Different MacBook Pro Specs in Europe?

I was planning to finally update to the latest MacBook Pro model, buying from the German store, when I saw that the top-of-the-line 15" model lists a graphics card memory of 256 MB, not 512 MB, as in the American store. Same problem on the British Apple site. Is this just a snafu, or is Apple for some weird European Union reasons not offering a 512 MB card here?
Anyone who could clarify, I'd appreciate it.
Jake

Thanks for the comments, replies.
Just to reply to my own question, I checked the 'Compare Specs' section on both the German and British website, and there it lists the top-of-the-line 15" MacBook Pro as having 512 MB video card (and the basic model having 256 MB). So thankfully it looks like the Buy Page data is an error that'll be updated soon.
Jake

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