macintax redux

[waider]

Out of curiosity I looked up both machines on US websites instead of the Irish ones: the Mac is $2,499.00 (about €1,700 at today's exchange rate) and the Dell is about $1,700 (about €1,200). So not only is there a severe macintax, there's also a macinrate that's about 140% in excess of the standard exchange rate. Nice one, Steve.

Oh, and these are made in Cork, right? So there's no handwavy bit about how it costs so much to ship the things from wherever? (Dells are "made" in Limerick, for what it's worth)

Comments

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

The downside is that you'll end up with a Dell.

[zadcat.livejournal.com]

They put more leprechaun gold into the Macbook.

[waidesworld.livejournal.com]

Come on...a computer made in Langerland so we'll have far more expenses to ship it to Gurriersville....you can't leave that alone. As for Dells in Limerick...close examination reveals the casing was originally a hubcap from a Toyota Corolla circa 2001

[tongodeon.livejournal.com]

As I've written elsewhere, the Mac's $2499 American price does not include sales tax while the Irish €2,398.99 price includes 21% VAT. If you compare without taxes the Irish mac is still €181 more expensive but then again the Irish Dell is €285 more expensive.

Also, you're paying 21% VAT while I'm paying just 7.725% sales tax. Then again you're getting fresh Guinness and socialized medicine while I'm getting Pepsi and an unwinnable land war in Asia.

[waider.livejournal.com]

Yes, but evidently all that fresh Guinness affects my comparative shopping skills. Thanks for the reworking!