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pippin;266686 Wrote: > What would you be prepared to pay if it's a "consumer style device"? Personally I'm happy with the way things are. I like the freedom of being able to chose my own hardware and OS to run my slimserver on. If the the SqueezeBoxes, Duets, Transporters, etc. become very popular, this could be an opportunity for a 3rd party to make a business of setting up pre configured and pre loaded SlimServers - perhaps in mini ITX form factors. I think it would be a fun thing to do, but there certainly isn't the demand for it just yet. Perhaps Logitech feels the same way. If somebody had listed on EBay a mini ITX box with a 120 GB hard disc loaded with Slimserver or SqueezeCenter ready to go, would you be willing to pay $500-$800 for it? No linux knowledge required! After the cost of parts and room for some profit, this is my ballpark guess of what it would cost. But even if somebody did that, the customer still has to configure the box for the network and load music onto it. This requires knowledge of how to rip and encode CDs and some networking knowledge. These are areas where people struggle too. Many people can't load music on their iPod unless it comes from iTunes! So, even if such a device were made available, it doesn't address all of the usability issues and pain that some users experience. -- maggior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43198 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
