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AFAIK there is no importing taxes for motherboards and computer parts imported from third parties outside the EU (usa/taiwan). You just pay VAT and custom costs (for their paperwork). this is the common european law for imports (taric). http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/reg/en_register_02201030.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Jans" <timothy dot jans at pandora dot be> To: "Adam Nellemann" <adam at nellemann dot nu> Cc: <m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] pc engines cases > Hello, > > The prices on the US Soekris site are indeed cheaper than the European > Soekris site (don't know for sure if it's an official dealer) > For example Net4501 costs on US site 194 Dollar and on European site 195 > Euro (without VAT) > But if you count shipping, import tax and VAT I think the price is not much > different from the European Site. > > This is the European soekris site http://soekris.kd85.com/ > > Timothy > > > > Hi Timothy, > > > > Just currious: Why the steep price difference? I'm rather sure my brother > > ordered his net4501 directly from the (US) Soekris site, and I'm likewise > > rather sure that, even with shipping, import tax and VAT, it was far from > > the prices you mention??? This was even before the dollar took its recent > > dive! > > > > I might possibly be mistaken though? I will make sure to ask him when next > > I see him! > > > > > > Adam. > > > > > > Timothy Jans wrote: > > > >> Indeed was the net4801. But I see I forgot to include VAT. > >> That would make 327 EUR for the net4801 and 236 EUR for the net4501. > >> > >> And the wrap board from pc engines only costs 120 EUR with VAT. > >> And sinds I'm a student and have not much money ;) > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi Timothy, > >>> > >>>You are speaking about the net4801, I'd guess? The net4501 will > >>>*easily* handle a 10 Mbps throughput. Significantly cheaper, too. > >>> > >>>- HiltonT > >>> > >>>On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 06:42, Timothy Jans wrote: > >>> > >>>>The pc engines board has cost me 120 Euro. > >>>>The soekris board would have cost me 270 Euro!!! > >>>> > >>>>My choice was easy, I don't want to pay 150 Euro just for a case... > >>>> > >>>>Off course these prices are for Europe. In America the pc engines board > >>>>is a > >>>>bit more expensive and the soekris board a lot cheaper. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Hi Frans, > >>>>> > >>>>>On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 02:55, Frans King wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>>Does anyone know of any decent cases (indoor) for the pc engines > >>>>>>boards. > >>>>> > >>>>>This is why I went for the Soekris board over the PCEngines board - > >>>>>Soekriskit may have been a bit more expensive, and the boards > >>>>>(net4501) > >>>>>may be lower performance, but the Soekris cases are rather nice, and > >>>>>very affordable. > >>>>> > >>>>>-- > >>>>> > >>>>>Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>>Hilton Travis > >>> > >>>-- > >>> > >>>Regards, > >>> > >>>Hilton Travis Phone: +61-(0)7-3343-3889 > >>>Manager, Quark AudioVisual Phone: +61-(0)419-792-394 > >>> Quark Computers http://www.QuarkAV.com/ > >>>(Brisbane, Australia) http://www.QuarkAV.net/ > >>> > >>>Open Source Projects: http://www.ares-desktop.org/ > >>>http://www.mamboband.org/ > >>> > >>>Non Linear Video Editing Solutions & Digital Audio Workstations > >>>Network Administration, SmoothWall Firewalls, NOD32 AntiVirus > >>> Conference and Seminar AudioVisual Production and Recording > >>> > >>>War doesn't determine who is right. War determines who is left. > >>> > >>> > >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > >>>For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > >> For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > ____________________________________________________________________ http://www.freemail.gr - äùñåÜí õðçñåóßá çëåêôñïíéêïý ôá÷õäñïìåßïõ. http://www.freemail.gr - free email service for the Greek-speaking. |