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He sums this up well [1] (paraphrasing): > This is what you get with no constraints. Building something that lasts and doesn't break the bank is what's hard. T
by gregmac 9y ago
He sums this up well [1] (paraphrasing):
> This is what you get with no constraints. Building something that lasts and doesn't break the bank is what's hard. This thing will last forever, but it's a machine to squeeze pre-masticated fruit in a plastic bag that costs $400.
I've watched this before and just skipped through to find that bit, but I'm fairly certain he also mentions at one point how they're almost certainly selling the juicer itself at a loss, which makes the whole thing that much more absurd.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cp-BGQfpHQ&t=37m09s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cp-BGQfpHQ&t=37m09s
- teddyh 9y ago> I'm fairly certain he also mentions at one point how they're almost certainly selling the juicer itself at a loss Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cp-BGQfpHQ&t=15m07s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cp-BGQfpHQ&t=15m07s and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cp-BGQfpHQ&t=33m42s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cp-BGQfpHQ&t=33m42s
- samstave 9y agoAfter watching the teardown video - I really want one of these things - very impressive.
- FICO 9y agoThey will probably be available on eBay cheaply now that they are paperweights for those who bought them.
- abawany 9y agoMaybe I misread but apparently the company is offering refunds up until Dec-31 to anyone who purchased one of these.
- FICO 9y agoThat doesn't mean they are going to require you to ship the machine back to them. (I'm assuming there's tons of people who are going to miss that deadline anyway)
- abpavel 9y agoIf it's Internet-connected, it might not squeeze without an approved API call from the vendor.
- trapperkeeper74 9y agoThat would be some serious activation DRM for pressing juice, although it does defend their (failed) business model.
- FICO 9y agoYes, absolutely, but it can be gutted for parts or rewired to bypass the API. The latter is not straightforward but someone did so in a video posted in these comments.
- Grustaf 9y agoThey might remove the drm as a final act of goodwill
- samstave 9y agoActually I want more than one (I want the motor...) Anyone have the specs on the motor specifically (and please ignore my naivete): max RPM vs power consumption -- what about the power of these motors would be preferable to those on a boosted board (or reverse)?
- samstave 9y agoHow many units did they MFR? A smart person would put a bounty on all the tings they made
- trapperkeeper74 9y agoSkookum as frig, possibly. He had a better idea though: pass the bag between one or two rollers.