To bad my old employer cut me and two others. 8-(
I would jump on one of these for sure other wise.
-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Glidden <dglidden@illusionary.com>
To: slug@nks.net <slug@nks.net>
Date: Sunday, December 23, 2001 10:01 PM
Subject: [SLUG] Empeg prices slashed
>
>I know some of you have drooled over my empeg (car mp3 player) when I've
>brought it to SLUg meetings, or to the expos we've done, so I thought
>I'd let you know that Sonicblue has slashed the priced amazingly in
>attempt to clear stock of empegs. The 10GB unit normally priced $899,
>then dropped to $699 was slashed to $199. Alas, the 10GB units are out
>of stock, but 20GB units are only $299 (from $899) and as of at least an
>hour or so ago, still showing as in-stock. 30GB units are $399 (from
>$1099) and 60GB units are $499 (from $1399).
>
>http://store.sonicblue.com/
>
>Sonicblue, when they acquired Empeg Ltd., UK, totally buried the product
>and ticked off a whole lot of loyal Empeg users. (They acquired the
>company for the engineers and then buried the product they brought with
>them.) Sonicblue loses boatloads on each one of these they sell - I
>understand that the basic unit, sans hard drive, costs about $500 or so
>to build, from the really high-end components they use, the labor for
>building and Q&A'ing them, and overhead of bringing up the line to build
>the circuit boards, then add the cost of the drive - it's essentially a
>"fire sale" so I'd really love it if everyone told as many people who
>might be interested as they could find, so that the whole stock went
>out. The harder Sonicblue gets reamed for the treatment they gave to the
>Empeg guys they bought out, and the users they've been screwing over,
>the happier I'll be...
>
>so there's an idea for those of you who don't get what they want this
>holiday season, or for those who get money. :)
>
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