Based on a $/£ of 2.0 for a $1099 MB plus 10% sales tax compared to the £699 selling price here gives you a 16% 'british tax' or markup over the US price incl tax. Now at a $/£ of 1.7 and a $999 MB + 10% at £719 here you also have an 11% markup. So the 'net price' is actually cheaper here now before adjusting for the slump in the pound value.How did the prices compare when it was roughly $2 to the £1?
Based on a $/£ of 2.0 for a $1099 MB plus 10% sales tax compared to the £699 selling price here gives you a 16% 'british tax' or markup over the US price incl tax. Now at a $/£ of 1.7 and a $999 MB + 10% at £749 here you also have a 16% markup. So no change in the 'net price' before adjusting for the slump in the pound value.
Matt
Anyone know if the new MBs can be bought with the back to school promo, so if I order it through university thats £816 with HEd discount and then a nano to ebay for around £90-100?
Yes, they can. You also qualify for the £60 printer rebate so flog than on eBay too![]()
Amazing, u sure about the printer as well? This makes the new macbook prices a little easier to bear, also can I do this down at my local Apple store if I take in ID and student cards etc
Well, most people can't buy a new Macbook without tax so why skew the numbers by omitting it? If you can buy one tax free then great, but I can't. Including US sales tax and looking at the new MB the markup is 12.9% here so considerably less than the 16% seen previously. Net result is that Apple's profit margin on the new Macbooks here is less than before and that the state of the british economy is responible for the perceived price increase.What the hell are you talking about? Why not simply remove the tax from the UK prices and compare that way?
New Alubook = £807.66 without tax = $1416 = 9% markup.
Old MacBook = £611.92 = $1073 = 7% markup.
Yup, positive
The only problem for me is you have to pay for it up front (I don't know why they can't just do a discount), and I just don't have the money in my account to do itNo Macbook for me.
Well, most people can't buy a new Macbook without tax so why skew the numbers by omitting it? If you can buy one tax free then great, but I can't. Including US sales tax and looking at the new MB the markup is 12.9% here so considerably less than the 16% seen previously. Net result is that Apple's profit margin on the new Macbooks here is less than before and that the state of the british economy is responible for the perceived price increase.
Matt
Ok, I can't put this any other way, the price increases are down to the USD/GBP exchange rate changes, not Apple being greedy. Apple's margin on Macbooks sold in the UK is down compared to 6-9 months ago. Blame the UK economy, not Apple.I have no idea what you are talking about - the only way to perform a fair comparison is to do it like-for-like and the only way to do that is to remove the tax. You can't say "10%" tax on the US one because that figure varies by state. What's the point of doing a comparison with tax if it is unavoidable?
I must have missed the time when words spoken at a private, invitation only event in a foreign country became advertising.
Thats put me in a very good mood, now im just torn on as to weather I should order from the internet now, or go into the apple store later this week, do both ipod and printer offers work in store? also when are we in the uk expecting the macbooks in store?
I have been thinking of moving over to the Apple brand and I was waiting to buy an Apple Macbook this week after all the build up. Now I think I will be staying with Windows and waiting for the price drop I expect that will come when they find the expected customers have gone elsewhere.
Hmm, what to buy, a Macbook to replace my still fully functioning HP laptop as I was planning to do, or a car.
Difficult decision.