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This weeks sale ad... I'm 99% sure I know the answer to this but the i3 "unlocked" is a missprint right?

 

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Yes.

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Silly Micro Center. You and your misprints.

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False hope :-/

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Maybe they meant that something else is unlocked? But no, there is no such thing as unlocked i3... Yet.

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Holy crap, shit in USA is cheap.

Shit in the USA isn't cheap, it's just microcenter prices Processors at a signficantly lower price than other retailers and then marks up the pricing on their other pc components.

By doing so they try to makeup for losses in processors by relying on full build purchases.

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This weeks sale ad... I'm 99% sure I know the answer to this but the i3 "unlocked" is a missprint right?

Also it is a misprint but if you get a representative that ishaving a good day you might be able to convince them to give you an unlocked processor for that price instead.

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Shit in the USA isn't cheap, it's just microcenter prices Processors at a signficantly lower price than other retailers and then marks up the pricing on their other pc components.

By doing so they try to makeup for losses in processors by relying on full build purchases.

Dude, shit in the usa is cheap! you don't know your born. come to the uk and pay $11.50 a gallon and $305 for your 4690k

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Dude, shit in the usa is cheap! you don't know your born. come to the uk and pay $11.50 a gallon and $305 for your 4690k

 

I agree with this. VAT inflates the prices so damn much. Also, expensive rent and so forth. Try London. :/

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I agree with this. VAT inflates the prices so damn much. Also, expensive rent and so forth. Try London. :/

London is like another country compared to rest of UK, colossal prices.

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Shit in the USA isn't cheap, it's just microcenter prices Processors at a signficantly lower price than other retailers and then marks up the pricing on their other pc components.

By doing so they try to makeup for losses in processors by relying on full build purchases.

Oh please... you guys have it easy when it comes to computer parts. everything is much more costly in canada even though you are below us.

 

I agree with this. VAT inflates the prices so damn much. Also, expensive rent and so forth. Try London. :/

You try paying 3-4 thousand dollars per month for a 1000 square feet :( you want a house... you need over a million to get into a good neighourhood. want a nice modern condo? 450Square feet is 499,900$ 

This is Vancouver btw the way. in this city people pay 23 million for a tear down.

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Oh please... you guys have it easy when it comes to computer parts. everything is much more costly in canada even though you are below us.

 

You try paying 3-4 thousand dollars per month for a 1000 square feet :( you want a house... you need over a million to get into a good neighourhood. want a nice modern condo? 450Square feet is 499,900$ 

This is Vancouver btw the way. in this city people pay 23 million for a tear down.

 

Luxury!, we can only dream of 100 square feet. you try living in houses no bigger than most peoples cars over there.

 

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I love when retailers mess up.

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Today, Microcenter has taught me how expensive living in other parts of the world are.

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