WizardStan
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100% success! (2011-12-24)
- Thread starter EvilDragon
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I thought that CircuitCo boards were:
- Unreliable since the PCBs corroded
- Not being built as Most of the parts have been reclaimed. (and CC can't be bothered!)
It would be good to have confirmation from the core team on this. :unsure:
diligentcircle
Well-Known Member
It's not an issue once they're built successfully, so this wouldn't matter when it comes to getting a Pandora with a CC board (IIRC).
Your second point is correct, though, I think.
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CC only sent parts for the second batch, so old ones can be reworked... and we hope they will do that.
As with the refurbished boards from the upgrades, these boards will be sold for a lower price.
So if you don't care about the additional 256MB RAM and are mostly into gaming, you could get the unit cheaper
Also, we'll sort out unrepairable boards that have issues like broken WiFi and send them even cheaper as well.
Everything is better than just dumping them...
As with the refurbished boards from the upgrades, these boards will be sold for a lower price.
So if you don't care about the additional 256MB RAM and are mostly into gaming, you could get the unit cheaper
Also, we'll sort out unrepairable boards that have issues like broken WiFi and send them even cheaper as well.
Everything is better than just dumping them...
Darkknight512
Active Member
Can't waste partially working Pandora's! Even those deserve a nice home!
CC only sent parts for the second batch, so old ones can be reworked... and we hope they will do that.
As with the refurbished boards from the upgrades, these boards will be sold for a lower price.
So if you don't care about the additional 256MB RAM and are mostly into gaming, you could get the unit cheaper
Also, we'll sort out unrepairable boards that have issues like broken WiFi and send them even cheaper as well.
Everything is better than just dumping them...
So...;
- New German Pandoras with 0.5GB ram - standard order, highest cost
- Refurbished Texan Pandoras with 256MB ram, - cheap, new or second-hand
- Boards with permanent damage - cheaper
In other words, will all new deliveries have the extra ram unless the buyer specifies otherwise - There are no 256MB CC boards being sold at the new/full price?
diligentcircle
Well-Known Member
CC only sent parts for the second batch, so old ones can be reworked... and we hope they will do that.
As with the refurbished boards from the upgrades, these boards will be sold for a lower price.
So if you don't care about the additional 256MB RAM and are mostly into gaming, you could get the unit cheaper
Also, we'll sort out unrepairable boards that have issues like broken WiFi and send them even cheaper as well.
Everything is better than just dumping them...
So...;
- New German Pandoras with 0.5GB ram - standard order, highest cost
- Refurbished Texan Pandoras with 256MB ram, - cheap, new or second-hand
- Boards with permanent damage - cheaper
In other words, will all new deliveries have the extra ram unless the buyer specifies otherwise - There are no 256MB CC boards being sold at the new/full price?
From the sound of it, that is correct.
RunningSpoon
Still Fresh
Now this brings another question which I know we get answer someday, but is the final cost of pandora decided yet? How about shipping costs?
Still working that out. It's a pretty complex calculation... so we'll see.
Link (from ithic.com) will probably ship all the Pandoras to US customers. He'll get a big package from me and will ship them from there.
This will save a lot of shipping costs for all US customers
gruso
thunderbox
^ That's an excellent arrangement.
RunningSpoon
Still Fresh
Link (from ithic.com) will probably ship all the Pandoras to US customers. He'll get a big package from me and will ship them from there.
This will save a lot of shipping costs for all US customers
How about EU customers? Any "special arrangements" for them?
gruso
thunderbox
Yes, they ship direct from Germany
RunningSpoon
Still Fresh
hmc
Active Member
ED, if you need more distributors, I have good and partially well-trusted contacts, whom we could ask if they would do the job of forwarding Pandoras, e.g. in South Korea, New Zealand, Switzerland (not EU, so might also save some shipping costs), Latvia, Croatia, and probably a few others, which don't come to mind now.
Let me know if this is interesting for you.
Let me know if this is interesting for you.
Link
ithic.com
Still working that out. It's a pretty complex calculation... so we'll see.
Link (from ithic.com) will probably ship all the Pandoras to US customers. He'll get a big package from me and will ship them from there.
This will save a lot of shipping costs for all US customers
Just waiting on some final calculations. I hope to have concrete numbers sometime this coming week. I'm really looking forward to helping the community with distribution in the US.^ That's an excellent arrangement.
As long as I don't get snowed in, I'm hoping to catch FOSDEM and will be journeying to the land of the dark forest. Bearing witness to the Pandora Rebirth could hypothetically happen on my birthday, so this voyage is most humbling. This is the first off season I've had off from kayaking since 2008, and I'll document my journey the best I can. I'll pack my GoPro and audio recorder and try to put some highlights up on my site, and Twitter feed.
spiralofhope
Member
Link (from ithic.com) will probably ship all the Pandoras to US customers. He'll get a big package from me and will ship them from there.
This will save a lot of shipping costs for all US customers
This would also save money for customers in Canada.
Link
ithic.com
^
I don't know how many Canadian orders there are. Do Canadian's pay a VAT when things are sent from the US? Open Pandora does have an entity in Canada, will MWeston be handling those?
My birthday is February 12th. Hoping that's the day.
I don't know how many Canadian orders there are. Do Canadian's pay a VAT when things are sent from the US? Open Pandora does have an entity in Canada, will MWeston be handling those?
My birthday is February 12th. Hoping that's the day.
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fredg999
Still Fresh
I am Canadian, though I haven't placed my order yet. I'm under 18, so I will use my parent's PayPal account. My parents aren't still very convinced about the Pandora, but I think I can do it.
Rukal
Still Fresh
Canadian here, We don't need to pay for VAT, and when I ordered it came from Craigs shop, I dont believe MWeston handles anything to do with distribution. I think shipping from USA rather than Germany will save at least $20, maybe more
