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First thing I noticed as well. "pre-Order on kickstarter" screams out "This is a scam!!!! You'll never get anything". I've never understood why anyone would gi

• jws 14y ago
  Fully funded in under 12 hours. 708 hours to go. For something that is ready to enter manufacturing I think a pre-order model is appropriate. I'd be alarmed if someone used those words on an idea or something in the middle of the prototyping process. A "donate now" button for a commercial venture is an instant and permanent red flag for me.
  • tisme 14y ago
    > For something that is ready to enter manufacturing I think a pre-order model is appropriate. Do you have proof this is the case?
    • davidandgoliath 14y ago
      The video of it fully operational & functioning, perhaps?
      • tisme 14y ago
        No, perhaps not. There is no visual difference between a well made prototype and a zero-batch machine or even a production item. But there is a huge difference in the amount of work that needs to be done to get from the one to the other. Sometimes years. The last 10% takes 90% of the time is true in hardware manufacturing just as much or more as it is in software.
• mapster 14y ago
  I think you actually pre-order one, so you are getting something for your investment.