Comments for Frogbat's blog http://frogbat.com James Mifsud's personal blog and portfolio Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:47:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on State of Mac retail in Malta by Atlaptopbattery http://frogbat.com/2009/04/25/state-of-mac-retail-in-malta/comment-page-1/#comment-6146 Atlaptopbattery Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:01:54 +0000 http://frogbat.com/?p=131#comment-6146 Great post,thanks for the info. Great post,thanks for the info.

]]> Comment on iTunes available in Malta! Well just the App store. by jimmy http://frogbat.com/2009/04/10/itunes-available-in-malta-well-just-the-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-5677 jimmy Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:03:44 +0000 http://frogbat.com/?p=121#comment-5677 Hi there, indeed there is - i posted the following to that site - hope it's useful info Hi – here’s the situation in Malta as far as i know - SG Solutions’ iCentre (not sure if they’re still part of gasan) and formerly BDS were the only official Mac distributor on the island. their prices have always been high due to economies of scale being what they are in Malta and also due to a lack of competition in the Mac Market. They made a push a couple of years ago to sell macs through various resellers – ultimate, forestals, klikk all bought their macs from bds. I’m sure some of these resellers like consumers were left frustrated by the way BDS handled orders (long delays in shipments, high prices etc) Klikk recently became malta’s second official reseller t-ie getting macs directly from apple europe. Their prices are cheaper and don’t have any gimmicks like sgsolutions (who don’t quote the eco tax in their prices.) I believe they are also offering apple trained technical assistance for warranty cover but it’s best to contact them directly. Scan is always ready to compete with anyone on anything however I do not know where they source their macs from and i have a feeling it might be a case of parallel importing. The best way to compare prices is to go to the apple store ireland and add the item to your cart – this will show the price without VAT which is higher than malta whilst the uk’s is lower and their prices for electronics are always cheaper than most of the eu. I can say that klikk’s prices tend to be the closest to the apple store’s and one or 2 products have appeared which are actually cheaper. I am always willing to pay between €10 and €50 premium but in the past the price difference (e.g. 15″ power book US vs Malta price) was so great that (at over Lm300 that i could’ve gone to NYC and buy the laptop there). the iphone is a different story as it’s vodafone pigeon really and i’m not aware of the exact deal. You can compare the local prices with the italian vodafone and tim. Vodafone malta on their site is still advertising the 3g for €600, vodafone italy is selling the 3GS for €615. With the introduction of the new model, the previous model should have decreased and the new one taken its place. Right now in europe rather than introducing a new higher tier. As always we gt short changed. please note that this info is based on personal research and i have no affiliation with any company mentioned - Hi there,

indeed there is - i posted the following to that site - hope it’s useful info

Hi – here’s the situation in Malta as far as i know -

SG Solutions’ iCentre (not sure if they’re still part of gasan) and formerly BDS were the only official Mac distributor on the island. their prices have always been high due to economies of scale being what they are in Malta and also due to a lack of competition in the Mac Market.

They made a push a couple of years ago to sell macs through various resellers – ultimate, forestals, klikk all bought their macs from bds. I’m sure some of these resellers like consumers were left frustrated by the way BDS handled orders (long delays in shipments, high prices etc)

Klikk recently became malta’s second official reseller t-ie getting macs directly from apple europe. Their prices are cheaper and don’t have any gimmicks like sgsolutions (who don’t quote the eco tax in their prices.) I believe they are also offering apple trained technical assistance for warranty cover but it’s best to contact them directly.

Scan is always ready to compete with anyone on anything however I do not know where they source their macs from and i have a feeling it might be a case of parallel importing.

The best way to compare prices is to go to the apple store ireland and add the item to your cart – this will show the price without VAT which is higher than malta whilst the uk’s is lower and their prices for electronics are always cheaper than most of the eu.

I can say that klikk’s prices tend to be the closest to the apple store’s and one or 2 products have appeared which are actually cheaper. I am always willing to pay between €10 and €50 premium but in the past the price difference (e.g. 15″ power book US vs Malta price) was so great that (at over Lm300 that i could’ve gone to NYC and buy the laptop there).

the iphone is a different story as it’s vodafone pigeon really and i’m not aware of the exact deal. You can compare the local prices with the italian vodafone and tim. Vodafone malta on their site is still advertising the 3g for €600, vodafone italy is selling the 3GS for €615. With the introduction of the new model, the previous model should have decreased and the new one taken its place. Right now in europe rather than introducing a new higher tier. As always we gt short changed.

please note that this info is based on personal research and i have no affiliation with any company mentioned -

]]> Comment on iTunes available in Malta! Well just the App store. by Mark http://frogbat.com/2009/04/10/itunes-available-in-malta-well-just-the-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-5674 Mark Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:59:44 +0000 http://frogbat.com/?p=121#comment-5674 Is there an official Apple distributor in Malta? Been reading some comments on http://malta.cc/shopping/apple-mac-shops-in-malta/ but am still confused! Is there an official Apple distributor in Malta? Been reading some comments on http://malta.cc/shopping/apple-mac-shops-in-malta/ but am still confused!

]]> Comment on Frogbat has landed in polenta land by fernand http://frogbat.com/2009/07/05/frogbat-has-landed-in-polenta-land/comment-page-1/#comment-5572 fernand Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:59:27 +0000 http://frogbat.com/?p=136#comment-5572 "I never had my iod on so loudly" you got a mistake in ipod there :P “I never had my iod on so loudly”

you got a mistake in ipod there :P

]]> Comment on iTunes available in Malta! Well just the App store. by Kiril http://frogbat.com/2009/04/10/itunes-available-in-malta-well-just-the-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-5252 Kiril Thu, 07 May 2009 09:28:39 +0000 http://frogbat.com/?p=121#comment-5252 sorry for the mis spelling. sorry for the mis spelling.

]]> Comment on iTunes available in Malta! Well just the App store. by Kiril http://frogbat.com/2009/04/10/itunes-available-in-malta-well-just-the-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-5251 Kiril Thu, 07 May 2009 09:26:45 +0000 http://frogbat.com/?p=121#comment-5251 You are f...ing wright. I HOPE the iTunes will be available soon in Malta. You are f…ing wright.
I HOPE the iTunes will be available soon in Malta.

]]> Comment on LOL - we r o so lazy by fernand http://frogbat.com/2008/09/22/lol-we-r-o-so-lazy/comment-page-1/#comment-4159 fernand Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:31:18 +0000 http://frogbat.com/?p=112#comment-4159 "RAM for a computer user is Random Access Memory, a ram, for a Gozitan is tomorrow’s date. " .... L.O.L haha “RAM for a computer user is Random Access Memory, a ram, for a Gozitan is tomorrow’s date. ” …. L.O.L haha

]]> Comment on iPods in Malta are the most expensive in the EU by Kyle http://frogbat.com/2007/10/05/ipods-in-malta-are-the-most-expensive-in-the-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-4127 Kyle Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:34:24 +0000 http://frogbat.com/2007/10/05/ipods-in-malta-are-the-most-expensive-in-the-eu/#comment-4127 hi, i'm Kyle & I wish to buy an ipod of 8-140 gb. I need your help do u have any idea from which store might be the cheapest? Thx for your time Kyle :-) hi,
i’m Kyle & I wish to buy an ipod of 8-140 gb. I need your help do u have any idea from which store might be the cheapest?
Thx for your time
Kyle :-)

]]> Comment on iPods in Malta are the most expensive in the EU by jimmy http://frogbat.com/2007/10/05/ipods-in-malta-are-the-most-expensive-in-the-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-2900 jimmy Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:06:40 +0000 http://frogbat.com/2007/10/05/ipods-in-malta-are-the-most-expensive-in-the-eu/#comment-2900 fair enough - i forgot u guys were in the eu too! apologies. is there a particular tax on that kind of good or you being ripped off like we are? my other grievance is the lack of itunes store - i can't upgrade my ipod touch even if i wanted to. fair enough - i forgot u guys were in the eu too! apologies. is there a particular tax on that kind of good or you being ripped off like we are?

my other grievance is the lack of itunes store - i can’t upgrade my ipod touch even if i wanted to.

]]> Comment on iPods in Malta are the most expensive in the EU by ipod Bulgaria http://frogbat.com/2007/10/05/ipods-in-malta-are-the-most-expensive-in-the-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-2898 ipod Bulgaria Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:19:29 +0000 http://frogbat.com/2007/10/05/ipods-in-malta-are-the-most-expensive-in-the-eu/#comment-2898 “iPods in Malta are the most expensive in the EU” Yeah,right!It's not true because iPods in Bulgaria are much more expensive and Bulgaria is in the EU too,so? “iPods in Malta are the most expensive in the EU”
Yeah,right!It’s not true because iPods in Bulgaria are much more expensive and Bulgaria is in the EU too,so?

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