Comments on: Aceeca PDA32: add-ons not modular

By: Tam Hanna, Site Founder

Tam Hanna, Site Founder — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:07:29 +0000

Hi,
yep – but imagine what happens if the device falls down and a module becomes loose in the unit.

Plus, these connectors would raise the price of the unit. One pin can cost up to 10 cents…

All the best
Tam Hanna

By: Baalthazaar

Baalthazaar — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:36:04 +0000

What I meant was that they should have designed it to be plugable modules instead of optionally soldering it on the board. It also makes it unlikely that people/companies requiring wireless connectivity have to wait until they have the modules available to be selected in the store.

By: Tam Hanna, Site Founder

Tam Hanna, Site Founder — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:11:18 +0000

Hi Baal,
this is probably what is intended for end user sales – he wants all modules.

However, you must also think of business deployments. In some companies, WiFi and Bluetooth are prohibited – for them, users not being able to add these modules is a plus and not a minus.

In fact, I can but state this clearly: for Aceeca, end consumer sales are not the target. They are nice money of course, but they are not the concern…

With best regards
Tam Hanna

By: Baalthazaar

Baalthazaar — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:56:29 +0000

I’m not a big fan of that decision. It sounds very inconvenient. Might as well just get every module when you buy it. Oh wait, the optional wireless modules are not available yet. It sounds like they over-promised and under-delivered.