the prices are usually different between the usa and europe etc becaause: (1) the slim devices web site is only going to sell these things at the retail price becuase otherwise shops would complain if the mail order and shop price differed (shops could refuse to stock the goods). (2) the retail price only gets adjusted from time to time unlike exchange rates (3) the retail price reflects the wages and property and tax rates in the economy in question. (4) manufactures do not sell products and a fixed percentage over cost - instead they try to charge a price which gives them a maximum income. eg if they charge 20% more for the unit and sales fall 10% then this is a good increase but if sales fall 30% it is not. this equality comes out differently in different countries - so windows in china costs a fraction of windows in the usa. So although we consumers make a lot of fuss it's totally normal and our only way out is to import if the price diff is that big.
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