Converting using the current USD/AUD exchange rate, it's $28 more in Australia for the base model. Remember, US is quoted without tax, in my state (Washington) there's around 9% tax.
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 11:21 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: Just seen the prices of Window 8 RT Surface devices.... $60-90 seems reasonable given how small our market is. The US prices would vary by the state that you buy it in, as different states levy different rates of sales tax (not sure whether you included that in your calculation or not) Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Damon Pollard Sent: Wednesday, 17 October 2012 5:16 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Just seen the prices of Window 8 RT Surface devices.... http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msaus/en_AU/pdp/productID.257917600 Lovely. $60-90 price bump for the aussie-tax. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:13 PM, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com<mailto:meski...@gmail.com>> wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Preet Sangha <preetsan...@gmail.com<mailto:preetsan...@gmail.com>> wrote: the new stuff is all part of the Surface brand I suppose. 599 for a coffee table that would get kids dropping plates on is not going to happen in this house :-) 18 K for magic coffee table NOPE can't justify it ever I suspect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38&feature=plcp Don't recall if it was here, or you've seen, but it is impressive. On 17 October 2012 18:37, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com<mailto:meski...@gmail.com>> wrote: I thought Surface was the big coffee-table sized thing. Colour me disappointed.
