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Old 06-10-2010, 03:33 PM   #66
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Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
If you take the US price, convert it to Euros and then add in the high VAT and other fees that Europe typically has (which are included in the price), it actually comes out pretty close. Somebody went through the math in another post, I don't remember all the details though.
US price is $399
This converts to £271.
Add on VAT of 17.5% gives £318

I assume the goods aren't shipped from the Netherlands but if so then you could subtract shipping costs. Also the DR800S doesn't have Wifi or 3G that the DR800SG has so it's a cheaper product but ...

The actual price in the UK is £449

I assume the price difference of £130 is just additional profit. You can actually buy some e-ink ereaders for £130!
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