Seasonic Hiking US Market MSRP Prices in December

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Seasonic sent out an announcement today with some bad (but perhaps expected) news. Effective December 1, all Seasonic power supplies made in China and intended to be sold in the U.S. market will have an increased MSRP. According to Seasonic, this is the result of "recent market developments"; however, all orders made before December will adhere to current pricing.

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Aris Mpitziopoulos
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Aris Mpitziopoulos is a contributing editor at Tom's Hardware, covering PSUs.

11 Comments Comment from the forums
  • WildCard999
    Still cheaper then Canada & Australia.
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  • InvalidError
    21460436 said:
    Still cheaper then Canada & Australia.
    Since most Chinese imports to Canada go through US ports, Canadian prices will be going up on lots of stuff thanks to US tariffs unless Canada-China decide to bypass the US altogether by increasing the number and frequency of cargo ships that go directly in-between.
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  • Dark Lord of Tech
    Not a big deal , pennies lost.
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  • Kewlx25
    Just ordered a PRIME Ultra 650 Titanium. Perfect timing.
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  • KidHorn
    Inflation be coming on all sorts of products.
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  • elbert
    This will force companies to diversify their manufacturing to other countries and the market will be the better for it.
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  • jimmysmitty
    21460857 said:
    This will force companies to diversify their manufacturing to other countries and the market will be the better for it.

    Its not so much that that is what needs to happen. What needs to happen is trade that is equal. That way other countries have a chance to get said jobs. Problem is China does everything for so cheap its hard to compete with them.

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  • Soaptrail
    Thanks Trump!
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  • shrapnel_indie
    1) Price hike isn't exactly following the tariff amounts, at least at a MSRP + 10% level.

    2) This is MSRP: remember, SUGGESTED retail pricing by the manufacturer. Retailers are not obliged to follow it, unlike some items in other sectors where MSRP was a bit more than a suggestion if you wanted to remain an authorized dealer (along with the amount of stock you sold, etc.)
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  • Tanyac
    21460436 said:
    Still cheaper then Canada & Australia.

    Regardless of whether Australia imports from the US or China direct (and I suspect we will source from the US Mostly), Australian distributors and retailers will take any opportunity to hike prices. Even if this didn't affect us directly we'll still see 10%+ price hikes.

    Seasonic are just the first. I'll bet we'll see other manufacturers follow suit.
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