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Gradthrawn
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$30 is overpriced but $20 isn't?! This is the best priced accessory MS has released! I mean, come on, a Play and Charge Kit is just $10 shy and its barely more than a USB adapter and LED light. The keys being back-lit is a nice touch as well. IMO, we're lucky its not $50 - $75, based on MS' other accessory prices.
Gradthrawn
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Seriously? I'm really not seeing how $30 is a big deal. It looks like a very nice keyboard at that.
How low are you thinking it has to be for mass market penetration? I'm thinking its already there (or extremely close). I guess we'll know for sure when the sales figures come out.Huh. And I was expecting $40. $30 feels fair to me.
come on now people a chatpad and a 360 Headset for 29.99$ is not bad at all.
(the headset alone currently retails for 19.99$) if we are talking about overpriced 360 accessories lists, here is mine:
$49.99- standard wireless controller
$29.99 - 64MB memory card
$179.99 - 120gb hdd
$99.99 - wireless newtwork adapter
$99.99 - 20 bg hdd
(the headset alone currently retails for 19.99$) if we are talking about overpriced 360 accessories lists, here is mine:
$49.99- standard wireless controller
$29.99 - 64MB memory card
$179.99 - 120gb hdd
$99.99 - wireless newtwork adapter
$99.99 - 20 bg hdd
Yeah no kidding! 59.99 wouldn't have surprised me a bit given ms past pricing on accesories. In fact, 59.99 was expected. This is great. I will most likely pick one up for the hell of it now. And add it to my stack of other overpriced accessories.
Future mmorpg's?
Future? FFXI!!!!
Great for all 5 of the people who play it!
Rainbow Man
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Nice peice of kit! Backlit and looks solid and ergonomic.
Price ISN'T all that bad really. People are probably a bit oversensitive from previous gougings from MS that's all.
Well unless you already have one (or more) of the wired headsets. Then you don't really need yet ANOTHER.
So from that point of view including that flimsy headset with a new connector (which altogether undoubtedly costs no more than 50 cents to produce) they can bump the priceof the keypad $10 from 20 to 30 and still have many people see it as a good price.
Because of the added "value" of the new headset.
I wonder what happens if you break that special headset. Will MS sell them separately as a spare or are you screwed? I doubt many stores would dedicate shelf-space for both standard headset and chatpad headset.
Probably no replacements. "Buy a wireless headset to replace it" is probably the response you'll get. Yet another successful moneygrub by MS!
Peace.
Price ISN'T all that bad really. People are probably a bit oversensitive from previous gougings from MS that's all.
Well unless you already have one (or more) of the wired headsets. Then you don't really need yet ANOTHER.
So from that point of view including that flimsy headset with a new connector (which altogether undoubtedly costs no more than 50 cents to produce) they can bump the priceof the keypad $10 from 20 to 30 and still have many people see it as a good price.
Because of the added "value" of the new headset.
I wonder what happens if you break that special headset. Will MS sell them separately as a spare or are you screwed? I doubt many stores would dedicate shelf-space for both standard headset and chatpad headset.Probably no replacements. "Buy a wireless headset to replace it" is probably the response you'll get. Yet another successful moneygrub by MS!
Peace.
I might buy this. 30$ for a chatpad and headset sounds like a good deal
Cant you chat with people on live through MSN on your PC and vice versa? If you cant yet i do remember that being one of the reasons.