Lumenlab’s more affordable Q42 from $3,850
About 2 weeks ago we discussed here whether the Lumenlab Q is worth $10,000. I did not hide the fact that I fancy its daring and innovative concept, but unfortunately a 10K product is definitely not accessible by the majority of us.
Earlier this week, Lumenlab presented the cheaper Q42, as a follow up to two important steps:
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It created the Q, an expensive and impressive product to differentiate itself from the competition and draw press attention, a goal I think it has achieved for its small size. This way it created anticipation for a cheaper model.
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Less than a month later it presented the cheaper Q42 model, probably the central product in its effort to get a market foothold.
The two product announcements were too close together to be a result of online comments on the high price of the Q. Whatever the case, at $3,850, the Q42 is a much more affordable model that sports the same cool appearance and functionality of the Q.
The trick to lower the price by more than 60%? Cheaper components that are not cutting edge but still powerful enough for the intended use:
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 processor, a new generation Penryn class chip -against the Q’s super-expensive Qx9650.
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Unspecified nVidia graphics card against the Q’s again super-expensive 8800 ultra -an 8800GT seems to be an extra upgrade, it would be nice if it belonged to the standard package.
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2 GB of affordable DDR2 RAM -against 4 GB of expensive DDR3.
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Still spacious 1 TB of storage -against the not so necessary 3 TB.
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HotWire available as an upgrade.
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1 GB Ethernet -against 2×1 GB.
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Blu-ray as optional.
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No WiFi.
Aluminium frame, 1080p display, a/v connections and cooling remain the same. On Lumenlab’s site, the price is “from 3,850″ which means that you can add features or upgrade components as you wish. More approachable now? Definitely. And of course you do not need specify to your friends that it is a Q42 and not a Q…
Link 1: Electronrun
Link 2: Lumenlab
