iPad UK Pricing Confirmed; Apple UK Tax Applied

Posted by kdawson on Friday May 7, 2010 @03:44AM 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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Re:Yay! by beelsebob · 2010-05-07 04:18 · 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.