Grench
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What's interesting is that as many people whom were on the forums initially saying that "2GB is more than enough" ad-nausea, only 9 people out of 1119 ordered 2GB units.
Edit: Whoops, misread
And... 2GB was and is still 'more than enough' for the OMAP SoC in the Pyra. I would put the switch from 2GB to 4GB by itself as responsible for delaying the project somewhere between 6 months and 12 months. Sure, we'll all find use for the additional 2GB of RAM. If nothing else it can cache the reads. But - there were working 2GB prototypes. It was nearing down on being a shipping project - then the 4GB 'thing' hit the forums right before ordering - then ED & HNS made a fatefull, "why not" decision - then 4GB was offered for sale prior to any form of testing - then board revisions, testing, modeling, board revisions ... to my knowledge there still isn't a single fully working 4GB prototype SoC board. This is the textbook definition of why scope creep kills projects. 4GB units have been sold. 4GB is now a design requirement. If not for the 4GB requirement, the Pyra could have potentially shipped over a year ago.
not really, its human nature. if two options are offered people will opt for the bigger as long as the price difference is reasonable.. 100% would be 2GB if ED hadnt offered 4GB..lol 4GB wasnt offered because it was needed , it was offered because he could.
Very true. You nailed the purchase trend right there. If I can have, 'the best', for a slight up-tick, sure. This is why automobile dealers rarely, if ever, stock the 'base model' of vehicles. Nobody buys them - unless they're the only version.