Not that I think "Dave420's law" is incorrect, but $5000 could be closser to what that particular poster would have to pay, depending on where they live. If this person lives in Florida, then after shipping and taxes, they are paying over $4700 for the $4200 system ($4700 is much closer to $5000 than it is to $3500, but still rounding up). If this person lives in Canada, then they would be forking out half a years salary (assuming a one-person family living at the poverty line) at well over CDN$6250 (after shipping, taxes, and brokerage fees)!
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Not that I think "Dave420's law" is incorrect, but $5000 could be closser to what that particular poster would have to pay, depending on where they live. If this person lives in Florida, then after shipping and taxes, they are paying over $4700 for the $4200 system ($4700 is much closer to $5000 than it is to $3500, but still rounding up). If this person lives in Canada, then they would be forking out half a years salary (assuming a one-person family living at the poverty line) at well over CDN$6250 (after shipping, taxes, and brokerage fees)!