Thread: New Sony model to be called PRS-300 and PRS-600
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Old 07-31-2009, 11:44 PM   #222
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Originally Posted by igorsk View Post
One thing 505 got that no other model so far has is the extruded aluminium body. I guess that might be one of the things that makes it harder for Sony to lower its price.
An extruded aluminum enclosure probably doesn't cost Sony more than $3. My company orders extruded aluminum enclosures of similar type from China, and they cost about $10 in quantities of 1000. So, they are probably not the cost factor.
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