• conciselyverbose@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      But, even considering the high-end optics and so on, it should only cost about $2k-$2,500 before offering

      Based on what?

      There aren’t options with just the resolution and high quality low latency passthrough for that price before you add the computer part.

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      1 year ago

      Originally iPhone was not subsidized by the carrier, I paid nearly $1,000 for mine. I also was not aware of Mac rumors and the 3g came out a couple months later.

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        1 year ago

        You must have gotten it indirectly - I still have my 1st gen, 8gb iPhone and it cost $799. I took it out of the country and rooted it soon enough to use it in The Netherlands, but there was a price drop weeks later and it was hundreds cheaper.

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      For some reason I was remembering my brother spending like $700 for his original iPhone, whereas I waited for the iPhone 3g and spent like half. Mine was plasticky vs his solid feeling phone, but mine technically did more with the 3g network and even a compass! I was hoping this scenario would happen but maybe it’s wishful thinking and incorrect memory.