tech prices

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Wootware disputes tech price gouging allegations in SA

    Wootware disputes tech price gouging allegations in SA South Africa's PC hardware market is too competitive and diverse for individual retailers or distributors to gouge prices without losing customers, according to one major online retailer. A few weeks ago, MyBroadband reported on complaints...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Permanent price increases for tech in South Africa

    Permanent price increases for tech in South Africa South African tech distributors Esquire and Pinnacle ICT have warned of substantially higher tech prices in 2026 that may never drop to previous levels due to the global memory supply crunch. Esquire CEO Mahomed Cassim told MyBroadband the...
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  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tech price terror awaits South Africans

    Tech price terror awaits South Africans South African ICT distributor Mustek has warned local consumers that the global memory shortage could result in steep increases in a wide range of tech products persisting into 2027. The prices of DDR and NAND flash memory have surged due to demand for...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Why tech is getting more expensive in SA

    Why tech is getting more expensive in SA The weakened rand has heavily impacted the cost of distributing imported tech in South Africa over recent years. The South African rand has weakened significantly since 2018 — from less than R12 to the US dollar to R15.54 per dollar today. However...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Game's online price beat promise tested

    Game's online price beat promise tested A real-world test of Game's online price beat guarantee showed that it is very difficult to get the promised refund of the difference plus an additional 10%. Game has been promoting its price beat offering, stating, "We'll beat any price, so you get more...
  7. J

    South African tech prices vs US imports

    South African tech prices vs US imports Petrol price increases, tax hikes, and a weakening rand - the list of items diminishing your disposable income at the start of 2019 is growing rapidly. What this means for those seeking new hardware and gadgets is that budgets are more important than...
  8. J

    The easiest way to save money on tech in South Africa - don't buy on the day it launches

    The easiest way to save money on tech in South Africa - don't buy on the day it launches If you are willing to wait a year, you can pick up tech at substantially cheaper prices than what it launched at. While a year is a long time in the tech space, the incentive to wait can be tempting when...
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    South African telecoms prices in 2016: what to expect

    South African telecoms prices in 2016: what to expect The weak rand has forced Internet Solutions to increase some of its prices. Here is what other SA telecommunications companies are doing.
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    Tech prices: South Africa vs UK vs Australia

    Tech prices: South Africa vs UK vs Australia Over the last two years the rand has weakened against major world currencies – leading to South Africans paying more for imported tech goods.
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