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They seem to be overcharging for components on the DIY page. Most of those things you can get for cheaper elsewhere including Amazon or Newegg. I would expect

by dheera 5y ago

They seem to be overcharging for components on the DIY page. Most of those things you can get for cheaper elsewhere including Amazon or Newegg. I would expect that they should be be cheaper if they want to get ahead of the game.

lostapathy 5y ago
I doubt they have Newegg's purchasing power, at this juncture, and their prices really aren't unreasonable like they would be if you upgrade a Dell or Apple.
- dheera 5y ago
  Oh sure but they could charge Newegg's price and just order from Newegg? I just feel like if I'm going to order any sort of "bundle" of items I should be getting a discount. Fundamental axiom of sales: price([A, B]) <= price([A]) + price([B])
  - bityard 5y ago
    If you owned a business, which parts of it would you do for free?
    - dheera 5y ago
      I don't care, but if you were a customer, and price([A,B]) was greater than price([A])+price([B]) elsewhere, who would you buy from? I mean, I'll happily sell you $100 Amazon products for $150 if you'd like. I can even charge for shipping, and not pass on the 5% cashback I get.
      - OJFord 5y ago
        Well a good thing about this is you can do that. Just order it bare without any of the optional parts, and get those wherever you want. I've been thinking of doing that (when it finally launches in the UK..!) just to enjoy the promise of being able to. Even though they're offering RAM and WiFi cheaper than I could find it elsewhere in a quick look (Amazon & Scan).
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  - lostapathy 5y ago
    > Oh sure but they could charge Newegg's price and just order from Newegg? Good way to not stay in business. At the very least, they need to mark it up enough to cover the credit card fees when they re-sell it, never mind the costs of the logistics of the resale operation.
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nrp 5y ago
On the DIY Edition, all of the off the shelf modules have a "None" option so that you can bring your own. In general we try to stay close to market pricing on memory and storage, but we can't always get there.
- freedomben 5y ago
  I had one tab with frame.work open, one with amazon, and one with new egg, and while the frame.work were usually a little marked up compared to amazon and new egg, it was extremely close. IMHO that's a great deal for having somebody else vet and test the hardware together and ship it to you in a convenient bundle.

by dheera 5y ago

lostapathy 5y ago

I doubt they have Newegg's purchasing power, at this juncture, and their prices really aren't unreasonable like they would be if you upgrade a Dell or Apple.

dheera 5y ago
Oh sure but they could charge Newegg's price and just order from Newegg? I just feel like if I'm going to order any sort of "bundle" of items I should be getting a discount. Fundamental axiom of sales: price([A, B]) <= price([A]) + price([B])
- bityard 5y ago
  If you owned a business, which parts of it would you do for free?
  - dheera 5y ago
    I don't care, but if you were a customer, and price([A,B]) was greater than price([A])+price([B]) elsewhere, who would you buy from? I mean, I'll happily sell you $100 Amazon products for $150 if you'd like. I can even charge for shipping, and not pass on the 5% cashback I get.
    - OJFord 5y ago
      Well a good thing about this is you can do that. Just order it bare without any of the optional parts, and get those wherever you want. I've been thinking of doing that (when it finally launches in the UK..!) just to enjoy the promise of being able to. Even though they're offering RAM and WiFi cheaper than I could find it elsewhere in a quick look (Amazon & Scan).
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- lostapathy 5y ago
  > Oh sure but they could charge Newegg's price and just order from Newegg? Good way to not stay in business. At the very least, they need to mark it up enough to cover the credit card fees when they re-sell it, never mind the costs of the logistics of the resale operation.
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nrp 5y ago

On the DIY Edition, all of the off the shelf modules have a "None" option so that you can bring your own. In general we try to stay close to market pricing on memory and storage, but we can't always get there.

freedomben 5y ago
I had one tab with frame.work open, one with amazon, and one with new egg, and while the frame.work were usually a little marked up compared to amazon and new egg, it was extremely close. IMHO that's a great deal for having somebody else vet and test the hardware together and ship it to you in a convenient bundle.