Asus Eee PC pricing and release dates loosed: less flash for more money?

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BFish @ Aug 16th 2007 5:19AM

So upgrading flash from 2GB->4GB will cost you +100USD.
That's what I call a fat margin, 8GB flash costs to manufactures 13 bucks.

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The raw cost of flash memory to the manufactures has nothing to do with the end cost, and what it should cost. it needs to be tested, installed, retested. Stop being a moron.

The total cost for making a package of twinkies (your favorite food) is about 26cents. Though, they cost how much for a pack of 3? (help us we dont know)... do the math, bozo.

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patsy @ Aug 16th 2007 9:17AM

@PEZ:

Since the units are identical except for memory size, development and testing for the entire product line would be practically identical and should take place only once. So the price difference between the various memory models should only reflect the extra cost of the memory plus the expected profit margin. Who's the moron now, oh sweet candy?

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2think @ Aug 20th 2007 5:13PM

Did Pez's 'special needs economics' just get deconstructed by patsy? LMAO!

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mike @ Aug 30th 2007 4:02PM

I don't think this is flash memory, but rather is the new flash hard drives we'll be seeing more of in the future. I'm not sure of the difference, probably more speed, as you may have noticed transferring files to/from flash memory is quite slow.

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Jonah @ Nov 30th 2008 5:29PM

It'd be cheaper just to buy an external and duct-tape it to the laptop.

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