>The OP-1 used to cost $800, which was already a big ask for a microprocessor, OLED screen and plastic enclosure I'm not sure it makes sense to price a hardwar

>The OP-1 used to cost $800, which was already a big ask for a microprocessor, OLED screen and plastic enclosure I'm not sure it makes sense to price a hardware product on it's BOM. This kind of thinking is what leads to most hardware being absolutely crappy. Good product designers need to be paid, and design choices don't show up in the BOM. The same goes to hardware. When I see an ARM chip and an OLED screen going for $$$, the calculus in my mind is I'm actually paying for engineering and design labor, not a BOM.