Sette.it's worldwide iPad pricing chart shows just how good the U.S has it
Italian blog Sette.it has posted up its now traditional chart of international iDevice prices. This one, of course, shows the cost of the iPad 2 around the world when it launches in 25 countries this Friday. Of those 25 countries, 18 so far have official pricing.
For you iPad-loving nerds over in the U.S, the tablet is an easy sell to your friends and family. “Sure, it starts at $500″ you can tell them. Elsewhere, it gets a little trickier. I would have to tell my mother and father that the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad costs £399, or $650. That’s double what they paid for their crappy PC.
Sette.it’s Fabio Zambelli has put together the chart, showing all six iPad models (no stupid U.S-only, single-carrier Verizon model here). For each country, he has added local taxes and converted the result to Euros. To make the comparison fair, he has also 9.2% sales tax for the U.S prices, something which is conveniently left out of Apple’s pricing.
The most expensive iPad is in Norway, topping out at €823 or $1,168 for the 64GB 3G model. The cheapest is in Australia, with the 16GB Wi-Fi model coming in at “just” €409, or $580. This compares to the real U.S price of €390, or $545.
Will I be queueing up at my local Barcelona Apple Store this Friday at 5PM? If I were to replace my 64GB 3G iPad with the equivalent model, I would pay €799, or $1,134. That’s a $214 premium. I think I might stay at home.
I prezzi internazionali dell’iPad 2, in Oceania costa meno [Sette.it. Thanks, Fabio!]
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