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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. sheesh by geekoid · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "At the current exchange rate, these prices are right around 150% of those offered in the US.

    If that was all to take into consideration, the article might have a point. It'it's not, and they don't.

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  2. Re:Yay! by beelsebob · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Not only is it flamebait, it's also just plain wrong...

    Quick calculation on the lowest end iPad:
    $499 * 1.175 in GBP = £399.27

    They bumped the price by £20 (which may be to do with different shipping costs, or different regulatory costs). Hardly the 150% the summary claims.

  3. Re:I'm quite sure by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm quite sure Apple is glad to see such free advertising! This is consumerism crap, not slashdot-worthy "stuff that matters" content...

    I'm quite sure Slashdot is glad to see you post, increasing the amount of content they can serve ads on. Way to discourage them from posting more iPad stories!

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