This is totally be expected. The first Pioneer DVD-R burners targeted to consumers were about an $900 MSRP (other commercial versions were released earlier in the $2k to $4k range).
I picked one up for $400 (street) and thought I was getting a screaming good deal. 12 months later the better models were going for $100 MSRP.
***All electronics always depreciate heavily over time (no matter what). ***
This is a constant and it is built into their business model. It allows the manufacturer to cash in on everyone on the upper-end of the demand curve (see your Econ 101 text book) and slowly work down the curve (cashing in on everyone else along the way) until the market hits an optimum efficiency (like how you can get a DVD+/-/DL burner for $40).
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Dan in DC/VA @ Apr 21st 2006 10:36AM
This is totally be expected. The first Pioneer DVD-R burners targeted to consumers were about an $900 MSRP (other commercial versions were released earlier in the $2k to $4k range).
I picked one up for $400 (street) and thought I was getting a screaming good deal. 12 months later the better models were going for $100 MSRP.
***All electronics always depreciate heavily over time (no matter what). ***
This is a constant and it is built into their business model. It allows the manufacturer to cash in on everyone on the upper-end of the demand curve (see your Econ 101 text book) and slowly work down the curve (cashing in on everyone else along the way) until the market hits an optimum efficiency (like how you can get a DVD+/-/DL burner for $40).