As soon as Chen Zifan finished speaking, countless spectators at the scene cheered. Although I don't know if what Chen Zifan said was true, but since he dared to promote it like this, the selling price must not be much different from the cost.
It's just that they overlooked one thing. The cost price mentioned by Chen Zifan also shared the cost of transportation, labor services, etc., and was not the cost of materials. But even if they knew it, they didn't care, as long as it was cheap enough!
"So how much is it?"
"I don't think it will be low. Referring to the price of Stardust 3, the configuration and price of Stardust-Chenji, and the price of similar products on the market... Stardust-Ink must cost at least 3,500 yuan or more!"
"That's still a bit expensive!"
"Don't you know this? Electronic paper books are not meant for people like us at the bottom. No matter how well Stardust Technology promotes it, it will be useless."
"Furthermore, the materials used in Stardust-Ink are so ruthless that they are at least three generations ahead of similar products on the market. If it were sold to those big-name e-book brands, it would cost between seven and eight thousand yuan!"
"Hey, if I can sell it..."
If it can be sold for less than 2,000 yuan, Chen Zifan can guarantee that Stardust-Ink will directly become the second super hit model after Stardust mobile phone! .
Not even as good as the Stardust Tablet!
But it is too difficult to buy under 2,000 yuan.
You can try it for less than 3,000 yuan, because the material cost of Stardust-Ink fluctuates around 2,000 yuan, and the savings are also saved. For example, the starting memory is 16G version...
The top version only has 64G. Not to mention that 16G and 64G are not enough, how much memory can an electronic version of a 240,000-word book take up? Even if calculated based on one book, 16G can store more than 10,000 books.
Moreover, one of the advantages of Stardust OS is that even if it does not use bloated memory, it is also the same on Stardust-Ink. When a book is removed from the bookshelf, all its reading and note-taking data will be deleted.
Of course, these data can also be retrieved through cloud data. Even if there are a lot of illustrations in some books, they don't take up much memory. Instead of worrying about insufficient memory, it is better to read a few books first.
Including material cost + other costs, the final cost of producing a Stardust-Ink fluctuates around 2,500 yuan. Chen Zifan did not ask for more, and set all three memory versions of it at less than 3,000 yuan!
Amid the expectations of countless viewers, he directly announced the price: "So the final price of Stardust-Ink is - 16G version, 2699! 32G, 2799! 64G version, only 2999!"
For electronic paper books, the price of Stardust-Ink is not cheap, but when comparing all the products of Stardust Technology, Stardust-Ink is already the cheapest "main product", and the configuration is really high!
In terms of price alone, the 64G version of Stardust-Ink is the same as the Huawei teder in Chen Zifan’s memory, both priced at 2,999 yuan, but depending on the product...
It’s really hard to compare the two. Huawei’s is an ink screen tablet, while Stardust Technology’s is an ink screen electronic paper book. The functions and sizes are different.
But one thing is certain, that is, the quality of Stardust-Ink's ink screen is definitely better. Even if a manufacturer specializing in ink screens is called in in 2022, it will not necessarily be better than Stardust Technology.
As soon as the price was announced, the atmosphere in Xinghai Stadium was directly pushed to a small climax. Maybe the price of 2,699 is still a bit out of reach for people at the bottom, but it can already meet the needs of many people.
These days…
There are people who spend 19,999 to buy a complete set of Stardust-Olympic Star, and there are people who can’t afford a few hundred yuan of Meizu Note. But in this case, it’s the consumers who are in trouble:
"Holy crap! 16G is back!"
"But there are only two Stardust and Ink in total, so it's useless to have such a large memory! But the price... is indeed expensive. It is also cheap, and the price/performance ratio is very high. But cheap... Hey! This! "
"Is this your first day meeting Stardust Technology? Which of their products is not like this?"
"Since Stardust 1
Yes, it is cost-effective and expensive, but the price of Stardust-Ink is indeed much lower than that of Stardust mobile phone, and it can be used for printing! "
"Then why not buy a second-hand Stardust tablet? I looked at the market and it's over two thousand!"
"Can that be the same?"
"Some people don't like second-hand things!"
"Who knows what someone has done with it before? Also, Stardust-Ink is for reading books, it's different from a tablet! It can't be compared!"
"Yes! Isn't this electronic paper book just for long battery life and eye protection when reading? Isn't it true that other mobile phones can't do it? Just use two together!"
"But... I always feel like I'm losing money when I buy 16G. It's only 300 yuan different from 64G. Do you want to save some money?"
"I'm struggling too..."
Regarding this question, Chen Zifan gave the answer on the spot: "I know that many people may be hesitant among the three memory versions. After all, their prices are too similar, but before considering this issue ~
I want to tell you something:
Stardust-Ink will not launch the next generation in the next five years, so we can think about it from another angle. In five years, Stardust-Ink will always be the new model!
The price has been maintained at 2,699 to 2,999 yuan. Even though there may be several new colors in the future, the internal configuration will not change. Do you understand? "
What else is there to consider?
Is it really just this 300 yuan difference?
Go directly to the 64G memory version of 2999!
Chen Zifan also added another fire:
"Some people may ask: How can Stardust Technology make money when Stardust-Ink is selling at cost price? I won't be secretive today, I'm just telling you, we can make some money at this price.
You don’t have to wonder if a certain product has cut corners just because its price is relatively low. At least here at Stardust Technology, we don’t allow this to happen! Everyone can check it out offline~
Also, Stardust-Ink only provides a better reading channel for everyone. There is essentially no difference between reading Stardust-Ink and reading paper books..."
I say this because Chen Zifan doesn't want consumers to overly mythologize this product in a short period of time. It's easy to understand if it won't be updated within five years. It's not just that stch hasn't been updated in five years, right? Several handheld consoles have been sold.
Stardust-Ink and sch handheld consoles are also very similar to a certain extent. One is for reading and the other is for playing games. The so-called five years are, firstly, to increase consumers’ purchasing desire, and secondly, they are holding back a wave of big moves.
What does a mere ten days or one month of battery life count? Chen Zifan wants to make Stardust Technology’s next-generation electronic paper book their first product with unlimited battery life!
Of course, these are just the afterthoughts. As soon as the price was announced and the review promotional video was released, the Stardust-Ink Painting Exhibition came to an end at today’s Stardust conference, but don’t forget that there is another new product that appeared at the same time:
Stardust-Margin!
This drone product is highly controversial, but within Stardust Technology, its positioning has always been very high. Chen Zifan even regards it as one of the main products for "building the future". In his words:
“When Stardust-Margin was first exposed to the public eye, many people used the phrase “go to heaven and go to earth” to describe the products we built. I don’t know what the mentality of those who said this was at that time.
But you guessed it!
We don’t think about going to earth yet, but we can do it in heaven! We hope we can see more! So Stardust-Margin appears! "
