On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:32:09 +0000 (UTC), "Michael Mcneil"
wrote:

"Wainscotting" wrote in message


Want to buy a simple cordless drill/driver but would like information on
voltags vs price.

Have a look at the cheap end of the market and go for a 24 volt Makita
lookalike if you can find one. Keeping one step ahead of the copyrights
and patents laws, these pirates change their names every so often.

So how much does it cost to assemble a bunch of parts anyway? 2 or 3
hundred quid? Really?

If you ignore the development, support and marketing costs it isn't
surprising that pirates can rip off branded products.

It is, however, theft.


How come Linux is given away when Windows costs an arm and a leg? An
army of people work on Linux for next to nothing. Windows personel get a
little more but once the product is ready for issue it costs about 10 p
per Cd. Less for bulk.

I'm by no means an M$ supporter, but this is not a sesnible argument.
There is a cost in developing software, like any other designed
product. People have to be paid.

If people working on Linux want to donate their time, that's fine, but
it is a donation and the user shouldn't expect free stuff as a right.



The only thing you need to worry about is the quality of the charger. If
you don't trust your local market trader, call in at Maplins.


The main thing is not the charger - it is the quality of the batteries
and of the motor controller and motor.


..andy

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