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Australian iPOD price will be - $895
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Sounds pretty reasonable considering Australia always gets the huge price cinversions.
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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So comparing prices based on today's rates:
AUD 895 = USD 451
GBP 349 = USD 507
JPY 47800 = USD 392
Looks like Japan is the cheapest place to get an iPod. Why is it so expensive in the UK?
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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Like with nearly everything non-domestic you buy - the importer/distributor markets the device/clothes/car/whatever at the price he/she believes the market will pay. Imported cars in Australia are much more expensive than in Europe - same goes for computer equipment and the States - so much cheaper there and yet most Macs are (probably) made in Asia.
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Turn over a Japanese iPod and it says,
"Made up Two Streets on Your Right"
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Japanese quality made products are excellent!
Its the cheaper malaysian, korean stuff that is where they cut corners.
If ipod was definately made in Japan I would certainly buy it, a greatr reassurance of made in japan, i guess thats why I like hitachi.
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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I suppose it depends on how you define "made"; the drive is Toshiba, the battery Sony.
I don't know if this has been making the rounds or not but I found this on a Nikkei page:
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Originally posted by AGE:
<STRONG>Sounds pretty reasonable considering Australia always gets the huge price cinversions.</STRONG>
yeah, this was pretty much what i was expecting.
i still have a few weeks to way up the price before it arrives in australia.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Australia
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If you go to the Apple Australia home page, they've put up a link to register an email address to be notified when the iPod becomes available locally.
Interesting. I wonder if they are using that to gauge local interest.
But more likely the Apple Store has got sick of answering the phones with the FAQ!
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