Yes I know that Nexus 7 32GB available on Google Play Store in Australia, but buying directly means $299 + $19.99 delivery = $318.99. Even if the price is GST included, you can get a legitimate tax invoice from Google and you can claim back the GST amount (as a business, or TRS), it's still $290. Yeah I know it sucks looking at Google Play US store selling it at USD$249.
B&H Photo Video happens to also sell them at USD$249, and they will also do delivery to Australia for USD$38.86 (they have free US shipping — I wonder whether there are cheaper forwarder there). That comes down to USD $287.86 delivered, or around AUD $277.08 (depending on your credit card exchange rate).
I guess we all know the product (Wikipedia Link) — 7" 1280x800, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, Tegra 3 at 1.3GHz.
Edit: I am sure this tablet will come down in price very soon here as well because of the release of Nexus 10, but ASUS Transformer Pad TF700 WiFi is USD$488 on B&H Photo Video and ~AUD$514 delivered to Australia.
Edit 2: With B&H, additional items are at cheaper delivery charge. So (all in USD)
Count | Delivery Charge | Overall Cost | Unit Cost |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $38.86 | $287.86 | $287.86 |
2 | $52.06 | $550.06 | $275.03 |
Too bad the maximum per transaction is 2. But if you buy 2, each would be USD$275.03 ~AUD$265.
Great Price. Have only ever had good experiences with BHPhotoVideo too. Hopefully they will undercut the Nexus 4 too :)