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Re:Ask HN: Why are larger e-readers much more expensive than... by StavrosK on Monday November 27, 2017 @08:50AM (#15787258)
I wish they would make defective units available at a lower price. I don't mind some stuck pixels if it means I can get the reader half off.
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Re:Ask HN: Why are larger e-readers much more expensive than... by rootlocus on Monday November 27, 2017 @09:01AM (#15787355)
I think you're being too optimistic about the discount to defect ratio.
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Re:Ask HN: Why are larger e-readers much more expensive than... by jdavis703 on Monday November 27, 2017 @09:23AM (#15787514)
What happens to a defective unit? Is it disassembled with the base components put back in the assembly line? Or is it just sent to the landfill? I suppose OP was assuming defective units are just trashed.
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Re:Ask HN: Why are larger e-readers much more expensive than... by mnw21cam on Monday November 27, 2017 @10:13AM (#15787881)
That's not the way the economics works. If they sell you a half price unit with a defect, they have potentially lost a sale at full price. So they don't.
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