Jonmor68 :
You don't get it, we can't buy at the same prices as US, it's not only a matter of converting currency. Just because you convert $118US to $128.62AUD does not mean we can buy it for that price.
Sorry but it's you who just don't get it, or are trying not to. The fact is, yes you can. Do you use a search engine before responding ? If you did, it's time to try another one.
I didn't do any "converting" and have no idea what the exchange rate is as I never looked it up.
I was quoting an
Australian on-line shop....the very 1st "hit" using a search engine ..... believe it or not, we can access those ya know even from the US ..... this "internet" thing apparently crosses country borders and even oceans.
I may be wrong but don't on-line shops located in Australia list prices in Australian dollars ? Or is this again me "not getting it" ?
http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveAU/default.asp
All those au's in the url do stand for Australia or am I still not getting it ?
Here's the "pick up at store" address. I coulda sworn this address was in Australia but maybe I'm still not getting it.
Mwave Australia's pick up location is:
MWave
Unit 5, 1-3 Nicholas St
Lidcombe NSW 2141
Australia
Seems the 7200.12 is a whopping $96 for the 1 TB 7200.12 ..... $7 more in aussie bucks than newegg's price in US dollars. So again, ...... who's not getting what ?
http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveAU/productdetail.asp?CartID=mAU@XNUYV4GGUV3J6Q1NS5WPB787BZUZL4T5793L5QFD4IC5FM&sku=22040334
My "math" was not based upon exchange rates, I simply didn't want to spend hours looking up brand names which may or may not be available everywhere. The 7200.12 was ez. Simply put ......
If a Hard Drive that costs $89.99 at newegg in US and $96.99 from a shop
in Australia, then it's reasonably safe to assume that similar components, namely a HD w/ enclosure, will go for roughly the same ratio.
96.99 / 89.99 is 7.7 % higher in aussie bucks from a store in Australia, compared to newegg....I used 13% so I know I'm safe.
But, hey, since it's an issue, let's check shall we ?
Looking up HD enclosures on the same
Australian site, they start at $25, hot swappable ones for $38.40
(gee, look at that ..... exactly the same price as the BlacX in newegg) . So I was in fact wrong. In Australia, you can get double the storage, hot swappable at that, for about $135 which, my mistake ..... instead of 2 out of 3, is actually less than all three of the alternatives originally listed.
There it is $96.99 + $38.40 = $135.39 in aussie (not US) bucks.
http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveAU/productdetail.asp?CartID=mAU@XNUYV4GGUV3J6Q1NS5WPB787BZUZL4T5793L5QFD4IC5FM&sku=16040386
Or, you could do this:
http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveAU/productdetail.asp?CartID=mAU@XNUYV4GGUV3J6Q1NS5WPB787BZUZL4T5793L5QFD4IC5FM&sku=16040405
and throw two 7200.12's in there for 2 TB at 1/4 the cost per GB of the 500 GB job .
And before the store's reliability becomes an issue, reseller ratings.com gives mWave a 9.21 rating here in US ( I have bought from them several times to my satisfaction) and a 10.00 in Australia. The reviews below are from Australians.
"Dirt cheap prices with great customer service and super fast shipping. Will definately refer this store to my mates and friends."
"Excellent website, smooth transaction, made an order that included an item on backorder so I thought I had to wait but the whole order arrived in less than a week including the backordered item! Will definitely buy from them again, highly recommended!"
Getright.com isn't listed on resellerratings site and was about $42 more (almost 50% more) for the 1 TB 7200.12
So, before chastising people, ..... to turn a phrase, "Why don't you have a look for yourself". It wasn't hard. I put the words "7200.12 australia buy" in the Yahoo search engine (google gave same results) and mwave was my very 1st hit. I obviously didn't look very hard and with persistence, maybe moving as far as "hit number 20", I'm sure I could have found even better prices.
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