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Official Apple Watch Charging Dock Packaging Shown in Leaked Photo

JonneyGee said:
Good question. I wondered the same thing. €89 is about $95.
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We used Apple's actual conversions from an existing product. The Magic Mouse 2 is priced at $79 in the U.S. and €89 in the EU.

Remember EU pricing includes VAT, while U.S. list prices don't include any taxes. And then there's the usual Apple padding on currency conversions.
 
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JonneyGee said:
Good question. I wondered the same thing. €89 is about $95.
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You guys know that US prices are without tax (because every U.S. state has its own tax rate which must be added to this net price) whereas in Germany there's only one tax rate (19% for this item) which is included in the price.

Therefore 89€ is the gross price. Net price would be 74.79€. And this is 79.73USD at the moment.

So 79$ is realistic.
 
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The Doctor11 said:
A dock that is cost more than a 3rd gen Apple TV? No thank you, I have a very nice $11 dock that gives me night stand mode. And since I have absolutely no problem with my dock I seen no reason to go spend $79 on an Apple one. Really $79?!
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Can you share the link to your dock?
 
Can anyone make out the part number from that blurry cam shot?

Annoying that it's omitted in the clearer pictures.
 
Or we can just get the best looking and better priced forte dock from Twelve South.
 
Icaras said:
I don't quite understand how it will look outside the diagram, but I'm very happy to see Apple release an official dock for the Apple Watch. Time to sell my short lived Evelation Lab docks once this gets released.
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I'm keeping my Elevation Labs dock -- i haven't seen anything so compact, and i love the way it sticks to the side of my bed frame. its perfect.
 
The one wish I have is that they allow you to leave the watch display ON when its in the dock. The alarm clock mode should let you leave the display on. Otherwise I have to hit the watch to see the time in the middle of the night. I will probably get one of these.... looks pretty good. Hope they have a black version as well.
 
Designed by Kevin Flynn?

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tgwaste said:
Yep. same here. These guys are just out of control now. If it charged my phone AND watch AND came with all needed components I would pay $79. But this pile of crap is just nonsense.
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I'm tired of being overcharged for Apple accessories. I just wait for comparable 3rd party options now. Someone should tell Apple that highly rated watch bands are being sold on Amazon for 1/5 the price of the official ones. I also got a great Apple Watch charging stand for $8.

No way I'm paying $79 for this garbage.
 
$79? Is it made from meteorite or something? Talk about absurd prices. I'm dying to know how Apple users defend this pricing.
 
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The Doctor11 said:
A dock that is cost more than a 3rd gen Apple TV? No thank you, I have a very nice $11 dock that gives me night stand mode. And since I have absolutely no problem with my dock I seen no reason to go spend $79 on an Apple one. Really $79?!
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I hope it does something clever to justify the price.

Otherwise, it's a horrifically-marked up accessory for a horrifically-marked up accessory.
 
Looks like the same material as the iPad smart covers, but it's hard to tell. Maybe that means it will come in multiple colors? That white would get dirty reeeaaal fast.

Also, I wonder if it has some kind of sticky bottom to hold it to my nightstand. The best part about the Spigen dock is that it's super sticky on the bottom. I hate how the new iPhone docks are just straight rubber on the bottom, requiring 2 hands to remove the phone.
 
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