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dmitrygr
on March 4, 2024
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New 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with M3 chip
do not forget that US prices are quoted without sales tax, whereas most americans will pay sales tax on it adding 6-10%
lifeinthevoid
on March 5, 2024
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I know, the base model costs €1299 in Belgium, that’s $1400 with the current exchange rate, quite a bit more than $1099 + sales tax.
baggy_trough
on March 5, 2024
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Isn’t that because of VAT?
Detrytus
on March 5, 2024
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VAT us a big part of it, another is currency exchange rate. Apple tends to use "1$ = 1EUR" for price conversion (to eliminate financial risk for themselves from fluctuating exchange rates), and then adds VAT on top of it.
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