Quote: (Originally Posted by Jason Blackwell)
I think it comes down to the fact that as a user, you have spent $?,000.00 (of what ever currency you like here) most people will not bag their own unit as they are “financially tied”* to their purchase. So they wait until something else comes along purchases it. (And it always is an upgrade in their eyes)
A positive change is that if you now purchase one of the mainstream CRR units you can pretty much be certain of getting your money back if you wanted to sell it and move to another unit. This is an improvement from the days when the choice was a big gamble. It also means that there really is something significant in the fact that several of the Boris owners have held onto their Megs (apart from the fact that they clearly have waaay to much spending power). I know Steve has been talking to Leon re future Meg improvements so I think we should take his original request on face value and make suggestion for positive change, even if the problems have not been sufficient to make us ‘trade up’ or opt for another unit in the first place. One of the great things with the CK was Gordon’s commitment to continuous improvement, let’s hope Leon will follow suit. Personally I think the head latching mechanism could be better designed. I have had a couple of clips fail, although I think that was due mainly to mistreatment by the boat crew during a trip to Sri Lanka. Whatever the reason I still feel the design could be better. I would also prefer to have an externally mounted magnetic on/off switch. One final niggle (we all know what this means now I take it) is that he could do with someone to handle customers service as it is often hard to get a response from the hatchery. Otherwise I am very happy. Regards, Fred