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Mark Connell wrote:
> On 2005-04-21 19:28:50 +1000, "Caitlin"
> <caitlin_online_spamtrap@hotmail.com> said:
>
>>
>> "Rob" <mesa@mine.com> wrote in message
>> news:4266f758$0$27863$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
>>
>
> Caitlin
>
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Mark Connell" <msbc42@mac.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:2005042011443516807%msbc42@maccom...
>>>>
>>>>> AIM now claim to have stock - at $1249!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yikes - that's a fair bit more than I was expecting. Maybe I won't
>>>> be getting one after all :-(
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm waiting for the dust to settle
>>>
>>> The R800 is $545
>>>
>>> and the R1800 is $1249
>>>
>>> from AIM -
>>>
>>> Yet the difference in street price in the US is
>>>
>>> R800 - $399
>>>
>>> R1800 - $550
>>>
>>> These are just a rough price the R800 maybe cheaper elsewhere.
>>>
>>> So where are the Australian distributors coming from surly not to
>>> double the price between these two printers.
>>>
>>> rm
>>
>>
>> Well I hope so - but that is a huge difference - based on the US price
>> we should be getting it for about $700!
>
>
> Doing some further searching today I found an on-line retailer in
> Melbourne advertising the R1880 for $1500! Can't remember their name,
> but obviously there is so little competition in Australia that retailers
> can make a killing on new products. I'm guessing that is at least 50%
> margin.
>
Found this
http://www.streetwise.com.au/default.php?cPath=34
They say a RRP AUD $1375 and its maked down to $1139
looks like the race is on.
rm