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Re:MacOS finally gains external GPU support by saagarjha on Friday March 30, 2018 @04:03PM (#16719366)
€89 is around $110. Is VAT really 60%?
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Re:MacOS finally gains external GPU support by Symbiote on Friday March 30, 2018 @04:46PM (#16719664)
I guess I meant that was an equivalent price for electronics.

Around 20% is normal. The USD has slipped further than I thought compared to the Euro, and prices are usually a bit higher here. There are various explanations:

* Higher staff wages

* Government-mandated warranty

* Willingness to pay more

The same product is €79 in Germany: https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91... (or ~87€ in Denmark!)

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Re:MacOS finally gains external GPU support by intopieces on Friday March 30, 2018 @07:01PM (#16720523)
Jeeze, I regularly see these things left in conference rooms at my work. I could make a killing in the German resale market.
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Re:MacOS finally gains external GPU support by saagarjha on Saturday March 31, 2018 @05:05AM (#16722459)
Presumably, reselling these would require you to apply VAT to your products…
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Re:MacOS finally gains external GPU support by nkkollaw on Saturday March 31, 2018 @01:23PM (#16724173)
You don't pay VAT twice. If anything on the margin.

Of course, if VAT is 60% like you seem to think... That would be a lot! ;-)

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Re:MacOS finally gains external GPU support by antnisp on Friday March 30, 2018 @04:36PM (#16719603)
https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MJ1K2ZM/A/usb%E2%80%91...

Here it is. Right from the mother-ship.

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