Well, we were hoping to make it very cheap, but we underestimated all the costs getting this thing to market (e.g. RoHS+WEEE compliance, setup costs, multiple revisions of expensive manufacturing prototypes). Now, it basically comes down to how much interest we get. With a lot of interest, we can do a bigger production run, and so get a better deal with the hardware producer.
By the end of next week we are planning to put up the website (at http://www.kryoflux.com) where people can register their interest. We'll have a "probable price" there, if we have guessed the interest correctly. It may go up (hopefully not) or down. I think some people might be a little disappointed, depending on what they were expecting. The parts are cheap, but the assembly and everything else really adds up...
Yes, you can build it yourself. We have EAGLE files in the beta package available from our website (http://softpres.org/news:2010-03-16). *However* there has been some changes to that design since that was released, so if you want to build it yourself, please wait until we have finished testing the (hopefully) final revision, and we'll update them.
By the end of next week we are planning to put up the website (at http://www.kryoflux.com) where people can register their interest. We'll have a "probable price" there, if we have guessed the interest correctly. It may go up (hopefully not) or down. I think some people might be a little disappointed, depending on what they were expecting. The parts are cheap, but the assembly and everything else really adds up...
Yes, you can build it yourself. We have EAGLE files in the beta package available from our website (http://softpres.org/news:2010-03-16). *However* there has been some changes to that design since that was released, so if you want to build it yourself, please wait until we have finished testing the (hopefully) final revision, and we'll update them.