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Eh, Adafruit is always 10x overpriced regardless of what they're selling. That's kind of their shtick. $16 for a 296x128 eink display may be cheaper than it us
by moffkalast 4y ago
Eh, Adafruit is always 10x overpriced regardless of what they're selling. That's kind of their shtick.
$16 for a 296x128 eink display may be cheaper than it used to be but it's still not affordable enough for mass adoption for this kind of thing.
- sircastor 4y agoI think of their products as priced to reasonably support a small business in the US, and frankly support open source development of products. They’re expensive, but I don’t think they’re overpriced.
- moffkalast 4y agoSure, but after running all that RnD just about anything they make is reverse engineered immediately and perfect clones start being sold at rock bottom prices everywhere else. Whoever invests into extensive development with the intent to recoup costs via sales is the real sucker in this industry. Even official institutions like schools and universities rather order from aliexpress instead.