On Wednesday 10 January 2007 09:11, Ernest Byaruhanga (AfriNIC) wrote: > in ZA, the entry level macbook costs 15000ZAR at an authorized > apple reseller, this is approx 2000USD, twice the cost online/in > the US.
.za prices for computers and computing equipment has always been double what you can get in the States. > for the pda-phone freaks, the new imate jasjam costs 9000ZAR too, > which is about 1500USD, also twice the cost of the gadget > online/in the US. Yes, double U.S. pricing, but very close to UK pricing - which was true for most high-end Sony Ericsson phones (about GBP600.00 when they were released). But since the iPhone is part Mac, part GSM phone, part iPod, authorized dealers will go to town with this one. I reckon initial pricing at around R7,000.00, at least (around US$1,000.00), most likely higher, as the N95 is starting out at R14,000.00 (around US$2,000.00). > basically, imported electronics are as expensive in ZA as they > are in UG. I find this to be true for most gadgets, but not for others, e.g., the Sony Ericsson, the Sony Playstation 2 slim unit (again, UK, not U.S., pricing), e.t.c. Again, it helps to shop around and check with various dealers, but this works mostly if the product isn't tied to only a few stores (as I suspect the iPhone will). Mark.
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