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Old 06-12-2010, 12:49 AM   #100
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iRex was going to go at $449 at Best Buy

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Originally Posted by Dellaster View Post
In the US the DR800SG went for $399 at Best Buy. But I take your point. These weren't bargain devices.
Worse, in mid-November, at http://bit.ly/irex800_449 and http://bit.ly/irex800_449b, Staci Kramer wrote:

"But IREX doesn’t even have that. What it does have is a retail relationship with Best Buy and, at some point, marketing visibility from wireless partner Verizon (NYSE: VZ). On my last check at Best Buy, I could see the tag and the space set aside, along with a price tag of $449—$50 higher than the company says it’s supposed to be. Getting shelf space in a major big box chain: good. Getting a tiny corner in the Techno Wonder display with Sharper Image gadgets while Sony has a full kiosk a few feet away: not so good."

Likely true as http://www.irextechnologies.com/node/47 actually still lists this story:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/23...t-buy-for-449/

With what is out there now and prevailing prices, it wouldn't do well. They were having problems with not even having editing capability completed by February when they last delayed it.

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