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bmsleight on March 31, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: $149 Chromebooks

£50 !=$50 £50 ~=$75 https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=50gbp+to+usd

ctz on March 31, 2015 [–]

For technology, the currency difference is almost entirely lost in poorer buying power and tax inclusive pricing.

eg. a 5K iMac is 2499 USD and 1999 GBP. That makes it about 3000 USD. Using that basis, the £50 tablet would retail in the US at 60 USD.

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