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OP may have rounded up a bit but in Europe it costs around €2850 ($3200).

- http://store.apple.com/fi/buy-mac/macbook-pro

- http://store.apple.com/es/buy-mac/macbook-pro

- http://store.apple.com/pt/buy-mac/macbook-pro

- http://store.apple.com/it/buy-mac/macbook-pro

- http://store.apple.com/ie/buy-mac/macbook-pro

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Which makes sense when you consider the 20% "sales tax" (VAT) and the fact that it is included in the price, and not just at the checkout like in the US.

A $2500 machine even in the US might cost $2,700 after tax in the US (depending on your state's sales tax % and if Apple has to pay it).

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