January 2023 Mac Announcement: M2 MacBook Pros & Mac Mini

[guindillas]

And what about this:

Apple choosing the price in € so badly

Macbook pro 14" 10 cores in USA= 1999 $
Same in EU 2449 €

That's 2643,35 $ today

So 644,35 $ of difference.

 

[trs96]

That's 2643,35 $ today

So 644,35 $ of difference.

one more reason to hackintosh a tenth gen Intel based laptop.

Laptop Compatibility

www.tonymacx86.com

 

[CaseySJ]

And what about this:

Apple choosing the price in € so badly

Macbook pro 14" 10 cores in USA= 1999 $
Same in EU 2449 €

That's 2643,35 $ today

So 644,35 $ of difference.

As you may know, prices published in USA do not need to include sales tax or VAT, because that varies from state to state and city to city. When you say EU price is 2449 €, I'm not sure if that applies to all EU countries or varies from country to country based on their VAT. For example:

VAT in Spain is 21%

• 2449 € minus 21% = 2023.97 €
• (2449 divided by 1.21)

VAT in Germany is 19%

• 2449 € minus 19% = 2057.98 €
• (2449 divided by 1.19)

If we convert US price to Euro using today's conversion rate of 0.93:

• US$1999 = 1851.57 €

So the real base price differences are:

• Spain = 2023.97 - 1851.57 = 172.4 €
• Germany = 2057.98 - 1851.57 = 206.41 €

Sales Tax in many US Cities (including my city) is 9.25% (give or take a couple of percentages). So my local price would be:

• US$1999 * 9.25% = US$2183.91 or nearly 2022.85 €

 

[poles]

With the removal of the last Intel Core Mac mini model, it is one more step towards the end of Hackintosh.

(Besides Wi-Fi 6E, not WiFi 6E)

Not really...we will be using Intel Hackintosh like we use AMD hackintosh

 

[Bustycat]

Not really...we will be using Intel Hackintosh like we use AMD hackintosh

When you don’t care about getting abandoned by the latest version of macOS.

 

[guindillas]

As you may know, prices published in USA do not need to include sales tax or VAT, because that varies from state to state and city to city. When you say EU price is 2449 €, I'm not sure if that applies to all EU countries or varies from country to country based on their VAT. For example:

VAT in Spain is 21%

• 2449 € minus 21% = 2023.97 €
• (2449 divided by 1.21)

VAT in Germany is 19%

• 2449 € minus 19% = 2057.98 €
• (2449 divided by 1.19)

If we convert US price to Euro using today's conversion rate of 0.93:

• US$1999 = 1851.57 €

So the real base price differences are:

• Spain = 2023.97 - 1851.57 = 172.4 €
• Germany = 2057.98 - 1851.57 = 206.41 €

Sales Tax in many US Cities (including my city) is 9.25% (give or take a couple of percentages). So my local price would be:

• US$1999 * 9.25% = US$2183.91 or nearly 2022.85 €

I didn't know prices in USA are without taxes! That's tricky...

Anyways 200 € of difference, is interesting, so many people goes to USA on holidays, and buys hardware, but losing the warranty, and different keyboard for your country/region so I don't thing is worthy.

 

[trs96]

I didn't know prices in USA are without taxes!

A handful of states don't even collect any sales tax. For Example. Buy your MBP in Oregon and you don't pay a nickel in sales taxes.

Four states — Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon — have no statewide sales tax, or local sales taxes, either.

States With Highest and Lowest Sales Tax Rates

These rates are all over the map, and cities and towns can add to them too

www.aarp.org

 

[trs96]

but losing the warranty, and different keyboard for your country/region so I don't thing is worthy.

I had no idea you'd lose the warranty. Why not just swap the keyboard once you get back to your country ?

 

[etorix]

Because the replacement keyboard will cost about as much as you've saved by shopping overseas?

 

[trs96]

Because the replacement keyboard will cost about as much as you've saved by shopping overseas?

I can buy MBP keyboards, new for 10 to 15 dollars for older models. Haven't bought any Apple Si Mac laptops so I have no idea what those cost. If you buy direct from Apple or even pay them to install it for you, yes they will charge excessive prices , like they do for most things they sell and repair. It takes time to do it it yourself, not really that difficult if you're not in a hurry to meet a deadline to complete it.