gibberish
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just interested to see how many people decided not to re-order really.
i re-ordered, the same day my funds were returned.
i re-ordered, the same day my funds were returned.
+1Prometheus said:Re-ordering also. Just waiting on the credit card link to do so.
jellmoo said:As soon as I can verify the refund, and the credit card site opens up, I will certainly be re-ordering.
+1 (got the mail...)
aliking said:I don't really get the thought process in not reordering but going for the second batch.
"Yes, I do still want one, but I don't want it too soon"?
For me it's a "I'd like a Pandora, but only if it's successful enough for there to be a second batch. Otherwise its lifetime of support, software, userbase etc are significantly reduced.". Technically that's a catch-22, so people wait for the second batch, once all the design, manufacturing, and banking hiccups have been worked out, even if it costs more and takes longer.
Waiting is also hedging your bets against some form of metaphorical meteor strike. (component integration design fault, problems requiring recalls or major design revisions, more awesome product comes out during delays, etc) which are unfortunately all to common in awesome first time engineering projects like this one. Second batchers get the same Pandora first batchers do, without any of the risk they're taking.
Add to this things actually have downturned somewhat for many, and that 200GBP/$330US/$400CDN may be better spent on something other than a Pandora in 2009 for those who need the money for food/rent/pants.
I'm still on the fence. I've not received a refund or notification. News of steady but slow progress leans me back toward the first batch side of the fence, and the data flow in the past week has been good. I still have a notebook filling with ideas for homebrew games I hope to develop for Pandora, and I have every hope that Pandora makes its third batch and beyond.