wmarone | # 71 | 2012-02-08, 20:22 | Report

Which is fine if you're OK with the GPL violation. I suspect the price for a direct shipment is completely arbitrary on behalf of the OEM and a sizable percentage will be going to the PA project.

GrimyHR | # 72 | 2012-02-08, 20:26 | Report

ten chars!

impact | # 73 | 2012-02-08, 20:51 | Report

If I were to worry about such things as an OS that is going nowhere, I would have never bought the N9 in the first place, so that's a non-argument for me at least.

benny1967 | # 74 | 2012-02-08, 21:03 | Report

You explained to us in various posts now that

a) you don't understand what the point of this project is
b) you don't care much, anyway
and
c) you're not gonna get one

I understand all that.

What I don't understand:
Why are you still around? Are you trying to convince everybody here that they shouldn't support this project? Are you going to spill as much hatred as you can in this thread, hoping to make the only promising tablet project since the N810 fail?

Kangal | # 75 | 2012-02-09, 03:35 | Report

I'd say if they sold it for US$190 (inc shipping) it would make a lot more sense.

At that price point they are effectively competing/undercutting the Nook Color, Samsung Galaxy Tab (2010), Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet and the RIM PlayBook. And possibly the HTC Flyer too.

GrimyHR | # 76 | 2012-02-09, 09:28 | Report

yes, but this is how much it would cost me:
200€ for the tablet
around 30€ for shipping from EU to a neighboring croatia
15€ for some imaginery customs cost
than 23% tax on all that that comes to 300€ or 400$ so not such a nice price tag
and also there is a 35$ fee for certification from HAKOM(our agency for everything with any radio freq) so i can import it for personal use, and that is only if this tablet has EC declaration of conformity
i can buy an acer iconia tab a500 for that price here...

as for the guy above im rigt to have my opinion that is supported by facts, and i have a right to express it here and who doesnt want to read it doesn't have to, just because this is FOSS doesnt mean it should be overpriced or that we should settle for anything

i am the voice of reason here, deal with it

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don_falcone | # 77 | 2012-02-09, 10:20 | Report

Huh? So much trouble? I've never had issues bringing electronics / computer parts from US to DE, nor my colleagues. Sometimes, those were even shipped before from HK to US.

(You have 430EUR free for imports anyway, so no customs.)

GrimyHR | # 78 | 2012-02-09, 10:46 | Report

actualy if you are in germany its 45€ by post if i recal correctly from my time being there, and 430€ might be when personaly carying over the border
i have no custom for electronics(except some imaginary expenses...) just need to pay tax when value is over 20€ by post or 150€ personaly transported

for me the biggest problem is that ec declaration of conformity(certificate that it is in compliance with EU regulations) which is not neded for personal import in EU but is needed here...irony at its finest...

Stskeeps | # 79 | 2012-02-09, 10:52 | Report

BTW, if you guys didn't see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wbyyA9X4Qk

don_falcone | # 80 | 2012-02-09, 12:16 | Report

Ok, i seldom get packages from (outside DE) directly; its almost always via personal transfer, either me or my colleagues. (It happened that i fed'exed something between offices and this seemed smooth going too.)

But if coming directly from HK (flash cards, devices), marking item as 'gift' or other tricks seems still to work - the last time i paid customs here was in 2002 i think, for a camera battery and grip (...).

Thanks for the explanation though. (Do you have someone outside Croatia as a kind of "freight-forwarder" for you?)