Re: Linksys wireless prices

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

I totally agree with you Graham.

I put the point to David about the US being sooooo much cheaper.  He said
there were "additional expenses" in getting a UK version.  They
use a
different firmware version and US cards won't be supported in the UK.  OK,
I
would accept another 5 or 10 quid because of this but not the huge increase
on US prices he is quoting.

I have also obtained the trade prices and even if we could get them at that
the US stuff is STILL much cheaper.

I'm moving to the US...anyone else coming?

:-(

M.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 9:19 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Linksys wireless prices


> I just saw the prices on Marks site for the linksys kit, this is
absurd,
why
> would anyone want to buy these when the Lucent Orinoco Kit can be had
for
> less. All the enthusiasm for these cards on the ePODs board was due to
them
> being the cheapest available. Assuming the prices quoted on Mark's
site
> include VAT then here is the comparison:
>
> PCMCIA Card - Linksys £140  Orinoco £120
> Access Point - Linksys £280  Orinoco £273 (Card and AP £350)
>
> Linksys prices at Buy.Com (before any vouchers/discounts)
> PCMCIA Card $116.95
> Access Point $228.95
> PCI Adapter $44.59
>
> Yet again we get screwed in this country. I will certainly not be
buying
the
> Linksys cards unless I can get them sent from the US (or unless the
retailer
> they finally pick over here applies a more sensible price than the
RRP).
>
> Graham
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