax in Ontario... hrmm... not a great deal considering the dollar is on par.
Was going to go for the 64GB 3G but is pricey... might stick to 32GB.
Now I will wait to see the data plans and then consider a trip to the states, but also tempted to pre-order on the 10th.
decisions, decisions.
 
cool,

i'm going to germany from 13-20 of may. so almost nobody will have an iPad then. i guess it will get a lot of attention. i might even give it to my brother. i hope I can get the german t-mobile care to work with it.
 
The japanese website doesn't have the prices yet. Anyway VAT here is ridiculous (5%) for an industrialized country. No wonder they have the Tea Ceremony instead of Tea Parties! :D

Back in South America we had 18% then 21%. :eek:
 
rushmere said:
Taking into account VAT at 17.5% and today's current awful exchange rate, this represents a premium ranging from approximately £17 to £41 over the US prices across all models. I don't think that's too bad given that the UK is a more expensive country in general.
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Don't forget Duty. It's gonna be closer to 22% combined vat and duty.
 
el3ktro said:
I don't want to be offensive here, but what's the point of setting a distinct "launch date" for a country as small as Luxembourg? I mean this country is so small you can just walk over to Germany or France from anywhere within Luxembourg and buy your iPad there. Do they really think Luxembourg's customers will wait until June to buy an iPad when they can buy it already just around the corner?
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True. Why wait a month when you can take a ten minute drive to France og Germany. Seems like it's only on there for show.
 
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