Most states in the US have VAT tax, so the prices you see on the Apple store is not the final one as someone already has pointed out. The US is a very big place. "Going to a state with no tax" for them is not like "us going to Langkawi to buy cheap beer". Its too far and too much of a hassle. And do you know how much it'd cost for them to ship it here! Singapore also has VAT, but as foreigner's we don't need to pay the VAT so technically if you went down to Sg, bought the thing and carried it back without the packaging it'd be cheaper. You don't get to keep the packaging though haha

This post has been edited by darkcurse: Aug 14 2007, 07:12 PM

Well to be on the safe side. Because if the customs officer's stopped you, you could say that you brought it over and didn't buy it from Sg. Without the box it'd be much more convincing Well, your friend is quite lucky then