Thread: New 6.8 inch eReader from Onyx now available in the US
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Old 07-01-2014, 06:52 AM   #102
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Originally Posted by mgmueller View Post
I often enough have the opposite situation: Shipping from the US to Germany. Unfortunately, lots of gadgets are launched in the US first. Next one might be NVIDIA Shield 2 in a few months.
I'm not too worried about ordering hardware. Of the tons of gadgets I've bought over the years, only few ever failed. And those few usually from the very beginning. Meaning: Arriving already with a defect.
I've decided, to take that risk for the gadgets I'm really interested in.

But there's still an enormous problem: Customs and shipment are bearable for a gadget > $ 200. But for accessories?
I'm not ordering a cover, costing $ 20 in the US and ending up in Europe for $ 60...
In a thread I started about the lack of choice in the N.American market for e-readers, some people responded that it's a global market. $60 for a $20 case shows that in practice, if you are working to a budget, it is not a global market. I hope to see the Onyx or a comparable product being sold directly in the American market at some point in the near future, but I'm not hopeful.
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