Soldato
- Joined
- 22 Mar 2007
- Posts
- 3,875
Why is it that PC components seem to be particularly badly hit by Brexit? I bought an i7 Skylake bundle a few months ago at £450 and the same bundle is now just under £500. The same goes for the 1070s and 1080s, they have gone up to what I consider extortionate pricing levels. I'm not having a go at OCUK here because all their competitors are the same, but why aren't other industries having to up their prices also?
For example, I'm very into golf and I haven't noticed any increase in price of any clubs, golf balls, clothing, etc, even though they are mostly imported to the UK. Equally, we haven't seen a price increase from companies like Apple or Microsoft on their tablets, PCs, phones, etc. In fact, PC components are one of the few things that really seem to have shot up in price.
I understand that pricing is dependent on the value of the pound compared to the dollar and euro, my question is why are PC parts being particularly badly hit?
For example, I'm very into golf and I haven't noticed any increase in price of any clubs, golf balls, clothing, etc, even though they are mostly imported to the UK. Equally, we haven't seen a price increase from companies like Apple or Microsoft on their tablets, PCs, phones, etc. In fact, PC components are one of the few things that really seem to have shot up in price.
I understand that pricing is dependent on the value of the pound compared to the dollar and euro, my question is why are PC parts being particularly badly hit?
