MrSinatra;218454 Wrote: > > i disagree what i propose would cost $1000. > > what would it cost? i can't say, BUT perhaps the increased > manufacturing costs would be offset by lower development and support > costs. >
??? No, the increased manufacturing costs would also have increased development and support costs. (Who is developing this custom hardware and why would they do it for free? Who is supporting custom hardware and software and why would they do it for free?) That cost is presently picked up by the maker and retailer of your PC and the provider of your operating system. Really, what you describe is very much doable... if you do not weld the SB and the server into the same chassis. It is called a laptop. Buy a $500 laptop and a $300 SB. A bit more than your $500 "buy it now" price... but then, you can add a second player for $300, not $500 and each additional would be cheaper. Why is a laptop cheaper? Who knows.. because they make gazillions of them? (I have yet to figure out why a digital picture frame is $300 for something with less resolution than a laptop display, smaller, and less features... when it isn't hard to find $500 laptops at Walmart...) Economies of scale, most likely. Acer and HP and Dell spew out a frightening number of laptops every day which keeps their costs low. Buying even a 100,000 displays is nothing compared to what those guys buy. -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37279 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
