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From: valentin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Valentin Pepelea)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A new Amiga from Japan?
Message-ID: <9352@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 16 Jan 90 00:33:56 GMT
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Reply-To: valentin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Valentin Pepelea)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <5385@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM> wayneck@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Wayne Knapp) writes:
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>Um, actually the FM Towns runs for about $3000 in Japan.  The $1700 was a
>figure I pulled out of the air to try and relate Japanese pricing to USA
>pricing.  I arived at this figure since a most of the stuff selling in Japan
>that also sells in the states seems to be about 80% more expensive in Japan.

The computers that are more expensive in Japan than here are US or Korean made
ones, due to the import tariffs. Equipment made in Japan do not have to pay
such tarrifs, of course. I think you should expect a $3500 price tag for the FM
Towns here in the US, unless they decide to manufacture it here.

>However as I think about it some of the top of the line stuff like color 
>laptops are a little cheaper in Japan than here.  So to be honest I don't 
>know how much it would really cost here in the USA.

There's your proof.

Valentin