http://community.acer.com/t5/2013-Archives/Chromebook-pricing-Australia/m-p/150639#M33749 <P>Great question! Even for the Europe area, that is the same speech exchange, combined with different products and different costs. Hopefully Acer, sooner or later meets and proposes solutions.</P> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:47:56 GMT Videomarquantoè 2013-11-19T08:47:56Z http://community.acer.com/t5/2013-Archives/Chromebook-pricing-Australia/m-p/150629#M33748 <P>Why on earth does the Acer C720 2GB chromebook cost TWICE in Australia what it costs in the US? &nbsp;This thing is literally $200US and costs $400AU. &nbsp;Convert the currency, $200US = $213AU.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Factor in shipping, increased (?) distribution costs, increased (?) support costs per unit, etc., and you still shouldn't come close.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>How can a device with no HDD and a free OS cost as much as a lower end laptop with a 300+GB HDD and a copy of Windows 8 (which I presume MS won't give away for free)??</P> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:59:39 GMT http://community.acer.com/t5/2013-Archives/Chromebook-pricing-Australia/m-p/150629#M33748 sriggs 2013-11-19T07:59:39Z http://community.acer.com/t5/2013-Archives/Chromebook-pricing-Australia/m-p/150639#M33749 <P>Great question! Even for the Europe area, that is the same speech exchange, combined with different products and different costs. Hopefully Acer, sooner or later meets and proposes solutions.</P> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:47:56 GMT http://community.acer.com/t5/2013-Archives/Chromebook-pricing-Australia/m-p/150639#M33749 Videomarquantoè 2013-11-19T08:47:56Z