on 21/08/03 20:29, Neil Houghton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > So both the MS & Apple US sites show VPC 6.1 c/w Windows XP Pro now for sale > at US249 (equivalent to AUD$383 at US65c/AUD) - but none of them show how to > buy from Australia (its not shown at the Australia Apple store) > > Anybody know: > > 1) Is this version available here yet > 2) What is the local Austalian price > 3) Given recent reported imcompatabilities between Oz/US software/systems, > is VPC sold in different US/Oz versions > Update:
VPC 6.1 has now appeared on the Apple Oz site: Bare VPC 6.1 - AUD $299 VPC 6.1 + WinXP Home - AUD $449 VPC 6.1 + WinXP Pro - AUD $499 Compared with US price/AUD equiv(@65c/$)/AU%premium Bare VPC 6.1 - US$129/AUD$198/+50% VPC 6.1 + WinXP Home - US$219/AUD$337/+33% VPC 6.1 + WinXP Pro - US$249/AUD$383/+30% I guess the 30% to 50% premium is what we've come to expect for US/AU price comparisons. Of more interest at the moment, Peder Kristensen pointed out to me that: > Microsoft now have three versions of the > Office:Mac - Academic, Standard and a Professional version. The Professional > version includes VPC 6.1 On checking at the MS US Mac site, sure enough: Office Academic - US$149/AUD$229 equiv Office Standard - US$399/AUD$613 equiv Office Std (upgrade) - US$239/AUD$367 equiv Office Professional - US$499/AUD$767 equiv Office Pro (upgrade) - US$329/AUD$506 equiv and Office pro does, indeed include VPC6.1 + WinXP Pro This seems to be a significant saving (US$149 on item total of US$(249+399=648) Unfortunately, I can't see an equivalent on the Apple Oz site and, in fact, Office OSX alone is listed at AUD $999 ($619 upgrade). So - to get the equivalent functionality to the new Office pro (US$499/AUD$767 equiv) here would be $499+$999=$1498 (ie ~ 95% more) One would hope that the equivalent product would be offered here? Hopefully at less than AUD$1000 (or 30% above US price equivalent) anybody out there heard anything confirming/denying this? Also, is it possible to buy the US product and will it work OK with Oz systems. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
