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Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

Ah, if only we were talking about the US. Does Walmart still sell them for $220?

Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

On ebay, there's a guy selling for $499 US! After conversion and shipping, the price is an out-of-the-question $670 CDN! Of course, this is an exception, but to find prices this high is very interesting. Many other sellers have far more reasonable prices (if it weren't for shipping + customs, that is).

The prices have certainly soared as supplies have decreased. I'm hoping that Nokia is getting ready to stock suppliers with the next in the tablet family to explain the lack of N810s. I can see myself paying around $600 for the N900 (due to the newness), but wouldn't drop near that on the N810 with promises that a replacement is around the bend.

Looks like I may be waiting a few more months after all!

}:^)~
YARR!

Simple, Mr. Corrupt

Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

I really believe we're in the final stretch when it comes to the new tablet. The beta SDK is due before the end of May and I believe the new devices will appear shortly (within weeks) of the Beta SDK appearing...

Time is flying... Only two weeks to Easter already...

Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

Yes I bought an N800 from TigerDirect.ca last year.
It failed wihin 3 months (bad screen) and TigerDirect with a one month return
policy would not take it back but referred me to Nokia.
Nokia refused to honor their warranty since this was a "US Branded" model
that was purchased in Canada, not the US.
What a farce.
In other words, even if Tiger Direct still has the N810, don't buy from them.
(They did eventually replace my 800 with an 810 but only after I threatened
to cancel my very lucrative Corporate account with them.)
Thanks for nothing, TD and Nokia.

Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

This article may shed some some light on the lower supply levels:
'Engadget - Nokia pulling all OEM contracts?

It seems that Nokia is transitioning from outside manufacturers of its tech to internal manufacturing. This info is via iSupply, whose press release on the matter is copied below (for convenience).

Quote:

El Segundo, Calif., Mar. 27, 2009-In another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business, Nokia-the world's largest mobile handset brand-announced that it has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones.

The company cited weak global demand for mobile devices as the reason it will cease employing outsourced production to Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) providers and Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs).

"Amid the global economic recession and slowing sales of mobile handsets, Nokia in recent months had begun the process of shifting some of its assembly operations away from contract manufacturers and back inside the company," said Adam Pick, principal analyst for EMS/ODM at iSuppli Corp. "However, this announcement clearly illustrates just how severe the situation in the mobile handset market really is."

Nokia in 2008 outsourced approximately 17 percent of the manufacturing volume of its mobile phone engines, which include the phone and software that enable its basic operations, to providers including Foxconn International Holdings, BYD, Elcoteq and Jabil Circuit.

"This doesn't help the eroding EMS/ODM industry," Pick continued. "Nokia's pull-back will shed more than $5 billion in revenue from electronics contract manufacturers. That most means more overcapacity, more headcount reductions and, obviously, more problems."

iSuppli's current forecast calls for the EMS/ODM market to contract 9.9 percent in 2009 to reach $270.8 billion, down from $300.7 billion in 2008. However, given Nokia's announcement, iSuppli will downgrade its forecast for 2009 and the following years.

The attached figure presents iSuppli's current global EMS/ODM revenue forecast.

While the announcement is bad news for the contract manufacturing and mobile handset businesses, it represents a positive commentary on Nokia's capability to adjust to changing market circumstances.

"Nokia is an operational juggernaut with leading procurement and supply chain techniques," noted Jeffrey Wu, iSuppli's senior EMS/ODM analyst. "You have to give Nokia credit for maintaining a hybrid manufacturing system that adjusts pursuant to volatile demand patterns."

I especially like the last paragraph of the release. It describes the prudent structure of the organization to hedge against financial squalls. Here's hoping that the upcoming line of products can compete more favourably against the onslaught of competition on the horizon, and doubly that the economy picks up for us all!

YARR!
}:^)~

Capt'n->Corrupt

Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

This means that many upcoming models will be delayed and it can mean also that next tablet models are delayed far to the future. Hope still that those tablets are going to production some day.

Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

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Originally Posted by markku (Post 275223)

This means that many upcoming models will be delayed and it can mean also that next tablet models are delayed far to the future. Hope still that those tablets are going to production some day.

What is the reasoning for this bold assertion? After reading the press-release, I didn't get that impression, but perhaps I'm missing something.. Please explain!

YARR!
}:^)~

?corrupt?

Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt (Post 274903)

Thanks for the tip, but.......
I actually called the seller ($325 and $330) this morning and he had sold out of units! The others haven't returned my emails/calls. Kijiji was the same. Sadly, it would seem that the shortage applies to classifieds as well.

YARR!
}:^)~

Corruptarama

Same exact story, here. $330 looked like a reasonable price to me.

I need some WIFI-ish gadget to have in my pocket and leach the WIFI hotspot from the local iStore in my airport during my breaks. :X

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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt (Post 275226)

What is the reasoning for this bold assertion? After reading the press-release, I didn't get that impression, but perhaps I'm missing something.. Please explain!

YARR!
}:^)~

?corrupt?

If production is related to demand and Nokia is taking care all the manufacturing then it means that new products are coming much slower pace to the market. Nokia will sell still phones even though they have these N-series mobile computers and tablets. They have to drop something off and since this is mobile business and recession is growing so what will be the product that is giving them the best profit, I think it is still that old basic phone range that is on focus these days.

Re: No more N800 or N810 in Canada? D:

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Originally Posted by markku (Post 275259)

I'm not sure about this. If demand is down, then production will likely decrease as well, but that doesn't necessarily imply that products will be delayed in entering the market. It may simply result in fewer of them produced, or that certain products are discontinued, etc. I suppose my point is, that I don't think we can say that the N900 will be late to market with only the news that Nokia will move production in-house.

YARR!
}:^)~

!cap!