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Is that a consequence of brexit or something else that predates it?
No, WD drives are just more expensive in europe
(The price on the european websites already includes VAT, don’t know if thats the case for the US website)
Yes, US prices all include the 0% VAT we have here.
US websites never include sales tax, because it varies by state and even municipality within a state. It can be 0%, it can be 8%.
Is it just WD or most tech things in general? Is it all about taxes? Forgive my ignorance I’ve never shopped abroad outside of touristy stuff.
In this case i was talking about WD specifically
Their website prices are virtually the same in the different versions of their european websites
for the 20TB red pro:
622 eur in germany
627 eur in france
556 pounds in the UK, which is 638 eur at the current exchange rate
So brexit doesn’t seem to have an impact here, its just that WD sells at much higher prices in europe compared to the US
In general, hardware does tend to be a little bit more expensive in europe, but not by this much. WD seems to take it to a whole other level.
As much as I’d like to blame Brexit I don’t think it’s really the case here either.