Into.the.Void.

A friend of mine just ordered a macbook here in Greece. 2.4GHz CPU, 2Gb RAM, 160GB disk. No extras.
Looking at www.applestore.gr this macbook costs 1066E without tax. Tax here in Greece is 19% so the final price would be: 1294,72€
I decided to take a look at other applestores and compare the prices.
applestore.com lists it at 1299$. Using www.xe.com to convert that money to Euros: 843.403€ !! (there might be some kind of taxing missing from here. If you know something please correct me with a comment)
applestore.se lists it at SEK 11.795,00 with tax included. Using www.xe.com to convert that money to Euros: 1,266.38€
applestore.co.uk lists it at £829.00 with tax included. Using www.xe.com to convert that money to Euros: 1,049.31€
applestore.fr lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.
applestore.de lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.
applestore.it lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.
applestore.nl lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.
applestore.es lists is at 1.149,00 € with tax included.
applestore.pt lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.
applestore.no lists it at kr 10 390,00. Using www.xe.com to convert that money to Euros:1,304.20€
applestore.fi lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.

to summarize, from least expensive to most expensive (tax included):
US: 843€
UK:1049€
Spain: 1149€
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal: 1199€
Sweden: 1266€
Greece: 1294€
Norway: 1304€

Now, should I be happy or sad that in my country it costs a lot more than most other European countries ? It surely costs more than any other country in the Euro zone. If someone takes into account that the minimal monthly payment here in Greece is at 600€, then this macbook here in Greece costs more than 2 months of work. Shouldn’t the price be exactly the same as all other countries in the Euro zone since we are using Euros (€)? What’s the big deal with Greece ? Even the site looks different than all others.. :S

Filed by kargig at 15:00 under General,Internet
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