02-20-2007, 10:46 AM | #1 |
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Availability in the UK
Will it ever be available offically in the UK ? or should i look into ebay.
Much as i like the idea of some of the other offerings, the Sony does come in at the (magic) £200 mark. A little fast talking should persuade my significant other to let me spend some money !! |
02-20-2007, 10:52 AM | #2 |
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Yes it is coming to the UK very soon. Don't expect it to be cheap.
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02-20-2007, 11:29 AM | #3 |
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The rumour mill has it due about June or so. You can, however, easily enough buy it from the US - that's what a number of us here have done.
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02-20-2007, 12:39 PM | #4 |
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Ebay it is then. The thought of waiting until June would kill me, it was bad enough knowing it had come out in the states. |
02-21-2007, 09:22 AM | #5 |
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I was in the same position as you. eBay prices are high at the moment as i looked there. I ordered mine from bh photo video and it cost me £205 after currency conversion. Then I had to pay £60 import
Still, I bet it will be £300+ if it comes out over here. P.S. just buy one now, its brilliant! |
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02-21-2007, 09:43 AM | #6 |
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Definitely agreed. I've had mine for about 3 months now. Absolutely wonderful machine. Don't buy one if being able to view A4 PDFs is a big deal for you (it's not good at that!), but for reading fiction it's superb.
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02-21-2007, 09:55 AM | #7 |
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I think there is one drawback when you buy it in the USA. If it breaks down, you can throw it away
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02-21-2007, 10:03 AM | #8 |
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Just means you have to post it back to be fixed. Probably a good idea to be careful with it, though - it seems pretty robust .
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I heard over the weekend from a contact in Sony that at the price they're thinking of it'll still be cheaper to import.
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If they do the usual $350 = £350, that would certainly be the case.
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02-22-2007, 04:04 PM | #14 |
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I did try and make the point that paying £350 for it is asking too much. I was told that it will be priced as high as the market will take.
I came back with - that'll be £250 max because otherwise people will just import. This of course brings to mind why Lik-sang closed its doors. |
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