eskimo_sammyjoe
Did someone say tea?
+112|6507|S.A. Australia
After trawling through the tech forums I couldn't help but notice all the prices being thrown around about the 8800gts.  For a while I put the price difference down to the currency rate, but then I remembered that there isn't that big of a difference between the US $ and the AUS $...so I did a quick check....

Australia: http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/25410

US: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130337

???

I really cannot justify the $200 AUD difference between these cards...

Any suggestions?
Serious Flex
SenorToenails
Veritas et Scientia
+444|6402|North Tonawanda, NY

eskimo_sammyjoe wrote:

After trawling through the tech forums I couldn't help but notice all the prices being thrown around about the 8800gts.  For a while I put the price difference down to the currency rate, but then I remembered that there isn't that big of a difference between the US $ and the AUS $...so I did a quick check....

Australia: http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/25410

US: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130337

???

I really cannot justify the $200 AUD difference between these cards...

Any suggestions?
Not everywhere in the US is cheap.

$544.76 USD
eskimo_sammyjoe
Did someone say tea?
+112|6507|S.A. Australia
But as far as the evga cards are concerned?
Serious Flex
eskimo_sammyjoe
Did someone say tea?
+112|6507|S.A. Australia
Serious Flex
SenorToenails
Veritas et Scientia
+444|6402|North Tonawanda, NY

eskimo_sammyjoe wrote:

But as far as the evga cards are concerned?
I linked to the price of an eVGA graphics card.  The same one you used as an example in the OP.

I don't know why Australia is so expensive, I was just saying that not everywhere in the US is as cheap as Newegg.
nukchebi0
Пушкин, наше всё
+387|6596|New Haven, CT
Who is actually dumb enough to buy from a site that expensive?
SenorToenails
Veritas et Scientia
+444|6402|North Tonawanda, NY

nukchebi0 wrote:

Who is actually dumb enough to buy from a site that expensive?
An idiot?  I usually end up buying from either newegg or mwave.
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|6839|NYC / Hamburg

Us euros and especially the swiss also get screwed over. Hardware is just cheaper in the US than in the rest of the world, save asia maybe.
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eskimo_sammyjoe
Did someone say tea?
+112|6507|S.A. Australia

max wrote:

Us euros and especially the swiss also get screwed over. Hardware is just cheaper in the US than in the rest of the world, save asia maybe.
I can understand maybe $40-$50 difference, but $100-$200?
Serious Flex
Sydney
2λчиэλ
+783|7115|Reykjavík, Iceland.
Iceland gets screwed over the most.

The 8800GTS KO you posted on the US site is $275, in Iceland the 8800GTS 512mb is $500
Cybargs
Moderated
+2,285|6988

max wrote:

Us euros and especially the swiss also get screwed over. Hardware is just cheaper in the US than in the rest of the world, save asia maybe.
Naw, US is still a tad cheaper then shit in Taiwan.
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