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A comment on Ask HN: Using a mac as the main development system or not.

Re:Ask HN: Using a mac as the main development system or not by hfourm on Thursday June 04, 2015 @12:00PM (#9660130)
That seems overpriced to begin with.

You can get a 15" MBP new, with the dedicated graphics card, 16gb ram, and the new SSDs for like... 2500 USD

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Re:Ask HN: Using a mac as the main development system or not by fuj on Thursday June 04, 2015 @12:27PM (#9660310)
OP may have rounded up a bit but in Europe it costs around €2850 ($3200).

- http://store.apple.com/fi/buy-mac/macbook-pro

- http://store.apple.com/es/buy-mac/macbook-pro

- http://store.apple.com/pt/buy-mac/macbook-pro

- http://store.apple.com/it/buy-mac/macbook-pro

- http://store.apple.com/ie/buy-mac/macbook-pro

....

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Re:Ask HN: Using a mac as the main development system or not by Someone1234 on Thursday June 04, 2015 @12:45PM (#9660435)
Which makes sense when you consider the 20% "sales tax" (VAT) and the fact that it is included in the price, and not just at the checkout like in the US.

A $2500 machine even in the US might cost $2,700 after tax in the US (depending on your state's sales tax % and if Apple has to pay it).

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