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RE: usb bluetoothes

Some places selling them for ~$40.

http://www.cadmusmicro.com/prods.htm

http://www.neutronexpress.com/prod.cfm/198860/D-LINK/DBT-120/USB_BLUETOOTH_A
DAPTER

Philip

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Brian Empey, P.Eng. [SMTP:]
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:57 PM
> To:	
> Subject:	Re: usb bluetoothes
> 
> I'm kicking myself for not buying some last week!
> But even $26 is good markup for a $5- chip, $2- (or less) antennae, 25
> cent connector, 10 cent PCB, and 10 cents worth of plastic.
> 
> Its 3x raw manufactured cost ... OK for low quantity direct pricing.
> But $50 or higher is just plain gouging!
> 
> 
> Francois Gurin wrote:
> > 
> > On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 10:35:31AM -0700, Brian Empey, P.Eng. wrote:
> > > This USB to BlueTooth adapter is selling for U$26- in single
> quantities
> > > ... or it was last week.  Now they have another version with an Apple
> > > label on it that sells on Apple's web site for U$49- ... did someone
> > > decide that they could gouge for this until competitors appear?
> > >
> > > (its at the top of this page:
> > >
> http://www.dlink.com/products/DigitalHome/Wireless/11b/11bWireless.htm#usb
> Bluetooth
> > 
> > either it's out of stock or being discontinued (the dbt-120).  Looking
> around shows a
> > msrp of $59.00 on the dbt-120.
> > 
> > if you see them again at $26 or so, let us know, I for one would jump on
> it.
> > 
> > --francois
> >
> 
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