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I feel a bit like endsormeans,
When I read the project is made in Europe, I thank something like "Nice ! It will be expensive, but the estimates will not depend too much on change rates".
Thought most of the components were secured before the euro falls, too.

I "reasonably" anticipated to pay between 700€ for a board and 850€ for a full device. I "feared" I would have to pay something like 1000€ for a full device.
Actually, for me (and many European people) it's 1188€ (990+20%VAT) or 1368€ (990+150+20%VAT).
The increase is really significant : about 500€ more than expected, and 350€ more than pessimistically estimated.

What makes me affraid is the "Material per unit (NeoN kit) 470 EUR ±100 EUR".
It lets me think the increase isn't finished yet
I'm used to pay 10-20€ for getting things shipped from Germany but even in this case, it's 400€ more than anticipated (more than +50%).
And it could be even more if the NeoN kit is underestimated.

I'm sad because I'm sure you, guys do everything you can to reduce the costs, and I really would like to support more this project, but 400€ isn't something I can spend without consequences.
And I wonder how many people have donated and will finally not buy anything...

Last edited by Bearserker; 2015-05-05 at 20:45.
 

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