On Sunday 19 March 2006 16:22, Kevanf1 wrote:
Maybe I was being a little too wide with my price differences? I was using the knowledge I have that laptop/notebook PCs and larger desktops etc are indeed quite a lot cheaper in the US than they are here in the UK. I had assumed (I know, it doesn't do to assume anything) that there would be a similar price difference for the same equipment with tv sets.
Looking at Dell's prices, in the UK the Dell M20 sells for 1020 pounds. Excluding VAT that's 868 including shipping. In Sweden the M20 sells for 1152 British pounds (by today's exchange rate). Excluding VAT, that's 921. The difference of 53 pounds could be partly cheaper freight in the UK, and partly differences in the exchange rates on the day. In the US, the M20 sells for $1373, which by today's exchange rate is 781 pounds. They don't mention if that includes sales tax (I doubt it) or shipping (says 'with select desktops'), but it's still quite a difference compared to the European prices. I don't know what makes up for this difference, but it's all the same model, so different standards can reasonably not have anything to do with it. -- Certified: Yes. Certifiable: of course! jabber ID: anders@rydsbo.net