Absurd Price differences worldwide

[julyderek]

Hi All,

Acer has absurd price differences worldwide :

AAO model with WinXP Home, 1 GB RAM and 120 HDD and 3 cell battery is around US $ 350 in USA.

In India, the same model is available at Rs. 24,000; that is, US $ 550.

Acer, why the absurd price difference ?

 

[Jazzle]

And here In the Netherlands, I bought it for 349 euro's that's 1.5 times as much as in the US :shock:

 

[pdox]

It is defnitely cheaper in the US, don't know why or if they use cheaper components or what? $350 is almost the price of the 8GB SSD Linux one here in Malaysia, which, after the price drop, is now about US$340.

 

[janss]

Yeah..

I bought the SSD model for myself for 319 euros and the HDD model for my mother for 399 euros here in Finland.

Those convert to 417 and 578 US dollars...

 

[Nambleruk]

I paid £229 (british pounds) which equates to @ $407 (us dollars). That's for a Linux AAO150.

:roll:

 

[karona]

635 BGN Lev, or $470 here in Bulgaria

Keith

 

[jp-m]

I paid 349€ for the A150L here in Germany.. the A110L is available for 299€, the A150X for 399€.

 

[julyderek]

Acer is over-charging other countries users to subsidize the USA market. :evil:

 

[poro]

Hello...

In Finland the prices are

110 is 300€ to 350 €

150 is 400€ to 500€

"And i haven´t seen anybody whit a AAO, Eee or other." :roll:

 

[daniel33]

Seems to me that in europe the price everywhere is 299€/349€/399€.

I wonder whether it would be possible to order one from canada (a150x is 350$ = 240€) and then (in my case) replace the keyboard with a german one?
But i bet the customs will add taxes.

 

[maciek]

uk is £199, £249 (thats the one i got) and £299 for Windows XP version.

 

[daldred]

But i bet the customs will add taxes.

Yup.

I'm not surprised that US prices are lower - most IT stuff seems cheaper in the USA.

However, are we comparing the prices after all taxes here? 17.5% going to the taxman makes a bit of a difference; what tax rate is included in the US prices quoted?

If the $329 quoted for the basic model is before sales taxes, convert it to Sterling at 1.78 (which is sadly where we now are), and add 17.5% VAT and you get £217, which isn't far out.....

 

[Anarethos]

In Canada, the AA1 1gb RAM 120gb HDD is 399$, so arount 50$ more than in the US......

 

[Sid]

$50 hmm, not worth the drive from Montreal

 

[dattaway]

I've noticed this too. The Asus machines seem to be twice as expensive here in the USA.

Acer is far cheaper. And better in my opinion.

 

[epgdurand]

In Indonesia

Linux SSD IDR 4 000 000 == US 435
XP 120 + 6 cells IDR 4 800 000 == US 525

 

[ErikAndre]

I bought my 8GB Linux AAO in Bangkok last week.

Price: THB 9500 = USD 280

 

[billr]

Anyone planning to get AA1 should do so now while current stocks are available...the exchange rate is favoring the us dollar right now and as the uk and eurozone gets hit by the 'downturn'...all imports will be costing more...so that the next lot of stock from the US will probably see pricing go UP NOT DOWN...unless those kind ppl at Acer take pity on us over the pond and start discouting....unlikely

Yes you have to factor in the taxes local and import duties/levy which all countries have to protect their own manufactured goods...although the last time the uk had a computer manufacturer was...ummm Clive Sinclair? like 2 decades ago.... or maybe Alan Sugar and Amstrad?

 

[daldred]

Yes you have to factor in the taxes local and import duties/levy which all countries have to protect their own manufactured goods...although the last time the uk had a computer manufacturer was...ummm Clive Sinclair? like 2 decades ago.... or maybe Alan Sugar and Amstrad?

Psion?

...whose Series 7 was perhaps just a bit ahead of its time; they used the Netbook name years ago!

 

[burntbit]

In VA of USA I bought the Linpus 8GB SSD 512MB RAM for $309 on sale.