whiskthecat
whiskthecat
Where will the distributors of the Pandora be located? Will there be one in the US?
Also, sorry about the title, I have my moments.
Also, sorry about the title, I have my moments.
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dwarf shortage
I assume UK, as Craig is based there (gbax) and gbax ships worldwide...
Ravnos
Asleep in Samsara
I'd guess that GP2XStore will be the official North American distributor.
craigix
Mega GP Mania
This is going to have to be worked out very carefully due to the first run only being 3000 units, but we will let you know closer to the time.
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dwarf shortage
Ooohhhhhh the tension buildscraigix said:
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whiskthecat
whiskthecat
Well I'm ordering from whoever makes pre-orders available first.
atomicthumbs
I am the king of the collectors, with hospital bed
I guess I'll be pre-ordering it, then.
I never got my wrist strap.Ravnos said:
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vampire8bit
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Will these be the first edition units?craigix said:
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Sphinxter
Says What?
atomicthumbs said:I guess I'll be pre-ordering it, then.
I never got my wrist strap.Ravnos said:
Now doesn't that just piss you off, I got an empty envelope with a slit in it instead of payback on an sd card from them. They could do a lot better.
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craigix
Mega GP Mania
Before the 3000 units we will have a smaller run of 'First Editions' which will go to devs.
Then the 3000 second run has the advantage of any fixes needed from that first run, and also some ready to use software from the devs.
The 3000 will be split over the USA/UK/Germany/Turkey. This should cover a good area of you guys, you should all be quite close to one of these areas, apart from our friends in Aus who will have to pay overseas shipping (sorry!).
We are not rushing anything, if there is anything we are not happy with we will delay the launch. We will ONLY take preorders once final production is under way of the 3000 batch.
We hope this setup will avoid any GP2X MK1 issues occuring on the pandora.
Then the 3000 second run has the advantage of any fixes needed from that first run, and also some ready to use software from the devs.
The 3000 will be split over the USA/UK/Germany/Turkey. This should cover a good area of you guys, you should all be quite close to one of these areas, apart from our friends in Aus who will have to pay overseas shipping (sorry!).
We are not rushing anything, if there is anything we are not happy with we will delay the launch. We will ONLY take preorders once final production is under way of the 3000 batch.
We hope this setup will avoid any GP2X MK1 issues occuring on the pandora.
javaJake
Jacob Godserv
Well, it sounds about right if Craigix is planning on shipping units to developers late January, and them writing up software over February. That'd leave March to do some final testing and tweaking if needed, and then April would be when the lucky ones get the first batch.
All guesses, mind you, I've never ever ever dealt with hardware, just software.
All guesses, mind you, I've never ever ever dealt with hardware, just software.
Magnulus
Death of Rats!
Craig, I mentioned this in a different forum, but there's a shop in Edinburgh (can't remember the name of it) that plans on probably having it. I was wondering if you've been in talks with any shops in Edinburgh about it, as I'd quite like to get a hands-on with it before I actually buy it.
I've already started promoting it to the people in my uni class, and I just know that it would be a major bonus if people can actually try them in shops.
You've probably debated this in private already, but have you thought of giving physical shops an introduction price? I worked in a privately owned photo store for two and a half years before I moved to Edinburgh to study, and we would be a lot more likely to try our hand at selling little known products if we were given a good percentage off on a demo unit for the store.
We often got deals like "If you buy X units at regular price, we'll give you X% off on a demo unit for the store." which led to us being a lot more happy about selling lesser known brands of MP3 players than iPods, which we never made any money from nor got any special prices on. I would think that the same could be true about things like the Pandora. There are tons of good gaming shops and computer stores in Edinburgh, and I'd love for one of them to have it, at least. Maybe not for the 3000 run, but the next one.
I've already started promoting it to the people in my uni class, and I just know that it would be a major bonus if people can actually try them in shops.
You've probably debated this in private already, but have you thought of giving physical shops an introduction price? I worked in a privately owned photo store for two and a half years before I moved to Edinburgh to study, and we would be a lot more likely to try our hand at selling little known products if we were given a good percentage off on a demo unit for the store.
We often got deals like "If you buy X units at regular price, we'll give you X% off on a demo unit for the store." which led to us being a lot more happy about selling lesser known brands of MP3 players than iPods, which we never made any money from nor got any special prices on. I would think that the same could be true about things like the Pandora. There are tons of good gaming shops and computer stores in Edinburgh, and I'd love for one of them to have it, at least. Maybe not for the 3000 run, but the next one.
slygamer
Active Member
Sometimes it sucks living in the best part of the world.craigix said:
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icurafu
The Hallucinogenic Elf
Ah well, the aussie dollar will probably cost as much as the US by then. Gadgets feel cheaper these days and Aussie stores are still catching up.
It's often cheaper to buy for the US and pay the postage.
It's often cheaper to buy for the US and pay the postage.
Tobriand
Well-Known Member
OT: If you remember the name, I'd be interested - I'm studying up here now, and currently the only shops for gadgetry I know of are Computer Exchange, Gamestation, and Chips - any others would be a good addition to my repetoire...Magnulus said:
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