That's in agreement with Cabela's estimated ship date being 5-6 weeks from now.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Oregon-Scientific-Ultra-Pro-Weather-Station-WMR/1608261.utsIt will be telling whether that estimated shipping date stays stuck at 5-6 weeks out, or if it counts down as the weeks pass.
Is $650 the price people were expecting? That seems like quite a jump up from the wmr200 pricing. I'm not saying there isn't value to justify the price, but it does largely divorce the wmr300 from probably the bulk of OS's prior customer base, who probably would have already bought a Davis if they were prepared to spend $650.
Any guesses as to how expensive the temp&RH sensors might be? i.e. What's everybody's best guess as to the likely price on the 915Mhz equivalent to the THGR810? I'm guessing the price will be higher, because it sounds as though it will be utilizing a more accurate, digital sensor. So, if the street price on a THGR810 is about $40-$50, I'm guessing the street price on the 915Mhz unit, with a more accurate sensor and triple the RF range, will be $60-$80?
From what I've read on this forum here, the design is frozen? i.e. they're not still doing major debugging? So, manufacturing is the only bottleneck? OS should want to provide their sales channel with inventory before the 4Q shopping frenzy.
I like that they've tripled the range over the wmr200 (so, allegedly, 1000 foot range, just like the Davis), and also that it can wirelessly monitor up to 10 sensors without requiring them to be clustered. i.e. you can position them individually however and wherever you see fit. It's that flexibility, plus maybe some near-term leapfrog over Davis in accuracy and/or update speeds, that will attract buyers. Or, did miss something? If not, then for buyers who don't value those two attributes, or who value it less than Davis's proven track record in the field (together with being the sort of
de facto "safe" choice that still nets IBM a lot of business), it may be a tough sell. Unless there's more to the value proposition than we've heard, I'm surprised OS didn't price it more aggressively, at least in the near-term, to get a more rapid market penetration and gain faster acceptance among a larger number of the opinion leaders.
How do you guys see it?