elpaso 15 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Hi, I'm confused, I ordered two boards last week for 4.30 $ each and this is still the advertised price on the official website http://www.ti.com/ww/it/mcu/valueline/index.shtml?247SEM but if I click on the link "Order now for $ 4.30" the price on the store is 9.90 $. Did they doubled the price last night or am I doing something wrong in my store cart? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spirilis 1,265 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I see it at $5.00 and "On backorder"... Still a price increase, albeit a small one. Sent from my C3PO via Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadrunner84 466 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I see $9,90 in the overview, but $5,00 in the order section when I press "Buy now". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spirilis 1,265 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Oh, I see that now... Wow someone's drunk at the webmaster's cube Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubeberg 540 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Ouch - I seriously hope that's a mistake - but it's on the main page and the eStore now - $9.99. Wish I'd picked up a few before it jumped - I was thinking about buying some a couple of weeks ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickn 5 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Ouch, glad I got mine last week. You might still have a chance of getting one at a lower price from a distributor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockets4kids 204 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Looks like it's back to $4.30 now. Remember, TI's website is run by a finite number of monkeys... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadrunner84 466 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I don't understand why they'd rise the price. One of the reasons MSP430 is so popular with hobbyists is that it's so cheap. At a price of $10,- I suppose a lote of people stick with Arduino or consider a haftier processor, like the STM32. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elpaso 15 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 My order cart for 2 devices now looks like: Order Summary Subtotal: $8.60Shipping: $0.00Total: $8.60 it seems like the west coast is awake now 8-) RobG 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubeberg 540 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Had a conversation with LariSan on twitter (https://twitter.com/MCUniversiTI) and it's legit. Partner competition - nobody wants to buy from Mouser/Digikey and pay shipping when it's free from the eStore. I get that. And they're keeping it at the same cost for Universities - I think that's pretty important. Yes - cost was a HUGE selling point for me - I'm definitely buying a few boards while the price is back to $4.30 for a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickta59 589 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 All the marketing literature screams $4.30. If they change the price they are going to really confuse people. https://estore.ti.com/MSP-EXP430G2-MSP430-LaunchPad-Value-Line-Development-kit-P2031.aspx The video on that page at 22 seconds says the price is $4.30, the youtube video title says "$4.30 MSP430 LaunchPad Kit for Value Line Devices". Seems like they would just confuse people if they changed the price. People would start wondering if there was an msp500 microcontroller if they changed the price to $5.00 : ) -rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mbeals 74 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 huh...I never made that connection...$4.30 => 430 OppaErich and pine 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockets4kids 204 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 If you look closely at the TI marketing literature, every now and again they will slip in "It's always 4:30 somewhere." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pine 140 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I almost have a heart attack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
izdane 6 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Looks like it's back to $4.30 now. Remember, TI's website is run by a finite number of monkeys... Agreed! ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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