Originally Posted by M Music
Originally Posted by jaco
[quote=Audio High]The trade-in program won't make sense for everyone. It's an expensive unit to build and since there is no value to them in the older boxes they are taking as trade-in, they are just covering their costs to do the upgrade.
The cost to build it should not be very high. The cost to desing it and support it will be high i think.
The number of chips and circuit bords can be compared to perhaps $500 units from Japan. smile
Good point overall Jaco and it's probably why the trade-in will be at cost only. However, the components in all 800 series products if I recall correctly are the more expensive industrial grade components. That would add to the basic cost to produce a unit. Also the units will not be produced in great numbers as for some Japanese components.

We can expect to pay a LOT more than $500.
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Hmm, i looked at a number of cards, saw the production lines. Also I worked for a part of Philips and there i saw production lines for PABX systems. Cannot say the machines look much different. But than again, i am no epxert.

And indeed, i expect to pay more than $500 smile

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