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I'm literally surrounded by SCSI devices at the moment, and this project is a godsend - but it doesn't ship outside the US, alas. Pity. Anyone else in Europe

I'm literally surrounded by SCSI devices at the moment, and this project is a godsend - but it doesn't ship outside the US, alas. Pity. Anyone else in Europe wanna pitch in and make a batch of these for use on the continent?

detaro 6y ago
According to the linked Tindie page ships outside the US and explicitly says to contact the seller to add countries that are missing?
- oilbagz 6y ago
  Yeah, Tindie just doesn't ship to my country, alas. I'll try to find a US address to use, because I'm not going to wait until Tindie catches up with Europe.
  - detaro 6y ago
    Tindie is a marketplace, they don't ship anything (and using them from Europe is not a problem). The specific seller of the product discussed here does ship to Europe too, contrary to your claim, and explicitly asks you to contact them if your country is not set up yet (because they do need to research shipping cost and set it up). What exactly is the problem with that?
    - oilbagz 6y ago
      I don't see where the seller states they'll ship to me here in Europe, but thanks for pointing out to me that I can contact them - I will do so, and see if it works out.
      - helfire 6y ago
        The very top of the store page it says to contact if your country is not listed. The shipping page lists 50 or so countries - It seems hard to miss!
  - tyingq 6y ago
    See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26250762 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26250762
TonyTrapp 6y ago
Maybe the SCSI2SD would be a better option then? This one ships from the UK: https://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=1314 https://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=13... Edit: Cheaper, older model: http://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=1264 http://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=126...
- mattowen_uk 6y ago
  Considering what's on those boards, I've always felt they were too expensive.
  - janekm 6y ago
    You're not paying for the raw components... given the incredibly niche audience for this product and the development effort involved it's really cheap (and it looks like they are even hand soldered).
    - TonyTrapp 6y ago
      Can confirm. Small-scale electronics projects (hundreds or thousands of sold boards) are really expensive compared to mass-manufactured stuff sold in the millions. Even if you just charge for the raw component prices, it will still be much more expensive than something that sells at a much higher volume. Source: Personal experience from making and selling a few hundred units of self-made retrofit PCBs.
    - mattowen_uk 6y ago
      I'd happily pay less for an unpopulated board and do it my self, but I don't have the eyesight or steady hand for SMD soldering - a lot of these new 'retro' hardware releases are designed in such a way that a hobbyist has no hope building themselves, and nor can they afford the pre-builts. :( -- Off-topic: Another couple of downvotes for simply expressing an opinion... HN's echo-chamber tendencies are in full-force these days (again... my opinion).
      - 6y ago
tyingq 6y ago
https://gimons.booth.pm/ https://gimons.booth.pm/ ships them worldwide from Japan.
akuker 6y ago
I do ship outside the US. Tindie doesn't have an option to allow all countries, so I need to add them as requested. Hit me up if your country isn't on the list.
- oilbagz 6y ago
  Please put Austria on the list! :)

detaro 6y ago

According to the linked Tindie page ships outside the US and explicitly says to contact the seller to add countries that are missing?

oilbagz 6y ago
Yeah, Tindie just doesn't ship to my country, alas. I'll try to find a US address to use, because I'm not going to wait until Tindie catches up with Europe.
- detaro 6y ago
  Tindie is a marketplace, they don't ship anything (and using them from Europe is not a problem). The specific seller of the product discussed here does ship to Europe too, contrary to your claim, and explicitly asks you to contact them if your country is not set up yet (because they do need to research shipping cost and set it up). What exactly is the problem with that?
  - oilbagz 6y ago
    I don't see where the seller states they'll ship to me here in Europe, but thanks for pointing out to me that I can contact them - I will do so, and see if it works out.
    - helfire 6y ago
      The very top of the store page it says to contact if your country is not listed. The shipping page lists 50 or so countries - It seems hard to miss!
- tyingq 6y ago
  See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26250762 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26250762

TonyTrapp 6y ago

Maybe the SCSI2SD would be a better option then? This one ships from the UK: https://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=1314 https://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=13... Edit: Cheaper, older model: http://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=1264 http://amigakit.amiga.store/product_info.php?products_id=126...

mattowen_uk 6y ago
Considering what's on those boards, I've always felt they were too expensive.
- janekm 6y ago
  You're not paying for the raw components... given the incredibly niche audience for this product and the development effort involved it's really cheap (and it looks like they are even hand soldered).
  - TonyTrapp 6y ago
    Can confirm. Small-scale electronics projects (hundreds or thousands of sold boards) are really expensive compared to mass-manufactured stuff sold in the millions. Even if you just charge for the raw component prices, it will still be much more expensive than something that sells at a much higher volume. Source: Personal experience from making and selling a few hundred units of self-made retrofit PCBs.
  - mattowen_uk 6y ago
    I'd happily pay less for an unpopulated board and do it my self, but I don't have the eyesight or steady hand for SMD soldering - a lot of these new 'retro' hardware releases are designed in such a way that a hobbyist has no hope building themselves, and nor can they afford the pre-builts. :( -- Off-topic: Another couple of downvotes for simply expressing an opinion... HN's echo-chamber tendencies are in full-force these days (again... my opinion).
    - 6y ago

tyingq 6y ago

https://gimons.booth.pm/ https://gimons.booth.pm/ ships them worldwide from Japan.

akuker 6y ago

I do ship outside the US. Tindie doesn't have an option to allow all countries, so I need to add them as requested. Hit me up if your country isn't on the list.

oilbagz 6y ago
Please put Austria on the list! :)