expansys is very proud of the Sony UX Micro PC
All you peeps complaining about how much the Origami devices are selling for should hop over to the expansys site and see how much the Sony Vaio UX Micro PC will cost you in the UK. It’s only available for pre-order but if you choose to do so expansys will hit you up for GBP 2,699.95 . I checked on Google and that’s only US$5,050!
Get your order in now, that price will only go up as shipping dates near. 
(via reader Paul Phillips)
-jk
If you’re in the UK and you want a Sony UX so badly I suggest you drop by the Dynamism site as I believe they ship outside the US. And I’ve got a feeling they’re a bit cheaper than this price.
Expensive, err, Expansys is well-known for it's over-pricing. Like importing a device like that costs a company like expansys THAT much money, huh ;). It's 100% profit for them this way. It's best to either a) have a friend in Japan who's willing to ship you one, or b) wait for eBay to start filling up. *or* you can try to find somebody on auctions.yahoo.co.jp who is willing to ship internationally (like http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e58028641). That is, if you can cross the language barrier ;).
Posted by: David | May 26, 2006 at 05:27 PM
One comment made on the Origami Project forum made me grin, because as absurd as it was it was true: it would be cheaper to buy First Class airfare from London to Tokyo, buy it yourself, fly back First Class, and pay the taxes and duties yourself. (Plus you get a brief vacation!)
That's gotta be a boo-boo on the price page.
-- Steve
Posted by: Anton P. Nym | May 27, 2006 at 08:53 AM