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In lugnet.trains, Richard Earley writes:
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> If there is a "cost" issue between the 1.0 and 1.5, Has anyone seen the • savings
> passed on to the buyers? Probably too mutch to ask.... ;-)
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> -Rich
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> In lugnet.trains, Matthew Miller writes:
> > sebarile-MOBL <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote:
> > > Consumer Affairs told me that after talking to many focus groups that they
> > > decided it was not used and thus cut for cost savings again (standard good
> > > corp practice)... and good for them, it seems like they need to cut some
> > > corners to stay in business.
> >
> > Despite the fact that a lot of people here use wall power, I think that CA
> > is probably right in that the vast majority of mindstorms robots are
> > vehicles. Ah well. Something for "Dear Lego"....
Well, lets think, a rectification bridge, a voltage regulator, and an external
power connector. In 'trade' quantities, you are talking well under 50 cents
(probably more like 20 cents). If Lego are paying much more than this for
these parts, I would be very suprised...
Best Wishes
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| Even if it was $0.20 by the time it is productized it is maybe $1.00. Multiply this by the quantity sold and you just save ~$500,000 (whatever the quantity is). When designing computer mother boards there will be large debates over $0.05 BOM (bill (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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