SA still ripoff for external Hard Drives

[kilos]

Purchased a 500Gb WD MyBook in Dubai for R1360
Amazon prices are excellent only if you can ship to SA
which you can if you ship a myus.com Florida,USA shipping
address and then re-ship it from Florida to SA

If you goto Incredible Connection prices are way over priced
compared to the overseas market.
http://www.incredible.co.za/service...t=Peri_Accessories_StorageDevices_PortableHDD
400 Mb IOMEGA R2350

Look at one of the cheaper suppliers too below
500 Gb WD MyBook R2044
http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?cPath=61_65&products_id=9274

 

[XCalibre]

The 500GB WD MyBook should be around R1900 here.

 

[feo]

Why are we so expense anyway? This topic (expensive SA prices) resulted in a MAJOR thread going over at the SystemShock forums.

 

[Fudzy]

From DirectDriveControl:

HDWDG1NC5000E WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB MY BOOK "WORLD EDITION" GIGABIT ETHERNET -REMOTE ACCESS STORAGE SYSTEM TO YOUR NETWORK R 1,665.00 excl. Vat

I assume you don't pay tax in Dubai?

 

[XCalibre]

The prices in SA is only a little more expensive than it is in the UK.

 

[feo]

The prices in SA is only a little more expensive than it is in the UK.

Well I want American prices, and preferably a convenient newegg.co.za to spend my loot!

 

[kilos]

From DirectDriveControl:

HDWDG1NC5000E WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB MY BOOK "WORLD EDITION" GIGABIT ETHERNET -REMOTE ACCESS STORAGE SYSTEM TO YOUR NETWORK R 1,665.00 excl. Vat

I assume you don't pay tax in Dubai?

Looks like the MyBook USB2.0 is a different model
Look for Model WD5000C0320-032 to match the same model.

The above cost $155 (ZAR 1100) at Amazon
obviously excl TAX & shipping
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000EX...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240701&pf_rd_i=507846
Infortunately not a PC dealer to get access to DCC pricelist

 

[GuRu]

Well I want American prices, and preferably a convenient newegg.co.za to spend my loot!

hmmn Western Digital is based where ?

 

[feo]

hmmn Western Digital is based where ?

dunno, tell me.

 

[NoRulez]

Nice ol' import duties at work... (rather corruption)
Even our own brand Sasol fuel is cheaper in Botswana than here
I used to drive from Mafikeng across the border to Botswana to fuel up - saved like R70 on a tank with a Hilux bakkie less than 2 years ago...

 

[kilos]

Nice ol' import duties at work... (rather corruption)
Even our own brand Sasol fuel is cheaper in Botswana than here
I used to drive from Mafikeng across the border to Botswana to fuel up - saved like R70 on a tank with a Hilux bakkie less than 2 years ago...

Welcome to R12.30/liter in Zambia, obviously when you drive
up from SA, you fit long range tanks and fill up in Botswana
before entering Zambia at Kasane.