Ah, I understand. It’s an attempt to replicate Steve “unwashed” Jobs’ strategy, where buying overpriced stuff makes you BETTER, DIFFERENT and UNIQUE. Am I right?
It looks like they’re combining two options into one, like instead of having you choose “optional keyboard Y/N” and then “keyboard language”, you just choose them both at once, like “optional keyboard and if so, what language?”
From another post about this yesterday, I found in the specifications section of their website, a “what’s in the box”: No mention of a keyboard. So the base model has no keyboard. So ya, choosing the layout is also opting for the keyboard, and, adding an extra ~$100 to the price.
$500 with a keyboard would be acceptable for a device like that. But the retail price is given as $700 plus $100 for the keyboard. That’s pretty steep.
I’m all for paying a little more for a machine that puts Linux and FOSS first. Dell and Lenovo are cheaper, sure, but you’re supporting the Windows/closed source ecosystem.
The same thing is true about the transformer laptop that was posted on here a bunch but people seemingly loved that despite the steep price for what it was.
Ah, I understand. It’s an attempt to replicate Steve “unwashed” Jobs’ strategy, where buying overpriced stuff makes you BETTER, DIFFERENT and UNIQUE. Am I right?
Do you think it is overpriced?
I was doing the configure your device option but I have no clue if the ”additional language” is the external keyboard. It has to be(?) :)
It looks like they’re combining two options into one, like instead of having you choose “optional keyboard Y/N” and then “keyboard language”, you just choose them both at once, like “optional keyboard and if so, what language?”
From another post about this yesterday, I found in the specifications section of their website, a “what’s in the box”: No mention of a keyboard. So the base model has no keyboard. So ya, choosing the layout is also opting for the keyboard, and, adding an extra ~$100 to the price.
Given its capabilities and the fact that you can buy used MS notebook/360 device for such a price? Of course.
$500 with a keyboard would be acceptable for a device like that. But the retail price is given as $700 plus $100 for the keyboard. That’s pretty steep.
I’m all for paying a little more for a machine that puts Linux and FOSS first. Dell and Lenovo are cheaper, sure, but you’re supporting the Windows/closed source ecosystem.
The same thing is true about the transformer laptop that was posted on here a bunch but people seemingly loved that despite the steep price for what it was.