http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/ journalist and photography nut Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:08:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-75 sineadkeogh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:28:05 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-75 http://sineadkeogh.wordpress.com, I went with the obvious! :) http://sineadkeogh.wordpress.com, I went with the obvious! :)

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-74 gweiloindublin Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:22:11 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-74 oh please add away, i shall do the same! (though i don't know your blog address) oh please add away, i shall do the same! (though i don’t know your blog address)

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-73 sineadkeogh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:14:35 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-73 I'm going to hold out for a while and see if things improve, just really want to get off Vista! BTW, should I add you to my blogroll? Does one ask before doing such things? I have no concept of blog etiquette... I’m going to hold out for a while and see if things improve, just really want to get off Vista! BTW, should I add you to my blogroll? Does one ask before doing such things? I have no concept of blog etiquette…

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-68 gweiloindublin Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:23:23 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-68 If you can wait, I would. I was lucky in that I bought my iBook when they stopped making them. All that was left were the ones on the shelves, so the shops were keen to rid themselves of them. While I did get mine in Hong Kong, I still haggled with the guys in the shop and managed to cut a deal. Not sure of you'd get a favourable reaction here in Ireland, but it could be worth having a crack at! If you can wait, I would.
I was lucky in that I bought my iBook when they stopped making them. All that was left were the ones on the shelves, so the shops were keen to rid themselves of them. While I did get mine in Hong Kong, I still haggled with the guys in the shop and managed to cut a deal. Not sure of you’d get a favourable reaction here in Ireland, but it could be worth having a crack at!

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-67 sineadkeogh Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:06:31 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-67 Congrats on the mention in The Times! The thoughts of buying my macbook here is making me ill. Congrats on the mention in The Times! The thoughts of buying my macbook here is making me ill.

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-58 73man Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:16:42 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-58 Nicely done with something I long suspected but never put the time into researching. Nicely done with something I long suspected but never put the time into researching.

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-57 mrj Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:41:40 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-57 If you're buying an Apple in the US, keep in mind that you'll be charged state sales tax, which can be up to 9% in some states. Usually still cheaper than buying here though! If you’re buying an Apple in the US, keep in mind that you’ll be charged state sales tax, which can be up to 9% in some states. Usually still cheaper than buying here though!

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-55 gweiloindublin Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:37:02 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-55 I agree - you are indeed better off buying your Apple stuff elsewhere. I wasn't aware of the Volkswagen rip off, but the Apple thing has been niggling me for a few years now. And it's niggling me more that in those few years, it hasn't been rectified! The cheek. I agree – you are indeed better off buying your Apple stuff elsewhere. I wasn’t aware of the Volkswagen rip off, but the Apple thing has been niggling me for a few years now. And it’s niggling me more that in those few years, it hasn’t been rectified! The cheek.

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-54 laura Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:23:23 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-54 I forgot to say, this price differentiation is not something new. Apple have been doing this all the time. Volkswagen also do the same thing. Cult car: volkswagen beetle. Compare and contrast the price of it in Ireland, Germany and the USA. I forgot to say, this price differentiation is not something new. Apple have been doing this all the time. Volkswagen also do the same thing. Cult car: volkswagen beetle. Compare and contrast the price of it in Ireland, Germany and the USA.

]]> http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/gnawing-at-the-apple/#comment-53 laura Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:21:58 +0000 http://gweiloindublin.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-53 I have been holding out for a mac (either a mac mini or a powerbook) for a while (three years) now. I will not buy one in Ireland. I see no justification for the different price considering they all come from the factory in China. In September, I'll be in the States and I'll buy one there. I have been holding out for a mac (either a mac mini or a powerbook) for a while (three years) now. I will not buy one in Ireland. I see no justification for the different price considering they all come from the factory in China. In September, I’ll be in the States and I’ll buy one there.

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