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[Barnimal]

i dont understand. how is this possible? its quite frustrating actually.

 

[Lhadatt]

An iPod Shuffle's MP3/AAC circuitry is not expensive to manufacture and tack on to the device. Apple may also be using slower (read: cheaper) flash memory.

 

[Oracle Dragon]

AND if your buying Sony branded memory, Sony is stickin' it to ya!

 

[The Faceless Master]

i dont understand. how is this possible? its quite frustrating actually.

if you think that's bad, imagine that there are 1GB mp3 players that have a BACKLIT LCD SCREEN at the same price too!!!

how do they even make money?

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

if you think that's bad, imagine that there are 1GB mp3 players that have a BACKLIT LCD SCREEN at the same price too!!!

how do they even make money?

This man speakth the truth!

 

[koam]

Propriotory formats!

This is why a 1-console future should not happen.

 

[Ruzbeh]

What's this doing in Gaming Discussion?

 

[Link316]

you're paying for brand & image

 

[miyuru]

Sony's shit is always ridiculously overpriced IMO.

 

[FreakyFink]

I'm guessing the wholesale price of the of 1GB Pro duo is close to $80 seeing how it has been sold for as little as ~$90 online.

The 1GB iPod shuffle, however, is likely around the $120 mark I'd guess.

 

[Barnimal]

I'm guessing the wholesale price of the of 1GB Pro duo is close to $80 seeing how it has been sold for as little as ~$90 online.

The 1GB iPod shuffle, however, is likely around the $120 mark I'd guess.

ipod shuffle is onsale everywhere for $99 every other week.

 

[FreakyFink]

ipod shuffle is onsale everywhere for $99 every other week.

I believe it is the 512MB Shuffle you speak of.

 

[Barnimal]

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4336475?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

$124 when NOT onsale at frys.

 

[DarienA]

This is like asking how come a 2005 Bentley Arnage cost more than many houses... plus of course it's a proprietary format... although I see one other company...(samsung?) has memory stick compatible camcorders....

 

[Drexon]

if you think that's bad, imagine that there are 1GB mp3 players that have a BACKLIT LCD SCREEN at the same price too!!!

...and line-in, and microphone, and FM radio with 25 presets, and USB 2 straight out of the box, and smaller.... That's a few ands.

 

[DarienA]

...and line-in, and microphone, and FM radio with 25 presets, and USB 2 straight out of the box, and smaller.... That's a few ands.

Which mp3 player is this? Color me interested.

 

[Drexon]

I'm talking about Creative's flash based players. They rock. Just got a Creative Muvo N200 1GB, one of the worlds smallest 1GB players for ~$130, with all that stuff. I'm also bashing iPod in the iPod thread (last page) with it.

 

[Jonnyram]

you're paying for brand & image

No, you're covering the losses Sony makes in PSP manufacture.

 

[Amir0x]

No, you're covering the losses Sony makes in PSP manufacture.

tut tut, 1GB duos cost this much well before PSP was even announced. Even more.

 

[Jonnyram]

tut tut, 1GB duos cost this much well before PSP was even announced. Even more.

Exactly. Back then, they cost a lot more to make. But they haven't dropped the price because they don't need to.

 

[cvxfreak]

No, you're covering the losses Sony makes in PSP manufacture.

Eheh heh. That is too true.

 

[Amir0x]

Exactly. Back then, they cost a lot more to make. But they haven't dropped the price because they don't need to.

I always thought it was because scale of manufacturing was super small because it was proprietary. Not that it isn't needlessly expensive anyway, since Sandisk sells theirs for often 60-70 dollars cheaper.