850$ for a refurb Thunderbolt Display is sounding like a really good deal now. Or if Apple refreshes the Mini with two Thunderbolt ports, that will be another good option. But 400$$$ that better come with a 2TB HD and cable. Goodness
I wouldn't go that far.
The $300 was a very nice price for it to be honest. TBolt is still going to ask for a premium price given the age of the tech. Now, add in eSATA, FW800, USB3.0, an additional TBolt port and $300 isn't bad at all.
The LaCie eSATA hub is $250 for just two TBolts and two eSATA ports. $50 more and you get a splattering of connections. Now, price it at $400 and you are just asking for users to find cheaper alternatives.
The TBolt, SSD, and other non-mainstream tech will come down in price as they become more mainstream. Besides,
I wouldn't go that far.
The $300 was a very nice price for it to be honest. TBolt is still going to ask for a premium price given the age of the tech. Now, add in eSATA, FW800, USB3.0, an additional TBolt port and $300 isn't bad at all.
The LaCie eSATA hub is $250 for just two TBolts and two eSATA ports. $50 more and you get a splattering of connections. Now, price it at $400 and you are just asking for users to find cheaper alternatives.
The TBolt, SSD, and other non-mainstream tech will come down in price as they become more mainstream. Besides,
$299 +with+ the USB 3.0 ports wouldve been a decent price/port/performance ratio (not factoring in the eSATA addition).
~$450 with the cable factored in? Heck, Ill just take a 27 TB display for another $550.
I'm still waiting for a company to have a thunderbolt portable hard drive. None of those expensive raid arrays, just a simple 1 terabyte drive I can use for time machine.
Really, who pays $400 for a hub without a cable included, which brings the total price to at least $450.