Guest Anonymous Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 I was seriously considering buying the MZ-NHF800 but spotted it available for pre-order on a UK site for £250. This is a lot more than the $250 that was expected. I am sorely p****d off. If they are going to be this expensive then I am waiting until the price comes down if it ever does that is. I only use my NetMD for listening to music so the only advantages to me of HiMD over the current NetMD that I own are - Fewer discs to carry - supposedly slightly better sound quality It is just not worth it for me. For £250 there are other options that suddenly become more appealing. Carrying and changing discs isn't annoying enough for me to want to pay 3 times the price of a NetMD for the privelige of not having to do it. Don't know what anyone else thinks but these things better come down in price or they will never compete with hard disk players. btw I like MD and want it to be a success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Does anybody know the prices in euros? especially in Finland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Well, to get a figure from the US-Prices, calculate the exchange rate, then add 14% Customs duty, then add your local sales tax on top of that. Dependent on the area you live in, you can throw an additional 5 to 15% in for good measure... :x However, UK customers usually get fleeced... Take the US price and replace the currency sign, then you get the UK-price - that's true with other stuff as well. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 For those without current exchange rates: http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic is your friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmix Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 What about car units?? Do you think the first units will be over the $360 region? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitop Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Heya. The company I work for (in the US) has the MZ-NH600D listed for $199.99, I $250-300 for the 800 model is probably accurate. I'd love to get one, but $200 for the low end is a little much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Yeah, but this is the inital offerings of the format, and to think that anything related, whether low or high end would come cheap is somewhat silly. The prices will become more agreeable to those who contest over time, just be patient. :sleep: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesipster Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Yeah, but this is the inital offerings of the format, and to think that anything related, whether low or high end would come cheap is somewhat silly. The prices will become more agreeable to those who contest over time, just be patient. :sleep:Basically I remember when the R37 was 299 and I paid that much for it! Now you can get an MD for 99.95? Like anything else knew the price will drop.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Basically I remember when the R37 was 299 and I paid that much for it! Now you can get an MD for 99.95? Like anything else knew the price will drop..The quality as well... Sold off my R500 and got a R37 cheaply om eBay. Why? Better soundquality! Plus the additional connectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitop Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 I guess I'm a little spoiled as far as price goes. I've only had one MD player. I got a Sony MZ-R700DPC brand new for $1.00, marked down from $250. I might just pick up NetMD until the price drops on the HiMDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 ... I got a Sony MZ-R700DPC brand new for $1.00, marked down from $250. ... *Ahemm!* How did you manage THAT? An eBay - Auction gone wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitop Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Well, Sony electronics are not returnable. So if our store doesn't sell them, they eventually get marked down. First to 50%, then 75%, and finally $1. Apparently, my manager didn't think it was a good idea to mark down such a high priced item, so it just sat around for a while. I never even knew it was supposed to be marked down. But once everything was $1 and I noticed some headphones and things, I decided to scan one at the register. Shockingly, it did indeed ring up at a dollar. So, just to be sure, I cleared it with a manager (who said it was fine as long as she could have the other one), and that was that. So . . . keep an eye on markdown sales in unlikely places (I work for a book, music, movie retailer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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