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$1999 woah https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5-usa/ https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5-usa/

by josefresco 6y ago

fsflover 6y ago
This is the made-in-USA edition. How much alternative phones from the USA cost? Standard edition costs $800.
- josefresco 6y ago
  I get it, I'm all for it. Objectively, it's still a lot of money even for middle class Americans.
  - fsflover 6y ago
    Such is the cost to produce electronics in America...
  - myself248 6y ago
    I mean, it's not out-of-line compared to other prestige smartphones. This one's just a different kind of prestige. And you're paying for a different kind of organization and effort behind it. Either way, there are enormous numbers of people happy to drop $1000 on a phone, maybe more. It's a lot of money in that my first car was cheaper, sure..
  - 5etho 6y ago
    you're just lying yourself that you are middle class I see, nothing to be ashamed of to be lower class. I am also lower class. politicians made us this way.
    - howlinbash 6y ago
      I really appreciate your attitude. And I agree with you. Allow me, however, to go one step further. You're 'working' class. You're not 'lower' than anybody else.
- squarefoot 6y ago
  This is still 4 times more expensive than the biggest Pinephone, which of course is a lot more limited in computing power, memory, storage and other areas, but sometimes people just want the bare minimum to enter the world of open phones. I wonder what's the reason behind Purism ignoring the low end market completely.
  - fsflover 6y ago
    The reason is Purism are trying to make as free (as in "free software") smartphone as possible: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Frequently-Asked-Questions#17-why-does-the-librem-5-cost-so-much-compared-to-the-pinephone https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque....
  - blendergeek 6y ago
    Purism is paying a team of full-time developers to build software for their devices. Pine64 sells their devices at rock bottom prices and lets the community develop software. I personally would buy the Librem5 if they solved the battery life issues.
    - westpfelia 6y ago
      Whats the average battery life with moderate useage?
    - seba_dos1 6y ago
      In my experience, battery life of the Librem 5 is currently in about 10-16h range depending on usage. Could be better, but it's not as bad as it used to be (and actually easily beats the PinePhone when it comes to active usage time).

$1999 woah https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5-usa/ https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5-usa/

fsflover 6y ago

This is the made-in-USA edition. How much alternative phones from the USA cost? Standard edition costs $800.

josefresco 6y ago
I get it, I'm all for it. Objectively, it's still a lot of money even for middle class Americans.
- fsflover 6y ago
  Such is the cost to produce electronics in America...
- myself248 6y ago
  I mean, it's not out-of-line compared to other prestige smartphones. This one's just a different kind of prestige. And you're paying for a different kind of organization and effort behind it. Either way, there are enormous numbers of people happy to drop $1000 on a phone, maybe more. It's a lot of money in that my first car was cheaper, sure..
- 5etho 6y ago
  you're just lying yourself that you are middle class I see, nothing to be ashamed of to be lower class. I am also lower class. politicians made us this way.
  - howlinbash 6y ago
    I really appreciate your attitude. And I agree with you. Allow me, however, to go one step further. You're 'working' class. You're not 'lower' than anybody else.
squarefoot 6y ago
This is still 4 times more expensive than the biggest Pinephone, which of course is a lot more limited in computing power, memory, storage and other areas, but sometimes people just want the bare minimum to enter the world of open phones. I wonder what's the reason behind Purism ignoring the low end market completely.
- fsflover 6y ago
  The reason is Purism are trying to make as free (as in "free software") smartphone as possible: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Frequently-Asked-Questions#17-why-does-the-librem-5-cost-so-much-compared-to-the-pinephone https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque....
- blendergeek 6y ago
  Purism is paying a team of full-time developers to build software for their devices. Pine64 sells their devices at rock bottom prices and lets the community develop software. I personally would buy the Librem5 if they solved the battery life issues.
  - westpfelia 6y ago
    Whats the average battery life with moderate useage?
  - seba_dos1 6y ago
    In my experience, battery life of the Librem 5 is currently in about 10-16h range depending on usage. Could be better, but it's not as bad as it used to be (and actually easily beats the PinePhone when it comes to active usage time).