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Originally Posted by Gihgehls
I thought the original Segway offering was also only through Amazon. Is this very different? Am I mis-remembering the original launch?
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Wow, good memory! True, before Segway had the dealer network. Those machines (i167s) were $5,000+, you had to travel to a training center to be trained before you could get your machine, and IIRC there was a limit of 2 per person.
Now a low-end Segway is $999-$1299, and possibly comes with free 2-day shipping.
Accelerometers and gyros and all the fancy equipment used in Segways used to cost a fortune. Segway still uses some top-notch components (especially in the i2) and those huge batteries are still mega-expensive...but the downward price trends in cellphones has also made a $999 Segway possible. Cool.