8900 series GeForce to cost $550-600

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1. February 15, 2007 7:17 PM
   black_death said:
   How come in Canada these cards cost over $850 when they come out even though our dollar is less than 10% behind the US dollar? I thought these big companies could atleast afford one decent calculator.
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2. February 15, 2007 7:57 PM
   Soul Harvester said:
   [b]Originally posted by black_death:[/b][quote]How come in Canada these cards cost over $850 when they come out even though our dollar is less than 10% behind the US dollar? I thought these big companies could atleast afford one decent calculator.[/quote]Almost always internationally, especially such overseas and in countries like Mexico, the local governments impose import taxes on lots of goods. For instance, a PS3 in mexico is something like $1100 due to all the tarrifs they charge. I imagine that Nvidia cranks up the price somewhat to make up for any taxes they must pay for shipping to canada, and then the canadian government imposes taxes on imports as well. That's probably where it comes from.
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3. February 16, 2007 12:05 AM
   PanicX said:
   Companies also do targeted pricing based on demographics. The card needs to compete in a local market thats pricing must reflect the other available products.
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4. February 16, 2007 10:32 AM
   captain828 said:
   it seems like nVidia is getting ready for the R600IMO, nVidia will rule the market for a while even if the R600 will be what everyone says it's gonna be, because they will have a full line-up by the time R600 will enter the market (properly)
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5. February 16, 2007 11:53 AM
   black_death said:
   Would those taxes apply if I ordered something from Newegg in its US price or do those only apply to commercial shipments?
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6. February 16, 2007 3:04 PM
   socrfan said:
   It's about time the public quit rushing out to get a knife in the back with these idiotic prices for video cards. If sales dropped nvidia and ATI might not be so anxious to raise the prices sky high. It's especially insulting since a cards life span is hardly six months before a new one takes it's place at a higher price.
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