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From: pfr654@csc.anu.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Australian Prices
Message-ID: <1990Dec5.093721.3678@csc.anu.oz.au>
Date: 4 Dec 90 23:37:21 GMT
References: <1990Nov30.201432.19210@Neon.Stanford.EDU> <6394@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
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Firstly, I think that this is in the wrong newsgroup - why not aus.mac?

In article <6394@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>, rxcjm@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (John Mazzocchi) writes:
> rfischer@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer) writes:
> 
>>In article <6376@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> rxcjm@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (John Mazzocchi) writes:
>>>Is Apple greedy? YOU BET THEY ARE.
> 
>>Either that, or your government is being greedy and charging high import 
>>duty taxes.  From what I know about how Apple works and how Australia
> 
> To my knowledge, the Australian government puts on 20% sales tax and with
> an exchange rate of roughly $US 0.80c = $AUS 1.00, there's no way in hell
> that that explains our prices.
> 
> An example: Mac LC, 512K Dram card, 13" monitor = $AUS 4972 (consortium)

CRAP!
              Mac LC 2 Meg RAM, 40 Meg HD, colour monitor= $A5000 - retail

> 
> Subtract 20% sales tax and allow for exchange rate above = $US 3,182.
> 
> How does that compare to YOUR consortium prices?

You can get a Mac LC, 2 meg RAM, 40 Meg HD, 12 inch colour monitor from the 
ANU consortium for $A3700, or after removing 20% sales tax and multiplying 
by the exchange rate of $US0.76=$A1, you get $US2343 (and our consortium is 
NOT australia's cheapest).  I think that this is 
OK compared to US prices, and doesn't take account of the shipping costs.

HOWEVER - the macs sold in Australia are made in Singapore VERY CHEAPLY.
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