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"we don't know" is not as good as "we don't know, but it won't be less than the material cost, which is currently X" would go a long way towards taking the peop
by TheRealPomax 7y ago
"we don't know" is not as good as "we don't know, but it won't be less than the material cost, which is currently X" would go a long way towards taking the people you want to get excited about this product seriously. We understand how "things cost money" works, but going "we don't know, figure it out yourself" is not a nice thing to tell people who are actually interested in what you're making =)
Even updating it to say "it will likely be in the $100-$200 range due to material cost and production fees" is fine: that's a _huge_ range, and still better than "we don't know, figure it out yourself".
- penkia 7y agoFair point, will update accordingly. I hesitate to say anything because we are getting mixed signals from Chinese manufacturers....
- bjelkeman-again 7y agoIt is great that you release this info early, including the “we don’t know”, as someone who does know may show up and help.
- loganekz 7y agoWould you be willing to work with US based companies for hardware?
- krapht 7y agoIt is impossible to find cheap US-based PCB manufacturing, the ones who compete on price all left for China years ago. What's left services the high-end/custom/defense/1-day-turnaround market.
- TheRealPomax 7y agoGreat update, thank you!
- tracker1 7y agoBeyond that, material costs are X assuming a 10k initial production run.