iPad UK Pricing Confirmed; Apple UK Tax Applied 248
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.
£429? ... Ouch (Score:5, 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?
They're expensive here too. (Score:3, 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.
Re:Yay! (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.
Re:Yay! (Score:3, Interesting)
The 1.175 is the VAT, at 17.5%... Really, epic fail at reading comprehension.
$499 * 1.175 / (1.468$/£) = £399.27