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Originally Posted by griffonwing
still too much for me, comparatively.
I dunno. panels may have gone up, but they are omitted the prices of sd card reader, if memory serves, they are not increasing the memory, but are reducing it (i don't think I'm wrong on that, but I very well could be)
They are not paying the extra for the epson controller, so they are saving money there too. A lot of the costs are being left off of the device. Surely they arent including R&D costs for removal of a feature?
"We spent 20,000 downgrading the 505 to the 300, by removing many of the features for a basic unit, this cost must be made up in the price of the unit"
Egad, I hope this isn't the case.
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That seems a fairly spurious claim.
It's a matter of perspective. Sony designed a new look and feel from rather than taking an existing device and scaling it down. I'm quite sure there was research and development costs in that. The 300 also has features that the Pocket Pro doesn't, such as dictionary support.
I mean, people can debate all day about the individual benefits of each device, and it's quite fun to do so and one of the reasons I come to the board. But I get a little concerned when disinformation is being spread about one device to make another look better.