Lets try to analyze this pricing scheme further and I do apologize for being skeptical....... but i would be more than happy to be proven wrong on this when the WD2 comes out.
The first WD had a retail of $100 and was selling here for about 6.9k. The WD2 is a much improved version of the first one with added hardware - the networking port, thus it now retails for $150 in WD's website. If we base pricing on the first WD, then I'm afraid we may be looking at a price point of almost hitting the 5 figure mark
Of course, Im crossing my fingers that it isnt so.......hope they feel how competition is slowly creeping up on them fast before establishing a price mark.
The appeal of the first WD Media Player to most was its inexpensive price, which actually fits perfectly to those who dont mind networking capabilities. While it does have a lot of shortcomings compared to NMTs that are coming out nowadays, its PQ is still considered as one of the best and still being compared to a lot of newer NMTs of today.
I guess we could only hope for the best