Google Nexus 7 SA pricing comparison

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Google Nexus 7 pricing in SA

Google’s Nexus 7 tablet has not officially landed in South Africa yet, but many retailers are offering the device to local consumers

 

[kingrob]

If it's $199 in the US, it should cost closer to R1600 here, but it's almost double that.

Good ol' South Africa.

 

[T3rminator]

If it's $199 in the US, it should cost closer to R1600 here, but it's almost double that.

Good ol' South Africa.

This.

 

[Viva]

If it's $199 in the US, it should cost closer to R1600 here, but it's almost double that.

Good ol' South Africa.

It should only be around R1600 - R1800 once it officially gets distributed in SA. It's kinda understandable that prices are high at the moment. Demand is high so people will pay. To give you an idea, one supplier gave a breakdown:

Corrected.... Was supposed to be R3600..
Here's a breakdown for you..
Device cost $325 (yes it's premium after US taxes and Shipping and due to the shortage of the 16GB ) R2750
Add local duties and VAT... On 110% of items value R425
Finally shipping to SA... R250
Total Cost of Device.. R3425..
That leaves me with a profit of R175.

Luckily I managed to arrange for someone to bring me one in September. Hopefully it works out with regards to stock in the UK stores and customs when bringing it to SA.

 

[mith]

got mine from the UK. 16gb for R2500

 

[ap0c]

It should only be around R1600 - R1800 once it officially gets distributed in SA. It's kinda understandable that prices are high at the moment. Demand is high so people will pay. To give you an idea, one supplier gave a breakdown:



Luckily I managed to arrange for someone to bring me one in September. Hopefully it works out with regards to stock in the UK stores and customs when bringing it to SA.

Wait till 1 unit breaks, and somebody needs to replace it for the customer, as per the CPA. 1 Year warranty. Nowdays if you want to re-sell, you'll need to support the device, and make some decent margin. Otherwise, its a disaster.

 

[JStrike]

If it's $199 in the US, it should cost closer to R1600 here, but it's almost double that.

Good ol' South Africa.

Why do you say that?
It's $199 + tax in the USA, which is a big market.
Why would it it be R1600, which is less than it costs in the USA, in SA which is a tiny market

 

[captainEO]

USA prices don't include tax, that makes a big difference.

 

[Grubscrew]

Any idea why Google still hasn't launched it directly here?

 

[Toxin]

Any idea why Google still hasn't launched it directly here?

Probably still need to sort out a local distributor. Hopefully whoever it is won't be as bad as Core Group is for Apple.

 

[mayurh]

those prices are really high
i hope google does bring it here directly and at the same price as the usa, even if its a little more its fine.but not this much!

 

[veggiesaurus]

how much more expensive are tablets here than in USA on average?

 

[Skerminkel]

Might get one from Oz. ebay.com.au quotes $250 for and American version and $350 for a British one. Any idea of the difference?

 

[T3rminator]

Might get one from Oz. ebay.com.au quotes $250 for and American version and $350 for a British one. Any idea of the difference?

The one is american and the other one is british? I don't know of any different versions, but experience on ebay suggests sellers will append any word to the product description to make it sell faster.

 

[wesleyg007]

This tablet is so super awesome. A pity about it not having 3G

 

[Crimson]

Seriously who is iGear kidding?

 

[Sapphiron]

It has no 3G because then Vodacom and MTN cant **** with the updates

 

[kingrob]

Probably still need to sort out a local distributor. Hopefully whoever it is won't be as bad as Core Group is for Apple.

Local distributor? It's made by Asus & they're pretty much alive here in South Africa.

Makes it easy to get it repaired in South Africa. Me loves Asus.

http://za.asus.com/Tablet/

 

[zerlgi]

This tablet is so super awesome. A pity about it not having 3G

(it also does not have expandable storage aka MicroSD slot)

 

[The_Ogre]

This tablet is so super awesome. A pity about it not having 3G

I still cannot understand why they didn't include 3g support, maybe someone can explain that to me

I mean that is the ONLY reason why I am not that interested because I need to be able to check mail when not at home or office where I have wifi.