Still too early to say for sure but I think somehow prices will increase across the board, you probably did the right thing buying that iMac now.
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Should I buy the iMac in UK now?
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Still too early to say for sure but I think somehow prices will increase across the board, you probably did the right thing buying that iMac now.
I will surely come back and update this thread after 27th. Fingers crossed.
Can't tell MUCH difference between either the screen resolution or the speed to browsing internet and watching youtube videos from less than 50cm away.
A little bit disappointed, also couldn't use as a target display.
It's a UK price nightmare. Every Mac (even the desktops) went up in price. Even the refurbished models which are now 15% off the new RRP.
Top billing is the base Mac Pro which is now £2999 including VAT at 20%, that's a £500 price hike and no spec bump.
Third party retailers are still selling at the old price from what I can see. If you need a Mac now, go third party (assuming you see an acceptable off the shelf spec) and buy AppleCare if you want to service a Mac with Apple.
I am wondering whether the media gonna start criticizing Apple like they did to Unilever.
This is just the very beginning. Cars, all the electronic devices will raise their price.
Stupid Brexiters applaud for 0.5% GDP rise measured in GBP!
They might do because it's Apple but HP and Dell unilaterally raised prices a couple of weeks ago I think. Microsoft are about to as well. It's just that Apple's price increase looks like being around double the others.
It comes to this when we say buying old stock at yesterday's retail prices are a 'bargain'...
Personally, I'm happy that apple have chucked 20% on their prices. It's quite a relief knowing that I can now focus on building a hackintosh when the time comes. As for us 'stupid brexiteers', we had a vote; we voted to leave, so let's just get on with it rather than waving our arms in the air and moaning about it. I voted to leave, btw. I would be genuinely interested to know if you are on the remain side due to personal circumstances.
Cheers,
Razzerman
As predicted, prices in the UK have gone up. The cheapest 27" iMac is still US$1,799, but it has changed from £1,449 to £1,749. Taking 20% VAT into account, this means the exchange rate changed from £1 = $1.49 to £1 = 1.23. Could have been worse.
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Well, it seems lots of people trusted one lying swine who still gets £85,000 a year as an MEP and does nothing for his money (that's Nigel Farage who publicly said that he doesn't give a **** what happens to the UK after leaving the EU), or they trusted the other lying swine (Boris Johnson, famous for promising 350 million non-existing pound a week for the NHS) who out of jealousy for his old school buddy Cameron started this campaign, hoping for a close loss for Brexit and using it to get rid of Cameron. That Boris Johnson has now been promoted to "foreign minister" and used several opportunities to demonstrate that he may well know all kinds of dead languages, but apart from that is a clueless idiot.
I'd say in two years time, Scotland will be gone from the UK and applying for EU membership, Gibraltar will be Spanish at last (will be fun when all the tax evaders will have to return to the UK or pay Spanish taxes), and heaven knows what happens with Northern Ireland.
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Well, it seems lots of people trusted one lying swine who still gets £85,000 a year as an MEP and does nothing for his money (that's Nigel Farage who publicly said that he doesn't give a **** what happens to the UK after leaving the EU), or they trusted the other lying swine (Boris Johnson, famous for promising 350 million non-existing pound a week for the NHS) who out of jealousy for his old school buddy Cameron started this campaign, hoping for a close loss for Brexit and using it to get rid of Cameron. That Boris Johnson has now been promoted to "foreign minister" and used several opportunities to demonstrate that he may well know all kinds of dead languages, but apart from that is a clueless idiot.
I'd say in two years time, Scotland will be gone from the UK and applying for EU membership, Gibraltar will be Spanish at last (will be fun when all the tax evaders will have to return to the UK or pay Spanish taxes), and heaven knows what happens with Northern Ireland.
no dates even rumoured for iMac, Mac mini, big Mac.
they don't seem o know where they are!
disgruntled gre, who needs a new iMac
they don't seem o know where they are!
disgruntled gre, who needs a new iMac
We accept the decision, we are waiting for those that lead us into it to lead - whilst this is not happening the pound is falling - things are getting more expensive.
Not sure why you think the cause and effect of Brexit and prices rises are not something to moan about.
I think of it as a short term pain for a longer term gain. Anyway, this is veering a little off topic. I think the OP has made the right decision for him. Saved him self a few hundred quids
Cheers,
Razzerman
I guess what he is trying to say is 52% Brexiters are ready to take any financial hit to get our country back!
The irony is it's the Brexiters at work that are moaning about the price of fuel, euro's and Marmite!!