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I honestly don't get the drive to reserve one of these early. The way I see it, you won't get it for a year and they're making 15K of these. What's the harm i
by psgibbs 14y ago
I honestly don't get the drive to reserve one of these early. The way I see it, you won't get it for a year and they're making 15K of these. What's the harm in waiting until they launch? Assuming it all works out, they'll have all the production lines tooled up and ready to go, so you can get one much faster a year from now (and with much better understanding of how they work in practice). If it doesn't work out, then what are you missing out on?
- paulgerhardt 14y agoWe are currently planning to retail Lockitron for $199 in May. Today would be the last day you could reserve one for $149. We don't charge your card until it's ready to ship.
- noonespecial 14y agoBecause I want to get one first. But mostly because what they did was awesome and I want to support them. If I reserve one, I tell them right now that they have my support. They don't have to wait until release and hope I want what they've built. So instead of sweating "what ifs", they concentrate on making me a great product.
- psgibbs 14y agoI totally get this sentiment for a lot of early project. My point is that at this point in the cycle, they know they have market support and are focusing on making a lot of people a great product, so the incremental sale doesn't necessarily change that dynamic. I didn't realize there would be a price difference (as mentioned by Paul below), which changes the dynamics somewhat – product execution risk + getting it a few months early vs ~$50.