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ankkuri is offline ankkuri
2007-11-12 , 21:21
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#21
Originally Posted by luca View Post
Well, that would justify a 17% to 25% difference, not a 50% to 100% one (speaking of electronic gadgets in general, not only the tablets).
Edit: btw, over here is 16%
Tax + tolls make around 30% premium to US prices for here (Finland). The rest is just market differentiation by companies; basically politics. But it depends pretty much on the product if the final difference is 30% or 100%.

Personally I haven't noticed that cheap dollar to us euro users would make any difference. It probably does in some industry though.

'Tis all the price of globalization, eh
 
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2007-11-12 , 21:33
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#22
I think prices are based on the price of life in the country their selling it.
470$ is a certain price in the US (quite expensive one, right?), and 470€ is seen the same way in the EU.
But 470$ -> ~320€ is cheaper in the EU than 470€
and 470€ -> ~680€ is a heck lot expensive in the US.

That is: cheap is a word relative to the country you use it. So we can't just forget the $ or € sign after the price, they are the "relative" part.
 
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2007-11-12 , 22:32
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#23
How about the fact that WiFi Channels in europe are from 1 to 13 while in the states it's only from 1 to 11... wouldn't you loose 2 channels?

Are Nokia tablets region aware when sold?
 
RipTorn is offline RipTorn
2007-11-12 , 23:21
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#24
The only issue so far with getting them imported is from what I've 'heard', so I can't say it's true or not, Nokia in Australia for example won't honor warranty for an internet tablet bought in another country, but yes its the same for us in Australia, the N800 is about $575 AUD in Australia or about $239USD from America.

and from Google - 239 U.S. dollars = 259.078591 Australian dollars

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Lunchguy is offline Lunchguy
2007-11-13 , 02:56
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#25
Originally Posted by RipTorn View Post
The only issue so far with getting them imported is from what I've 'heard', so I can't say it's true or not, Nokia in Australia for example won't honor warranty for an internet tablet bought in another country, but yes its the same for us in Australia, the N800 is about $575 AUD in Australia or about $239USD from America.

and from Google - 239 U.S. dollars = 259.078591 Australian dollars

-Rip
An email to Nokia Australia confirmed to me that they would not honor the warranty if I imported the N810... damn!

Some websites have the N810 listed as coming to Australia in Q1 2008 but in their response, Nokia Aus just said to keep checking their website (where its not listed).

The local (AU$) price will be such a ripoff - as your calculations show - that I'm very tempted to import regardless and take the risk. Theoretically I could import 2 tablets for the price of 1 locally.
 
mike v is offline mike v
2007-11-13 , 03:15
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Nokia called me today and i ordered mine $404.00 with express delivery to my door told me by thursday i called # last week on there website to order and gentleman named raymond called me today and took order. the only issue is all the security they have seems a bit overwhelming non the less i got thru it and ill be surfing this week my priors are the 770 ,n800 and soon the n810 Mike
 
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2007-11-13 , 03:17
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Maybe i should add my location as its Illinois USA sorry for late clarify .
 
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2007-11-13 , 08:04
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Originally Posted by mike v View Post
Nokia called me today and i ordered mine $404.00 with express delivery to my door told me by thursday i called # last week on there website to order and gentleman named raymond called me today and took order. the only issue is all the security they have seems a bit overwhelming non the less i got thru it and ill be surfing this week my priors are the 770 ,n800 and soon the n810 Mike
I am missing something. You state that you were surfing previously with "the 770, n800" and "soon the n810".
So what did you order ?
If you were already surfing with the n800... you should have ordered the N810? May be a pre-order ? and it'll arrive the day after tomorrow ?
Uhm...

Maybe you can be a bit more clear on this ?
Thanks.
 
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2007-11-13 , 08:14
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#29
Mausse, you should get it in the US (or have someone do that for you), take the device in your suitcase and mail the manual/warrantycard and/or the box.

Works like a charm.
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hammerFar is offline hammerFar
2007-11-13 , 09:04
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Also notice, that coming from Euroland you might be able to buy the N810 from US, 'cause of some kind of "electronics embargo".

Instead you can buy it from Canada, when it's available there
 
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