IndieGO have rights for walker case

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No details on HOW these are made?  3D printers aren't expensive, and all I have seen thus far are modelling mock ups and promises of AROS this and that, some goofy $5 for all you can eat cloud storage project, some "quantum computer Pi thing", various proprietary store solutions and various obscure Bitcoin clones.  Hey, if you're asking for people to open their wallets, we got the right to ask such questions about your past KS projects and how many projects you have going.  Kickstarter, despite contrary beliefs, isn't a place to make mock ups of dream projects with a 3D modeller and promo videos if said projects never end up going anywhere.

Can someone point me in the direction of where I can see a live version or the Walker repro case that isn't just a mock up and a flog for some other silly project that isn't likely to happen?

May I ask how many current Kickstarter campaigns this person has, and how many, if any, have ever met end stage?

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Under 15 seconds of an almost 7 minute video pushing this Walker case, the rest of the video is demos of other things and pushing other ailing Kickstarters.

Where can we see pics of the actual Walker case, finished product?  15 seconds of flipping through poor res 3D models isn't going to get you end goal on the project.

We don't even know what they are made of, how they are made, etc.

Little more info, please?

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Nothing wrong with the modern Android set top boxes.  Despite the Amazon-centric experience of the Fire TV, I had a pretty good experience with it, and with 6 million units sold last year, I wouldn't consider the sales weak on 'em.

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The original Walker isn't too hard on the eyes, keeping in mind the era it's from - these remakes with the screen on them are abhorrent, though.

That's a $40 screen (Adafruit) and the Pi 2 (available anywhere) is another $50 bucks or so, so think about that before shelling out 300 euros on this.

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So a guy points out effectively the same numbers in regards to component costs as the maker does, and an entire site gets called "braindeads", among other things?  Marketing 101 at work right there...  Sigh..

Only point I was trying to make is that you might be able to get a bare case from this fellow and build it yourself for cheaper.  He'd still make money selling the bare case, and you'd have a neat little PC at a decent price with perhaps some personal custom touches applied to.

Some people (me included) may have zero interest in included "AEROS" for 30E or some obscure cloud service and may want to buy just the bare case and build it up themselves, which can be done cheaper if you're willing to dig a bit.  For those that simply wanted to buy the whole PC pre-built off the gentlemen, he offers that as well.  I don't see a problem nor need for the "vendor" to be ignorant.  Were I to buy one - and I may if I can ever see an actual physical hard copy of the thing rather than just a 3d render, I'd prefer to buy it barebones and build it myself using my own components, anyways.  None of the included components look proprietary in the least.  I don't pay for things I won't use, and I certainly wouldn't use several things included on the full build version like Amicloud, AEROS, UPS battery pack, slim optical drive, etc.  

Fellow has one heck of a way of "promoting a product".  You'd think his time would be better served by getting a real copy of the case printed up and photographed/advertised vs. slinging insults at the community if they dare ask questions.

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All I am asking the guy for is some pics of a real, live version of it.  Not some 3d rendering, you know, just so people can be assured he actually has the ability and equipment to make a real, live version?  You know, so people can see the print quality, etc?  Guess that makes me the bad guy, lol.

He'll really blow a gasket when anyone that does buy one just releases the stl files on the web anyways, lol.  

It won't go anywhere anyways, just like the rest of the "projects".  Not trying to brow beat the gentleman, but it's not too much to ask to see something more than a 3d rendering if you're asking for peoples' money, is it?  It's not standard practice to buy expensive items based on what is effectively a drawing on the back of a cocktail napkin.

I mean, I don't have the Ford Motor Company hammering on my door, trying to sell me concept cars and shouting "BUT LOOK, it's a 3D rendering!!!!" and not having anything really to show for it.

I'm honestly surprised the other sites haven't put the kibosh on things.