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iPad UK Pricing Confirmed; Apple UK Tax Applied

Posted by kdawson on from the dig-deep dept.

The iPad will be available in the UK and eight other countries from 28 May 2010; both models will be available for pre-order on 10 May. Reader marcopolo007uk adds a note from iPad-Review.co.uk with pricing: "WiFi Models: 16GB / 32GB / 64GB — £429 / £499 / £599. 3G versions: 16GB / 32GB / 64GB — £529 / £599 / £699. These are a little higher than some had guessed... The Apple Tax stings the UK consumer again." At the current exchange rate, these prices are right around 150% of those offered in the US.

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  1. £429? ... Ouch by Manip · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just to put the cheapest one into context:
      * iPod Touch - £189
      * Dell Laptop (Outlet) - £300
      * Acer / Dell Laptops (Retail) - £400-450
      * ePC "Netbook" - £200
      * Dell "Netbook" - £139
      * Sony "Netbook" - £399

    So you could get two iPod Touches, or a Dell Laptop AND Dell Netbook, Sony Netbook, or two ePC Netbooks for this money?

  2. They're expensive here too. by mosb1000 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In the US an iPad is more than twice as expensive as a netbook. Netbooks start at $230, but the iPad Starts at $500.

    My brother has an iPad, and it is nothing like a netbook, so I don't know why people compare them. Right now the iPad is in a class of it's own. Don't point me to some slate computer with a desktop OS. The iPad is built from the ground up to be what it is. That's true of no other tablet computing product on the market today.

  3. Re:Yay! by beelsebob · · Score: 1, Interesting

    1) The exchange rate is 1.46.
    2) VAT is 17.5% and included in the UK price.

    See my calculation above, and come back with a real response.

  4. Re:Yay! by beelsebob · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The 1.175 is the VAT, at 17.5%... Really, epic fail at reading comprehension.

    $499 * 1.175 / (1.468$/£) = £399.27