VAT equals tax!?! If so, you'd allready save 19%. If I could save this much on the device, I wouldn't bother to buy it in Europe (with all the warranty issues if I were to need it).
But for the current exchange rate, I would certainly jump on the savings
I bought a couple of things while I stayed in the US, and all of it still works (my truck, BBQ, PC....). So no warranty issues so far.
I should have thought that you were missing the smiley