Saturday, August 11, 2007
Technology in the Land Downunder
As a technology junkie I am sick of getting ripped off. The price of living in the best country on Earth appears to be over-priced technology. A case in point is the Sony Playstation 3. Engadget have recently reported on the release of the 80GB hard drive model which will sell in the US for $599. At current exchange rates that is approximately A$700. The 60GB model in Australia retails for A$1,000. A $300 price difference and we don’t even get the larger hard drive. I can understand a price difference based on the fact the Australian market is considerably smaller than the US but this is ridiculous. Apparently if a container has destination Australia on it more zeros get added to the end of the price. The rip off is not restricted to games consoles. Cameras are another product where the price difference seems hard to justify. And don’t get me started on the price of broadband internet access.
Profiteering? Import duties? Someone is making a fortune at my expense.
“You can’t coach that”
