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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I'm based in the U.S. but was wondering whether buying a MBP in Australia, as an example, would be cheaper since the USD is stronger than the AUS.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Well not Sweden, cheapest Macbook Air is 1300 dollars, cheapest Macbook Pro is 2300 dollars, and that is with 8 gb RAM.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

If you think Europe is bad, don’t look at the prices in Brazil.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Greece has the lowest Apple prices in EU

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Malaysia, but only if you buy it offline

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

If you’re based in Malaysia and are able to see prices there, how much is a M3 MBP without the upgrades?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

M3 MBP 8core, 8gb/512gb retails for RM7499 (USD 1612). It may be cheaper for now, but we'll be rolling out a new 'luxury goods tax' sometime next year. They've yet to announce but we've been told it'll be between 5-10%

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

UAE is pretty cheap, don’t know if it’s less than the US though

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Apple will not sell cheaper products outside of US. I paid 1300 USD for the m2 air here in india

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

US is way way cheaper for everything tech related.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

For a EU citizen, iirc its cheaper to fly to the US, buy an apple product, get a b&b for the night and fly back. Than straight up buying it here

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Lol no, it's not like the price is the same amount of dollars, it will most likely be adjusted (except maybe for Euros and USD that have a close value). Taxes will matter the most, if you are in the US just look for a state that charges the least sales taxes and there you go.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

in Canada Base model m3 14 inch pro is $1513.13 USD, before sales tax tho

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You can use student discount, they don’t even ask for an id

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Australia offers a 10% tax refund for tourists at the airport. If you account for that then it will probably be cheaper

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

All countries do that. And that is not going to make it cheaper than buying in the US as Australian prices are high for everything before you take the tax into account.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Actually, the US is probable the best country to buy a Macbook. Or at least it is if you live in any latin american country.

I live in México and the price for a M3 Pro Macbook Pro is $45,000 MXN ($2,602 USD)

If I cross the border, that same model would cost me $1999 USD (which is $34,571.51 MXN)

So there's a big difference. I often visit CA and I prefer buying apple tech there.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

a macbook is like never worth it, apple is way overpriced for what they offer

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

What’s a comparable laptop worth its weight against a M2 or M3 mbp?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Or M1 MacBook Air for that matter. Just name one non-Apple laptop that can go to sleep properly, wake up instantly, stay cool, have a good screen, and perform somewhat close to Apple Silicon with at least 10h of battery life.

The HP Elite Dragonfly series is the only option that even tries to compete here and they’re very expensive, have bad screens, and struggle with Modern Standby like every Windows laptop.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

None. Sure, Apple skimps on RAM. However, MacOS is far superior to Windows.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Apple silicon chips put an end to that fallacy

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Don’t even think about Europe

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Delaware or Oregon. No sales tax.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. You obviously haven’t seen the prices in Australia. Nothing is cheaper there, and that’s before paying to have it shipped over and the import duties.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The UK and US are pretty much matched from what I've seen, when the exchange rate isn't ridiculous of course

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Euro is stronger than dollar and MacBooks here are more expensive

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Many countries don't have official Apple stores. The 3rd party sellers will always mark up the prices for profit alongside adding import taxes

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I know Japan is really cheap. Depending on what state you’re buying in I’d say it’s probably even cheaper than most US states when sales tax is added.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Here in Thailand 14" MacBook Pro is starting from 1699 USD (M3) and 2269 USD (M3 Pro), tax included.

But Malaysia probably cheaper.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Apple Tax is high when taking into account currency conversions, especially when factoring shipping back to the US some products you'd be paying close to double. It's the case where foreigners will try to buy Apple products when visiting the US to save the money.

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