smc2911
2008-02-06 05:11:23 UTC
Up until *very* recently it was possible to order Squeezeboxes (etc)
from the SlimDevices website and effectively get the US price
(converted at the current AUD/USD exchange rate). That option seems to
have disappeared (I assume deliberately) and it looks like the only way
to order the Duet is via the Logitech Australian site. However, not only
does it look like you cannot pre-order from that site, but the cost is
A$599.95 which, at current exchange rates, is around US$530. US$130
seems like a very hefty premium to pay. Even the Squeezeboxes (which
friends and family have bought online in the past on my recommendation)
are being sold at the equivalent of US$355. This is not quite as bad,
but still a bit of a gouge (18% premium as opposed to 33%). The
Transporter does not seem to be available at all on the Australian
Logitech site.
With this sort of pricing, I find it hard to see the Duet doing well
downunder.
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from the SlimDevices website and effectively get the US price
(converted at the current AUD/USD exchange rate). That option seems to
have disappeared (I assume deliberately) and it looks like the only way
to order the Duet is via the Logitech Australian site. However, not only
does it look like you cannot pre-order from that site, but the cost is
A$599.95 which, at current exchange rates, is around US$530. US$130
seems like a very hefty premium to pay. Even the Squeezeboxes (which
friends and family have bought online in the past on my recommendation)
are being sold at the equivalent of US$355. This is not quite as bad,
but still a bit of a gouge (18% premium as opposed to 33%). The
Transporter does not seem to be available at all on the Australian
Logitech site.
With this sort of pricing, I find it hard to see the Duet doing well
downunder.
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