why are CPUs so much more expensive in the UK than US?
- by Nick Fortescue
I'm looking at building my own PC. An Intel Core i7 960 3.2 Ghz is about £457 in the UK at various online retailers. In the US the price at newegg is $570 (this is about £380 at current exchange rates).
2 questions.
1) Why the difference (about 20%)? All I can think of is sales tax.
2) Am I right in assuming this is just a commodity part - if I ordered one from the US there is no reason it would be any different from one bought in the UK?