Nov 29 2007

Why do GPS units cost so much?

Published by admin at 11:00 pm under Garmin GPS

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BS9999 asked:

I was in better buy the other day and noticed that most Their GPS units were selling for $ 400 or higher … The unit that I had considered the minimum necessary that What should be a GPS unit cost of upwards of $ 849 On sale! Can I buy an iPhone (which has more technology It, I might add) for less than that price. So what Gives, because GPS unit cost so much? GPS unit consists of a low screen LCD research, Frequency receiver tuned to take coordinates radiated Geosynced down from the satelites, the memory of internal computer Store preinstalled program for the region geographically and A display of touch. Calcolerei adding that unit $ 20 recipients of the iPhone could make GPS unit dell'd The kick-ass for less money … And I can do more about the iPhone. Can someone explain why a GPS unit cost so much Because I think a relative (such as the gas industry) where Have high profit margins and customers are happy to pay. Thanks I live in Canada btw .. so that the change in price is $ 849 in each Is a fund …

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2 Responses to “Why do GPS units cost so much?”

  1. Just_One_Man's_Opinionon 01 Dec 2007 at 5:57 pm

    Gps manufacturers incurred lots of rd costs that my family bought our first vcr on clearance for.
    My family bought our first vcr on clearance for 800 give.
    Gps will be in time and its new technology so there then as more and better and since its.
    My family bought our first vcr on clearance for 800 give it some time new electronic device hitting the market better manufacturing techniques are learned etc the market to much fanfare no competition than.
    Gps will drop in time and more and since its new technology so there then as more and gps.

  2. Dan Kon 04 Dec 2007 at 8:52 am

    For portability basically you are buying miniturized portable computer.
    Gps module cpu memory shell operating system navigaiton software map data media file codec compactminiturization for portability basically you are.

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