Originally Posted by dearmrman:
“But sales tax can be anything between 1%-10% depending on the State....so could still be way off the UK price.”
That's why the US prices is always without tax. Either way, add 20% to the US price and you get almost exactly the UK price. So Apple isn't ripping you off.
Personally I'd get the Surface Pro, a far better machine. The iPad "Pro" isn't Pro at all, it's just a big iPad. The Surface can run all Windows PC software, has a proper digitizer and software for graphics use, expandable memory, a proper keyboard accessory etc.