deuces wild Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 ........are AMAZING!I picked up a Seagate 250gb external drive (7,200 rpm, 8mb cache) for $79 USD after instant rebate and $50 mail in rebate. I cannot believe how fast this industry is evolving and how fast prices are dropping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 In rip off Britian that same drive costs with P & P £83.00 which is about $160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 I recently picked up a Maxdor 320Gb external USB2 (16mb c/7200rpm) from PC world in the Xmas sales for £69.. there are some good deals around ...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted January 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 I recently picked up a Maxdor 320Gb external USB2 (16mb c/7200rpm) from PC world in the Xmas sales for £69.. there are some good deals around ...!That would be $140 USD. Why are you folks across the pond having to pay so much more?Interestingly, college textbooks are cheaper from UK suppliers (including shipping to the US) than what is being demanded at US College/University campus bookstores.What is wrong with this picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoood Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Why are you folks across the pond having to pay so much more?As trackrat said, it's rip-off Britain. We seem to pay more compared to yourself in the US, and until recently, we paid a lot more than our European counterparts.Take the price were being expected to pay for Vista. You will be able to got it a lot cheaper than us, and when Microsoft were questioned about this, they came out with the "usual" BS that distribution/production costs are dearer and because of how retailers are here.It's our own fault because we don't make a fuss about things and pay the prices anyway, even though we know we're paying over the odds. As I alluded to earlier with regards to until recently we paid a lot more than our European neighbours; that was only resolved by the EU commission looking into the situation and agreeing that we do indeed pay more in the UK than other countries and for no justifiable reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted January 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Why are you folks across the pond having to pay so much more?As trackrat said, it's rip-off Britain. We seem to pay more compared to yourself in the US, and until recently, we paid a lot more than our European counterparts.Take the price were being expected to pay for Vista. You will be able to got it a lot cheaper than us, and when Microsoft were questioned about this, they came out with the "usual" BS that distribution/production costs are dearer and because of how retailers are here.It's our own fault because we don't make a fuss about things and pay the prices anyway, even though we know we're paying over the odds. As I alluded to earlier with regards to until recently we paid a lot more than our European neighbours; that was only resolved by the EU commission looking into the situation and agreeing that we do indeed pay more in the UK than other countries and for no justifiable reason.Looks like it is time for a Tea..........I mean Retail..........Party..........It worked for us. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoood Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Looks like it is time for a Tea..........I mean Retail..........Party..........It worked for us. B)Think I heard about that.....was it in the city where Fenway Park is situated? :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 That would be $140 USD. thats fairly cheap for us ........ deuces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted January 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 That would be $140 USD. thats fairly cheap for us ........ deuces So why is computer hardware so much more expensive in the UK than elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 hard to pin down ...innit ....?.....retail margin between 5 and 20% ,higher for consumables .!..bigger margin for manufacturers , plus governmental tax cut ...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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