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Hmm, I'm curious to hear what you have to say about EU products... Please share your thoughts with us.
-- Bas
oops, I didn't mean it the way it might have been taken. I know Charles is also in the USA so the comment about it being an "EU product" was 100% related to cost and how long it would take to get production up for USA purchasers. I recall even sympathizing with you all over there when I posted, having read many times about this or that USA product being tough and/or expensive to get over the pond. I'm sorry that I may have stirred your emotions a bit with the previous statement.
Doug
Hi Doug,
Let's say you hit a raw nerve ;) Your words "pretty costly" and "still an EU product" did sound rather biased. But I'm glad it was a misunderstanding.
Regrettably I'm only an engineer and I can't change geography and related shipping costs (in neither direction). I do think the BeBoPr++ is a high quality product at a very attractive price. By cooperating it should be possible to beat the system and find a way to lower shipping costs. Last week I've shipped several packages to the US. A couple of these boards will be available for resale in the US and hopefully more will follow.
As Charles implies in his reaction, building a CRAMPS is probably going to be "as pretty costly" as buying a BeBoPr. Of course, if you take pleasure from building a board yourself you should do so. I probably would. But in that case I probably wouldn't get a realistic cost comparison. Spending (too) many hours to save a little cash and having lots of 'free' parts already available. Comparing costs for that situation is like comparing apples and oranges.
So please don't judge based on gut feelings or hear say, and next time present us with a realistic and complete calculation :)
Cheers,
-- Bas