Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 24th Apr 2006 14:05 UTC, submitted by CrimsonScythe

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Yes, but i was comparing the price before Tax (VAT). In Ireland the price of this new MacBook Pro is $200 higher then before tax in the US. I didn't know it cost $200 to ship a laptop from Taiwan to Europe (instead of to US) pfff!!
Apple US price (ex. tax)
$2,799 US = 2,260.65 euro (going by http://xe.com/pca)
Apple Ireland price (ex. tax)
2,420.66 euro = $3,003.64 (going by http://xe.com/pca)
"Yes, but i was comparing the price before Tax (VAT). In Ireland the price of this new MacBook Pro is $200 higher then before tax in the US. I didn't know it cost $200 to ship a laptop from Taiwan to Europe (instead of to US) pfff!! "
Apple charges for higher wages, longer warranty, and for most European countries: localization.
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Remember that the US price is BEFORE sales tax which varies from state to state.