Re: FN-FORUM: headless imac in next two weeks?

date posted 4th January 2005 13:23

drool. want one, would be nice to stick a g5 in it though.
apple store is being updated ...

chris

Dave Edwards wrote:

>On 30 Dec 2004 21:06:51 -0000, Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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>>Also mentioned on The Register. To save y'all the hassle, $499 is ~£260 at
>>today's rate; VAT on that would amount to £45. Add the "UK markup" and
>>you're at, what, £399?
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>It's replacing the eMac (all-in-one) at:
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>£549.00
>(£467.23 ex VAT)
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>1.25GHz PowerPC G4, 256MB DDR333 SDRAM, 40GB Ultra ATA drive,
>DVD/CD-RW drive, ATI Radeon 9200, 32MB DDR video memory, 56K internal
>modem, AirPort Extreme Ready
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>eMac retail at the US Apple store: $799.00
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>As that converts to £417 vs £467 (ex VAT price) - that's a 12%
>premium, so $499 should convert to a UK price of £291 (excahnage plus
>12%) so adding UK VAT would give you a Mac for £349. Of course you
>would need to add a monitor but ...
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>Dave
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