Friday, October 21, 2005
Apple rip offs - 40% more expensive in SA
I love Apple. But not the Apple setup in SA. It's quite simple: on Wednesday Apple announced their new Powerbook line. Very nice - they all now come standard with DVD writers. Skip over to the Apple SA website and compare prices:
(that's at today's exchange rate of $1 = R6,60).
Apple SA (i.e. Core), please explain why you're R3,802 more expensive on the 12" and R5,385 on the 15"?
That's a 40% markup!
| 12" Powerbook: America - $1,499 = | R9,893 |
| South Africa = | R13,695 |
| 15" Powerbook: America - $1,999 = | R13,201 |
| South Africa = | R18,586 |
(that's at today's exchange rate of $1 = R6,60).
Apple SA (i.e. Core), please explain why you're R3,802 more expensive on the 12" and R5,385 on the 15"?
That's a 40% markup!
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