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Originally Posted by underscore
I'm talking about the wholesale price you get on the Apple products, vs whatever wholesale/retail price you get on another brand. I know any apple product costs a lot more than it's really worth but is it apple or the retailers doing this?
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It's industry wide. Mark-up on computers can be as low as 2% on the PC side. Macs are a bit better because you are forced to sell at a certain price, but not by much. Accessories can be marked up much more. That Firewire cable you buy at Futureshop for $29.99 actually cost them way less.