Details of Transformers Device Label Ravage USB Drive

yea the whole 2gb im not a fan of (wish it was bigger) and also the price is a little rediculous...but man that thing looks awesome

I love that idea.

I'd say you haven't been looking very hard.

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$14 or less, I'd have bought this in a heartbeat. $42 is so ridiculously overpriced it's not even remotely funny. I feel like I woke up in a bathtub filled with icecubes, with a note taped to me that says, "don't get up, we harvested your organs... but enjoy this Ravage USB until you die from shock."

pure win

So. If that thing wasn't a working flash drive it would only cost 7.99 at the most. A 2 gb drive can be like 12 bucks at Target.

...I'll wait for the knockoff version. Even if stripped of its electronics.

$42.99!!!! Are they nucking futz?!?!

Do I like it? Heck ya!

But the price is appalling...

I want it...but too much for me

At first I thought the price was for the whole set.
Really waaaay tooo much!

Got my missus a 16Gb USB for £14 from play.com months ago. $43 for a 2GB is uber steep.

Same here, (if I get one at all). That is an awesome Ravage, and I would love to have it, but not at $43. That's ridiculous...

... and that's coming from a guy who sells custom toys. This isn't a custom. Takara-Tommy will be making tens of thousands of these (if not 100s of k). I know (as a fact as of 2004) Hasbro won't touch a new toy idea unless they think it could make at minimum 200k units (preferably millions). T-T isn't as big as Hasbor, but even at only 10k units (witch I think is a low estimate) given the cost of mold design, manufacture, electronics and other materials (which I've researched); there is no possible economic reason (other than greed) for that price.

Pass, but I'm not happy about it. I love that mold.

If only I had money to spare right now

I keep telling myself I don't need it...but....

I love this more and more every time I see it, I'm so glad I pre-ordered them when they first showed up.

Very cool, but too expensive for what it is.

I'd buy if it was 8 gigs...

Word.

This assumes that there are other lower cost converting 2GB flash drives.

Preordernated!!

And, yes, a Soundwave Hub that could play music from this rock.

Very cool... except for only holding 2 GB.

I guess the consensus is that yes, it is pricey, but to some, it's worth it. But we can also all agree that at least in regards to the design, it's really great looking.

So given all the factors of it's an import, it's licensed, it's 2GB, and it's Ravage what's a fair price for him do you think. Realistically. You can't compare Ravage to a $10 2GB flash drive because it's more than just a drive.

It's overpriced yes but it does look cool, knowing me I'll probably get it anyways.

This looks like the most articulated Ravage ever. Even competing with the much larger Alternators figure.

And the capacity really is a non-issue. Would anyone really actually USE this thing as their active flash drive? I sure as hell wouldn't. Even if it was 8 gigs or more. If anything it would only stay at home connected to my PC as storage for Transformers stuff. I'd never toss it in my pocket or bag and leave home with it. Too scared of breaking it.

Well it does look articulated, but not to the point of it being an Alternator, which would turn into a convincing looking care, where Ravage justs fold up into a rectangle.

And about the USB thing, that even undercuts it even more. Because from the responses, it looks like many won't actually used the USB, so it ends up being non-essential. And if they are justifying the price because it is a fully functioning USB, that makes it worse.

"Articulated" <> "turns into convincing alt mode".

7.99? This isn't a Hasbro/TakaraTOMY produced scout size class toy, sold at retail in the U.S.

This is a very small toy, with R&D most likely paid for by TakaraTOMY alone, that needs to accommodate non-standard (for a toy) working electronic pieces. I'd say it'll be most likely around $15 alone without the electronics, add to that the USB drive's cost, and import cost and $42 doesn't sound so crazy.

Heck, THS-01 was a pretty small toy without electronic gimmicks and it was around $50, though I get it's probably bigger than Device Label Ravage.

-airfox

Meaning that it would take a bit more to look like a car....

Erm, what?

I'm not trying to be insulting, but do you know what "articulated" means? In this case, it deals with how many joints it has or how posable it is. It has nothing to do with its alt mode.

And "<>" means "does not equal".

EDIT: I just want to reiterate that I have no wish to be rude here. It's entirely possible that I'm missing your point. But you also seem to be missing Bgrngod's and mine.

I did some rough calculations, on about 20,000 units. Factoring in molding costs, paying the designers, materials costs and electronics costs, they would cost T-T about $4.50 each (I'm guessing of course, but using what I know from personal experience). Hasbro makes about 60% profit, so $11.25 if T-T makes about the same. With a 30% mark-up a retail, $16.07...

So I'd say a reasonable price would be $15-$20.

Man thats awesome

Hmmm.
On the downside, it's expensive and it's not actually a great amount of storage.

On the upside, it's awesome. One of the best looking G1 style Ravages I've ever seen. (And a logical choice of updated altmode: The USB drive is kinda the tape of the 21st century.)

I'll get one.

No, of course not.

But there are some who aren't buying it because no matter how cool Ravage is, he's overpriced as a toy, and 2 GBs ain't worth squat these days. Had it been a 4, or an 8 for that price, then maybe.

The size of the capacity *IS* a negative selling point, really.

Ahh, then forgive me as I seem to have not been clear. I know Ravage seems to have good articulation, and a decent amount of joints for it's size. I was actually comparing it in value to that of an Alternator, which obviously has more joints. I'm just thinking it would probably be a bit fairer to compare to a basic size figure than an Alternator.

BTW, thanks for not being rude, it's a rarity that I have noticed on the boards lately.

Yay! People are being civilized! Let's keep this trend going!