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RE: microRendu review & snapshots of its internals (the guts) - pics

Seems like you fall in love with someone.
Sonore will appreciate your feedback.

By looking at the boards I'd say most of the "cost" go into
SW design, maintenance and marketing.
Don't believe that such a board is much more expensive -
if produced in China - then a PI.


To be honest. If your MAC mini is able to compete soundwise,
I'd rather go for that one.

Why should I buy such an expensive black-box "gadget", which is probably outdated sooner as you'd imagine?
As you know, SW maintenance, is usually a key issue for manufacturers.
That, e.g. all Android users (except Nexus users) had to learn the hard way. Do you expect it to be any different with such a device?

A MAC and even a Raspberry PI or any other $50 ARM board give me ten times
more flexibility at a much lower cost.
Your MAC can even be used for other purposes as well( That's what I do with my NUC). That'll make it really cheap as transport.

I'd love to compare my $100 RPI + $100 iPurifier2 setup against a MicroRendu! Just to see where I am at.

Bottom line. I'd never buy that device. That's for sure.
And the nice thing is, you actually pretty much confirmed (MAC vs. Microrendu) my position. Thx for that.

Enjoy.

PS: IMO such a device shouldn't cost more then 99$-129$.


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