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Old 02-10-2009, 12:18 AM   #141
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
Why is it that a new iPod can come out every year... have more features, bigger hard drives (storage) more batter life and be the same price or cheaper.

The Kindle 1 was released 2 years ago. The Kindle 2 is the same device in a different case. I can't imagine which it should be more with an SD card slot. Assuming the eInk screen price hasn't changed, I can't imaging that CDMA chips, switches and SD card slots have gotten more expense. Heck, I have seen $99 phones with microSD slots in them.

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my guess is the extra cost is the 16 colors over the 4 it had before.. and upfornt cost of books
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