I stand corrected :). On 30 Nov 2014 22:23, "Andrew McGlashan" < andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> wrote:
On 29/11/2014 4:26 PM, thelionroars wrote:
That's great news about Australia and Canada. They've also added stretch goals with 11 days to go - support for up to 128GB SD cards, split screen support and $30 for mobile support. They will probably make at least the first one (SD card).
The other interesting thing is they're now offering a 'micro distributor' kit, which is 20 tablets including international shipping at a 30% discount off their expected retail price. US$3500 / (20 * 0.85) ~= AU$206 for a tablet delivered to Melbourne. Perhaps between a few groups like LUV, MLUG and CCHS there might be 20 people interested in doing this.
Not so easy.
$3500/0.85 = ~ $AUD4,118 -- and because this is over $1,000 ... the import will add GST at 10% ... now we are at $AUD4,530 approx.
Or $AUD226 each -- but then you have 20 units and perhaps a lot more work so it becomes a huge hassle.
If you buy direct as a single purchase, then you can have one for $AUD266 ($US206 + $US20 for shipping and then conversion of currency at the same rate above).
The extra $AUD40 is probably worth it, just in case there are warranty or other issues -- you also get the possibility of being able to return it within 14 days of delivery [1].
So... unless we get 20 committed people and every one of them definitely wants to keep the end product and there are no warranty issues, then the risks are too great for the "micro distributor".
Also, the "micro distributor" will also be liable for Australian Trade Practice related legislation, a risk that I couldn't accept.
I am considering buying ONE unit, but even then, that is a risk for all sorts of other reasons; it will be almost like buying a HTC device when there is no guarantee that HTC will be around to support it (software updates/warranty in particular). The 2,000 unit target for the project is miniscule by comparison to other tablet product sales. Replace HTC with say, the HP WebOS tablet... if you like, they were dumped on the market to get rid of stock and there is no support from HP on those going forward.
Cheers A.
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