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Cheaper than Ideapaint... Anyone have first hand experience using both? $/Sqft comparison Whiteyboard - $75 for 30sqft - $2.5/sqft -http://www.whiteyboard.com

by pitdesi 15y ago

Cheaper than Ideapaint... Anyone have first hand experience using both? $/Sqft comparison Whiteyboard - $75 for 30sqft - $2.5/sqft -http://www.whiteyboard.com/ http://www.whiteyboard.com/ Ideapaint - $175 for a 50 sqft area - $3.5/sqft... http://www.amazon.com/IdeaPaint-Sq-Ft-Kit-Whiteboard/dp/B002OJ7EAE http://www.amazon.com/IdeaPaint-Sq-Ft-Kit-Whiteboard/dp/B002... Tileboard (often makes sense for a bootstrappers whiteboard) - $10 for 10 sqft - $1/sqft - http://www.lowes.com/pd_61082-46498-31023248_0__?productId=3042205&Ntt=tileboard&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dtileboard&facetInfo= http://www.lowes.com/pd_61082-46498-31023248_0__?productId=3... While these are all cool, we decided to hell with all of these things and that it was worth it to spend $400 on a kickass whiteboard that flips and does tricks and ended up with this http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Ship-Deluxe-Reversible-Markerboard/dp/B001GIAY7E http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Ship-Deluxe-Reversible-Markerboa... (paid ~$400 for it). It is awesome - rolls around and flips and we can take it with us to our new office, which is important. Does anyone know why whiteboards are so damn expensive? Congrats to whiteyboard, I think it's an awesome problem to tackle!

gibberish 15y ago
Home improvement stores also sell tileboard in 4x8 sheets (128 sqft) for little more than the DIYers 10sqft sheet you linked. I got mine for $14, that's $0.10/sqft.
- pdx 15y ago
  4 x 8 = 32 so, $0.44 / sqft. Still a good deal at four times the price!
jasonwilk 15y ago
Thanks so much. Although I am a co-founder of WhiteyBoard, I do have this up all over my place and it works fantastically. For people that don't want to pay $2.5/sw ft. We also have our original WhiteyBoard products which we created to combat the origial expensive dry erase boards. We thought Paint was an awesome way ato approach whiteboards, so we made a cheaper and better version of that as well. Enjoy!
tzs 15y ago
Note that Rust-Oleum also has dry erase paint, available from Home Depot, Amazon, and other such places, that is also much cheaper than Ideapaint. (Also available, bafflingly, from Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/rust-oleum-dry-erase-paint-gloss-white/22255338 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/rust-oleum-dry-erase-paint-g...). Prices vary a lot, but it looks comparable or even a little cheaper than the Whiteyboard paint (but note that it is white, not clear)). My guess is that Ideapaint is so expensive because most people have no idea dry erase paint exists. They stumble across Ideapaint while searching for whiteboards. It is such an obviously good idea, there is a tendency to assume it is very rare or else you would have heard of it before. Since it is a good deal compared to whiteboards from the regular office supply stores (even the "low use" whiteboards from those stores), it puts the customer in the mindset of thinking they have found a great bargain, and they don't go looking for an even better bargain.
- jasonwilk 15y ago
  Rust-Oleum used to be sold in-stores at HomeDepot. They pulled it from the shelves because it was defective (fact). They now sell it online but at a discount to get rid of the rest of the product. Beware of that solution. As for IdeaPaint, I agree. They priced themselves high because they were the first mover. Little do peoplele know that they have been around for 9 years and have changed their name multiple times after different iterations. WhiteyPaint studied everything and our solution is the result of that. We actually have a nice comparisson chart of this page of ourselves vs IdeaPaint here: http://www.whiteyboard.com/order-now-whiteboard/paint.html http://www.whiteyboard.com/order-now-whiteboard/paint.html Thanks HN for checking us out.
  - AdamTReineke 15y ago
    Do you have info on how well dry markers wipe off after a week or a month?
  - tzs 15y ago
    Where do these guys (JML Products and Design) fit in? http://www.jmlproductsanddesign.com/DryErasePaint.htm http://www.jmlproductsanddesign.com/DryErasePaint.htm They claim their clear dry erase paint is patented, but I don't see them list the patent number anywhere.

by pitdesi 15y ago

gibberish 15y ago

Home improvement stores also sell tileboard in 4x8 sheets (128 sqft) for little more than the DIYers 10sqft sheet you linked. I got mine for $14, that's $0.10/sqft.

pdx 15y ago
4 x 8 = 32 so, $0.44 / sqft. Still a good deal at four times the price!

jasonwilk 15y ago

Thanks so much. Although I am a co-founder of WhiteyBoard, I do have this up all over my place and it works fantastically. For people that don't want to pay $2.5/sw ft. We also have our original WhiteyBoard products which we created to combat the origial expensive dry erase boards. We thought Paint was an awesome way ato approach whiteboards, so we made a cheaper and better version of that as well. Enjoy!

tzs 15y ago

Note that Rust-Oleum also has dry erase paint, available from Home Depot, Amazon, and other such places, that is also much cheaper than Ideapaint. (Also available, bafflingly, from Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/rust-oleum-dry-erase-paint-gloss-white/22255338 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/rust-oleum-dry-erase-paint-g...). Prices vary a lot, but it looks comparable or even a little cheaper than the Whiteyboard paint (but note that it is white, not clear)). My guess is that Ideapaint is so expensive because most people have no idea dry erase paint exists. They stumble across Ideapaint while searching for whiteboards. It is such an obviously good idea, there is a tendency to assume it is very rare or else you would have heard of it before. Since it is a good deal compared to whiteboards from the regular office supply stores (even the "low use" whiteboards from those stores), it puts the customer in the mindset of thinking they have found a great bargain, and they don't go looking for an even better bargain.

jasonwilk 15y ago
Rust-Oleum used to be sold in-stores at HomeDepot. They pulled it from the shelves because it was defective (fact). They now sell it online but at a discount to get rid of the rest of the product. Beware of that solution. As for IdeaPaint, I agree. They priced themselves high because they were the first mover. Little do peoplele know that they have been around for 9 years and have changed their name multiple times after different iterations. WhiteyPaint studied everything and our solution is the result of that. We actually have a nice comparisson chart of this page of ourselves vs IdeaPaint here: http://www.whiteyboard.com/order-now-whiteboard/paint.html http://www.whiteyboard.com/order-now-whiteboard/paint.html Thanks HN for checking us out.
- AdamTReineke 15y ago
  Do you have info on how well dry markers wipe off after a week or a month?
- tzs 15y ago
  Where do these guys (JML Products and Design) fit in? http://www.jmlproductsanddesign.com/DryErasePaint.htm http://www.jmlproductsanddesign.com/DryErasePaint.htm They claim their clear dry erase paint is patented, but I don't see them list the patent number anywhere.