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From: David Empson on 15 Jun 2010 06:30 James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:43:34 +0100, D.M. Procida > <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > > > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> iballooka <kamtek(a)nospamtoday.hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > For what its worth its closed, of interest only to iPhone users..... > >> > > >> > Maybe computer users will one day get something new, alas I doubt it > >> > seems as though we are now second class citizens out in wilderness... > >> > >> Don't forget that Apple often slip in some new products this way that > >> have escaped announcement. > > > > <http://www.apple.com/macmini/> > > > > See? > > apple.com price $699 - $999 > apple.com/uk price �649 - �929 ($957 - $1370) > > ?! Don't forget to factor in VAT. The US price doesn't include sales taxes. Subtracting 17% gives US$ equivalent prices of: apple.com/uk price $794 - $1139 Still a somewhat hefty markup. -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 15 Jun 2010 06:32 On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:23:05 +0100, "James Dore" <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: >On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:43:34 +0100, D.M. Procida ><real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > >> D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> iballooka <kamtek(a)nospamtoday.hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > For what its worth its closed, of interest only to iPhone users..... >>> > >>> > Maybe computer users will one day get something new, alas I doubt it >>> > seems as though we are now second class citizens out in wilderness... >>> >>> Don't forget that Apple often slip in some new products this way that >>> have escaped announcement. >> >> <http://www.apple.com/macmini/> >> >> See? > >apple.com price $699 - $999 >apple.com/uk price �649 - �929 ($957 - $1370) UK price includes VAT at 17.5%, while US prices are without sales tax. So like for like, apple.com price $700 - $1000 apple.com/uk price �552 - �790 ($814 - $1165) Still usurious! Bastards. Cheers - Jaimie -- Storage space and computing power are dirt cheap; our task isn't to "use them efficiently," it's to "squander them creatively." -- David Gelernter
From: zoara on 15 Jun 2010 06:38 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-15, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >> Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Removable bottom panel for memory upgrades. >> >> w00t! >> > > Base price is now 649UKP - for comparison an iMac starts at 969UKP. > > The prices feel like they're heading in the wrong direction, to me. Weren't they once under three hundred quid? -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: zoara on 15 Jun 2010 06:38 iballooka <kamtek(a)nospamtoday.hotmail.com> wrote: > For what its worth its closed, of interest only to iPhone users..... > > Maybe computer users will one day get something new, alas I doubt it > seems as though we are now second class citizens out in wilderness... You really need to get that chip off your shoulder. Apple *do* still make Macs, you know. Maybe this update will be, who knows, a Mac mini or something, which would be ironic, don't you think? -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Jim on 15 Jun 2010 06:47
On 2010-06-15, zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Removable bottom panel for memory upgrades. >>> >>> w00t! >>> >> >> Base price is now 649UKP - for comparison an iMac starts at 969UKP. >> >> The prices feel like they're heading in the wrong direction, to me. > > Weren't they once under three hundred quid? I think they dipped under 400 for a while (399) but I don't think they've been as low as 299. Could be wrong though, I don't follow the Mini that closely. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett |