Indian Prices for Apple’s New Notebook Line-Up Post WWDC 2009

by preshit on June 10, 2009

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Ever since Phil Schiller, at the WWDC 2009 Keynote Address, announced that the technical specifications for their notebook line-up were being upgraded and that they were lowering the prices as well, our inbox has been buzzing with emails asking us about the updated pricing for India.

The prices in India are generally considered to be on the higher side from an Indian’s perspective, so these updated prices for India are going to come as a slight relief for those who’ve been waiting to purchase a notebook for themselves. While the 15-inch MacBook Pros, 17-inch MacBook Pros and the MacBook Air all enjoy price reductions, the prices for the 13-inch MacBooks (now called MacBook Pros) have risen up. The tables below lists the new prices for the notebook line-up in India. Remember, these are just MRPs and the actual cost would be plus any additional applicable taxes.

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These new models will be available after 4-weeks through Apple’s usual retailer chain. Even though the prices have been reduced, as usual, they’re still higher than in the US. However, the fact that they have been reduced gives us some hope for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS pricing. That, however, is entirely Airtel’s and Vodafone’s call.

Does the new pricing attract you enough to purchase a notebook now?

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Milind Alvares June 10, 2009 at 5:36 pm soggysh.it

1 lac 4 thousand for the low end 15” MBP?! That’s thievery in broad daylight! $1700 @ Rs 50/dollar is 85,000. This is just sad.

   

Aravind Jose T. June 10, 2009 at 5:44 pm aravindjose.com/blog

This is INSANE.
Apple never values us, Indians.
It’s been that way for a long time and they did the same when they launched iPhone.

   

Anand Batra June 10, 2009 at 6:03 pm

UK pricing for 13” MBP is 70-71k ish and 15” basic is 100k-ish. Apple basically overprices its products outside the US.

   

Preshit June 10, 2009 at 6:08 pm smokingapples.com/author/preshit

Exactly, it’s only in the US that Apple products are rightly prices. In every other country, the products are on the higher side as compared to the US, probably because of the import duties (etc?) involved.

   

ramesh koneru June 10, 2009 at 6:08 pm twitter.com/rameshkoneru

$100 price cut in the US, and about $50-$100 increase in India.

Apple is probably very optimistic about India’s economy vs the recession in the US.

   

Palam June 10, 2009 at 6:10 pm twitter.com/palam

If only it started at Rs.60,000…

   

Ramesh Koneru June 10, 2009 at 6:23 pm twitter.com/rameshkoneru

Brand new Macbook Pro 13” works out to just Rs.42000 in the US - Almost half the price in India
Updated US price: $1199;
Student discount: $100;
Free iPod Touch 8GB worth $229;
works out to: $870(1199-100-229) or Rs.42000(@Rs.48/$)
…..a Cracking deal if you could get a friend/cousin to get it from the US

   

Aayush June 10, 2009 at 7:56 pm aayush.me

No, Ramesh, that calculation is wrong. You haven’t added the hefty sales tax of 8.5% into the mix, just like all the other posters in this thread.

That said, the Indian prices are still much higher than those in the USA, even after taking the sales tax into account. Also, if you buy it from Amazon in the USA, you don’t have to pay the tax either (but you’re not eligible for any educational discounts).

BTW, Apple offers education discounts in India as well.

   

Milind Alvares June 11, 2009 at 3:49 am soggysh.it

^^ There’s a couple of states in the US where that tax doesn’t apply. (I think, not sure)

   

hardeo kumar hira July 17, 2009 at 4:44 pm google

hi i am hardeo kumar hira from kits ramtek, district- nagpur i want to purchase apple notebook so please give me the present indian price of 13inch apple notebook and nearest apple showroom in nagpur. sender hardeo kumar hira. my email address is hardeo.hira@gmail.com

   

Ramesh Koneru July 18, 2009 at 10:12 am twitter.com/rameshkoneru

You can get these details at http://www.apple.com/in/buy/
price would be 70/72k for the basic 13inch aluminum macbook pro

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Andrei August 23, 2009 at 1:19 am twitter.com/webmage

Have no fear guys… apple has the same policy for the romanian users. They actually dont give a crap as long as the dollars get into their accounts.

   

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