On: New $250 Chromebook

[andyking]

$250 in the US, £249.99 from PC World in the UK. That's just over $400. Even if you take off 20% UK sales tax, that's still $320.

Last time I checked, the exchange rate wasn't £1=$1!

[adam-a → andyking]

The PCWorld website seems to suggest £199.97 [0]. Perhaps that is without VAT though.

[0] http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/chromebook-1460-commercial.htm...

Edit: The pictured models at the bottom of the page start at £250 but the copy at the top says "Starting at £199.97".

[swores → adam-a]

The £199.97 model: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-series-5-wifi-chromebo... (Intel CPU)

[mokash → andyking]

Unfortunately, this is the case with more or less all products that are available in both the US and the UK.

[swores → andyking]

$333 rather than $320 - not a huge difference numerically, but a flaw in your calculation that's worth pointing out :)

[colin_jack → andyking]

What is odd is how self defeating it is, I just don't see them selling many at £250.