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New Macbook Prices (UK) = OUCH
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I was planning on switching to a Mac after my 12-month try-before-I-buy hackintosh experiment, but I might just buy another Windows laptop and turn it into a Hackbook now.
I'm a student, part of a market segment that Apple seems to be directly targeting, but putting prices up is just going to turn us away.
I'm a student, part of a market segment that Apple seems to be directly targeting, but putting prices up is just going to turn us away.
Apple has raised the price of the baseline macbook by $150 in australia, they started at 1500 now they sell for 1650 with the new mac books going for A$ 2,099.00.
**** Apple.
**** Apple.
Even with UK price including VAT, and US price excluding state Sales Tax, there's still a difference. Someone living in a state paying 7% sales tax would pay $1390, which is £797 at today's exchange rate!
i was lookn forward to a new macbook,but im not so sure now.maybe id get a dell xps with better graphics than the new macbooks haha,just kind.im still getn a macbook,but i guess its the white one.
heres me hoping that they've just put the website prices up wrong, you cant possibly decrease the plasticbooks price in the US and then increase it here, its crazy
MacBook spec has changed - it has a SuperDrive.
It is still mighty toss, however. I thought in the US the two Airs are the same price as the two MBPs - in the UK the cheaper Air is £100 less than the MBP.
To be honest, I think Apple can stick it up their a**e - I really don't want to commit to a company that uses anti-competitive practices.
It is still mighty toss, however. I thought in the US the two Airs are the same price as the two MBPs - in the UK the cheaper Air is £100 less than the MBP.
To be honest, I think Apple can stick it up their a**e - I really don't want to commit to a company that uses anti-competitive practices.
Well, to be fair......
...the £/$ exchange rate isn't exactly in our favour at the moment:
I wouldn't expect Apple to absorb the entire 20-30% cost increase of selling into the UK. Sure, they've hedged against some of the increases but I guess there's a limit to how generous they can be.
Matt
...the £/$ exchange rate isn't exactly in our favour at the moment:
I wouldn't expect Apple to absorb the entire 20-30% cost increase of selling into the UK. Sure, they've hedged against some of the increases but I guess there's a limit to how generous they can be.
Matt
wow i was really excited about the new macbooks and when i saw "from £719" on the uk apple store website i thought i was in heaven. just to then find out the new ones are £949!
this is unbelievable the price difference to the US is huge!
this is unbelievable the price difference to the US is huge!
They told share holders the stock was going to take a hit in Q4.. Yeah they were not joking!
I would assume its due to new manufacturing costs and that there will be a price drop at MWSF09 unless someone dropped a bollock and got the exchange rate wrong!
The reality is that there is too much competition and Apple wearing this halo is going to turn people to the competition. So much for "aggressive pricing"
I'm sure they're great but i'm dumbfounded by these prices. I'll wait till Jan.
I would assume its due to new manufacturing costs and that there will be a price drop at MWSF09 unless someone dropped a bollock and got the exchange rate wrong!
The reality is that there is too much competition and Apple wearing this halo is going to turn people to the competition. So much for "aggressive pricing"
I'm sure they're great but i'm dumbfounded by these prices. I'll wait till Jan.