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Originally Posted by attila77 View Post
Alas, no unit, they're not really shipping outside of the US, just following folks/forums who have gotten it. You are right about the weight, the complete two-part contraption is under 1kg (~2 lbs), so it's certainly worth a try adding in a few strategically placed grams in the keyboard section (with good chances of AI doing that itself in the new batches).
Don't feel bad. I'm a popular reviewer and even *I* can't get one for review. Hardly anyone can right now. Of course, AI isn't the only ones with that problem. I've been requesting a couple different review units from a variety of manufacturers since early last year and STILL can't get any review units from them. The best excuse comes from Neuros in regards to their Link internet tv player. They claim that they can barely fill orders, so review units won't come till later, if ever. I honestly think that they're selling the units so well that they don't CARE about ever giving out review units. So long as they sell so hot and fast that they can't even keep up with demand, what purpose do they have for reviewers? None really. Hardware reviews were an old school way to get a product noticed. I think that in the future you'll see those either become very rare, or vanish all together, save for the few people who bought the devices and reviewed them that way. The days of free review units is going away. At least it is from my perspective.
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