Why must electronic devices be so expensive?

**Valigarmander** · 09-18-2011, 10:39 PM

So, yesterday I charged up my MP3 player to listen to on the go. I step out the door, turn it on, and find that I can't listen to any music. All of the files are corrupted, and the device can't be restored. I've had it for a couple years, and now it's down for the count. If I want to listen to music on the go, I'll have to buy a new MP3 player.

Coincidentally, I've been noticing that I need to plug in my laptop more often. Now, I can barely run it without having it plugged in. The battery needs to be replaced.

The MP3 player and laptop battery together makes over a hundred bucks of hardware I need to replace. I don't have any money, or any income right now.

**Loot** · 09-18-2011, 11:10 PM

I thought MP3 players would always get less expensive if they kept the same storage? Like, a 2 gig MP3 player was pretty pimpin' six years ago, now it's an absolute joke.

Which makes my 16 gig iPod Touch rather ancient.

**Valigarmander** · 09-18-2011, 11:15 PM

My MP3 player was a 2 gig one.

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-19-2011, 12:29 AM

Ugh, man, don't get me started. Electronics have a doubled price in Australia. Why? No big reason why, they just do, mostly since consumers are willing to pay it.

**Crazyswordsman** · 09-19-2011, 09:51 PM

Expensive electrons. -CSM

***CaptHayfever*** · 09-20-2011, 01:05 AM

^Not to mention the cost of so many light globes.

And remember, "Gleaming pants! Glorious pants!"

Ultanium · 11-10-2011, 04:36 PM

Welcome to the future.

09-18-2011, 10:39 PM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Why must electronic devices be so expensive? So, yesterday I charged up my MP3 player to listen to on the go. I step out the door, turn it on, and find that I can't listen to any music. All of the files are corrupted, and the device can't be restored. I've had it for a couple years, and now it's down for the count. If I want to listen to music on the go, I'll have to buy a new MP3 player. Coincidentally, I've been noticing that I need to plug in my laptop more often. Now, I can barely run it without having it plugged in. The battery needs to be replaced. The MP3 player and laptop battery together makes over a hundred bucks of hardware I need to replace. I don't have any money, or any income right now.

09-18-2011, 11:10 PM	#2
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	I thought MP3 players would always get less expensive if they kept the same storage? Like, a 2 gig MP3 player was pretty pimpin' six years ago, now it's an absolute joke. Which makes my 16 gig iPod Touch rather ancient.

09-18-2011, 11:15 PM	#3
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	My MP3 player was a 2 gig one.

09-19-2011, 12:29 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Ugh, man, don't get me started. Electronics have a doubled price in Australia. Why? No big reason why, they just do, mostly since consumers are willing to pay it.

09-19-2011, 09:51 PM	#5
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Expensive electrons. -CSM

09-20-2011, 01:05 AM	#6
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^Not to mention the cost of so many light globes. And remember, "Gleaming pants! Glorious pants!"

11-10-2011, 04:36 PM	#7
Ultanium Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United Kingdom. Gender: Posts: 53 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Welcome to the future.