Sony Ericsson P990 on Expansys.ie for...

slade_x

€989.95 :eek:

I remember picking up my new P910i (Sim free) for €750-800 or so well over a year and a half ago, i do remember pre-orders were around €850 before its release

I'm planning on making the upgrade, of course i will ask to see it first naturally, but introducing a new phone at a higher price point than its predecessor was :rolleyes:

Also im guessing expansys are expecting them April 27th as thats when the Accesories will be in stock

drdre

expansys are and always have been way over the market rate.i bet you that it will be min 100 euro cheaper in other place.they get them quicker so thats why they charge higher prices.

richieg

Somewhere I find is quite often cheaper is
www.l8shop.net

flywheel

expansys can have some good deals at times, but initially for a high profile new product the price is always sky-high - they still sell though as early adopters want them and fact stock is in short supply elsewhere means they can charge so much and still have people willing to pay

it usually drops after the first few stock cycles, and when other competitors get decent amount of stock / start undercutting the price - so unless you are prepared to pay the premium (or you have someone else paying it for you) sit back for a bit

drdre

DubWireless wrote:

expansys can have some good deals at times, but initially for a high profile new product the price is always sky-high - they still sell though as early adopters want them and fact stock is in short supply elsewhere means they can charge so much and still have people willing to pay

it usually drops after the first few stock cycles, and when other competitors get decent amount of stock / start undercutting the price - so unless you are prepared to pay the premium (or you have someone else paying it for you) sit back for a bit

yes you are right.its all about supply and demand.;)

Tom Dunne

Wow, that is a lot.

Having said that, a portion of my SSIA is earmarked for this phone.

Hopefully by the time it matures, the price will have come down a bit.

drdre

tom dunne wrote:

Wow, that is a lot.

Having said that, a portion of my SSIA is earmarked for this phone.

Hopefully by the time it matures, the price will have come down a bit.

this phone is going to be well over priced when it comes out.but i read somewhere that it wonot be out till nov/dec 2006.

i would wait atleast 2-3 months after its out for the price to stable.

Tom Dunne

Well, my SSIA won't be in until January 2006, so hopefully the price will have stabilised by then.

drdre

tom dunne wrote:

Well, my SSIA won't be in until January 2006, so hopefully the price will have stabilised by then.

Tom Dunne

Doh! 2007, of course.

/me checks calendar

weemcd

wrong place to write this of course. But do you all not think paying 700+ on a phone is sickeningly expensive?

drdre

weemcd wrote:

wrong place to write this of course. But do you all not think paying 700+ on a phone is sickeningly expensive?

nah thats not expensive.it all depends on what type of phone it is.

Tom Dunne

weemcd wrote:

wrong place to write this of course. But do you all not think paying 700+ on a phone is sickeningly expensive?

It is probably the one indulgance I will spend my SSIA on.

Also, as a gadget enthusiast, I want a device that does everything - think of the cost of a digital camera, an mp3 player, a decent phone (with fm radio) and a wifi/bluetooth enabled PDA. Add them all up and they would come to around the same.

Just don't tell the wife....

N90user

Jasus what a phone. and a price