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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 9318421" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>I feel like this is a pretty bad implementation of a mediocre idea.</p><p></p><p>Like, not only is classic 21st century wastefulness - always need more tech waste, right? More lithium batteries and bonus charging cases and so on is super-cool! but it's also insanely overpriced and as many people have pointed out, impractically designed on a variety of levels - screen angle, size, shape, etc.</p><p></p><p>I strongly suspect someone in China could put together, just from off-the-shelf parts, something that worked better, was more power efficient (there's really no need for sound effects, or app integration, or a continuous bluetooth connection), and cost literally less than 10% the price. If they intend to sell at $280 they sure are just begging someone to absolutely gigantically undercut them.</p><p></p><p>Like, you can get a functional 3D printer for $280 now, you can almost get one for $160. And I'm pretty sure that'll work better for most of your "personalized mini" needs than a weird chunky little advertising screen thing that barely fits in the 1"x1" grid and costs about as much as a new Nintendo Switch!</p><p></p><p>Honestly when I saw the product I expected the price to be like $15 to $30, and it's ten times that. I mean, even a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tamagotchi-Pix-Floral-Pink-42901/dp/B08XWKGQ9H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZTB46SCRPN4X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BL1bdYwmN4Qjt78lqbUmSlma9O5ZTEbSyI005FdA8AfZb2r8DaNbiLL6Ev5kUCvfA6_a44uDW-SPdQuNP9yBc6hqL2sVDI-JvLTsITHFVEowco79TwMXO7xqegvpwbsuspGoUXHdo4ZObV6sCrjomQar0_So3BxEmB9dQjAenhFtwEoeT4iFCq6umH697wfa1qEj7q4GK0Aaely0ii_wuvtQqZabdrMbB-rZ70dQQvH_A3CywDBlhbwY5XMA0tetfw9HcuoZWd9tqD6xzjaUZUvBR85srIbBupoEpoT5WcY.dMxkyjuxWBJnjxoIiH7IuExdHMkhyZYC-UO-AVAewpE&dib_tag=se&keywords=tamagotchi%2Bcolor&qid=1713263722&sprefix=colour%2Btama%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1&th=1" target="_blank">colour tamagotchi</a> (remember those?) is only $40 to $60, and that's doing a lot more than this is - the tamagotchi can take photos and stuff for god's sake!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 9318421, member: 18"] I feel like this is a pretty bad implementation of a mediocre idea. Like, not only is classic 21st century wastefulness - always need more tech waste, right? More lithium batteries and bonus charging cases and so on is super-cool! but it's also insanely overpriced and as many people have pointed out, impractically designed on a variety of levels - screen angle, size, shape, etc. I strongly suspect someone in China could put together, just from off-the-shelf parts, something that worked better, was more power efficient (there's really no need for sound effects, or app integration, or a continuous bluetooth connection), and cost literally less than 10% the price. If they intend to sell at $280 they sure are just begging someone to absolutely gigantically undercut them. Like, you can get a functional 3D printer for $280 now, you can almost get one for $160. And I'm pretty sure that'll work better for most of your "personalized mini" needs than a weird chunky little advertising screen thing that barely fits in the 1"x1" grid and costs about as much as a new Nintendo Switch! Honestly when I saw the product I expected the price to be like $15 to $30, and it's ten times that. I mean, even a [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Tamagotchi-Pix-Floral-Pink-42901/dp/B08XWKGQ9H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZTB46SCRPN4X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BL1bdYwmN4Qjt78lqbUmSlma9O5ZTEbSyI005FdA8AfZb2r8DaNbiLL6Ev5kUCvfA6_a44uDW-SPdQuNP9yBc6hqL2sVDI-JvLTsITHFVEowco79TwMXO7xqegvpwbsuspGoUXHdo4ZObV6sCrjomQar0_So3BxEmB9dQjAenhFtwEoeT4iFCq6umH697wfa1qEj7q4GK0Aaely0ii_wuvtQqZabdrMbB-rZ70dQQvH_A3CywDBlhbwY5XMA0tetfw9HcuoZWd9tqD6xzjaUZUvBR85srIbBupoEpoT5WcY.dMxkyjuxWBJnjxoIiH7IuExdHMkhyZYC-UO-AVAewpE&dib_tag=se&keywords=tamagotchi%2Bcolor&qid=1713263722&sprefix=colour%2Btama%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1&th=1']colour tamagotchi[/URL] (remember those?) is only $40 to $60, and that's doing a lot more than this is - the tamagotchi can take photos and stuff for god's sake! [/QUOTE]
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