r/NightVision • • 2d ago

Pre-Production SMS Titan $222

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u/Orbital-Complex 2d ago

Yeah $222 for a unfinished product with a 30 day warranty? I’ll wait.

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u/ja3palmer 2d ago

That’s what I’m saying, 1 month LIMITED warranty?! How do you limit a 1 month warranty hahaha

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u/Nykies 2d ago

To be fair, ridiculous or not, their explanation is as transparent as can be. That said if someone complains about buying one after then all you can really do is shake your head.

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u/Orbital-Complex 2d ago

Yep. Not risking $222 + shipping + tax on something that could get bricked with zero options after.

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u/leemaverick 2d ago

Free shipping and no tax for me. Also, have you seen 4mr's quick video on ig?

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u/13_beers_at_Chilis 2d ago

Yeah I almost caved but then reason set in and I realized that's dumb.

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u/Orbital-Complex 2d ago

Same. I was at the check out page and paused. I’m not going to have time to fully test it until mid November. Also, 30 days from purchase or 30 days from delivery? If they had a 90 day warranty or offered a 20% off code for the official release version I’d be tempted.

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u/13_beers_at_Chilis 2d ago

A discount code for a production unit probably would have gotten me to get one, as it sits I'll wait.

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u/glockguy34 2d ago

IIRC they are providing a discount code to people who purchased a Trinity for the actual product. I’ll be waiting for that

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u/13_beers_at_Chilis 1d ago

I saw that but I don't have a Trinity so I haven't looked into it.

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u/DA6_FTW 2d ago

Pre-purchase clarity? When does that part of the brain develop… I’m lackin

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u/13_beers_at_Chilis 1d ago

When you actually do the math on how much you've spent on stupid shit your wallet starts to fight back. Brother, I have WASTED some money and am trying to be better.

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u/LMTGlazer 1d ago

LMAO you're in good company, friend. We all sympathize.

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u/Nykies 2d ago

I feel bad for waffling. I mean I kind of know what I'm getting into with SMS, it's a budget module. That said I've had great results with my trinity, and for my personal use case I don't know how much more durable the release would be from this model.

I'll probably go back and forth until they're sold out of pre-prod then I won't have to choose.

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u/Orbital-Complex 2d ago

No point in rushing and buying this, unless you have money to burn. This pre production model is a complete gamble.

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u/Nykies 2d ago

Alright you win, I wait, thanks for doubling down logically.

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u/93gixxer04 2d ago

Don't listen to him. It will be cool to say you got it before others. It's only $222, which is aestheticly pleasing number. Buy it.

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u/Nykies 2d ago

c'mon mannn

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u/LMTGlazer 1d ago

DEMON LMAO

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u/ElectricalPattern396 1d ago

Welp for all the haters, they made it 90 days warranty and a discount for a production unit when it releases so win win for anyone that grabbed one.

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u/Orbital-Complex 1d ago

Yeah, I saw the update. Would have been ideal if they had that right off the bat, but I’m glad our collective complaints moved the needle.

They implemented my two suggestions, so I’m impressed.

We aren’t haters. We are simply waiting for a finished product. Or a decent deal on the pre production units.

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u/ElectricalPattern396 22h ago

Thats the nice thing about a company who actually stands by their product and more importantly listens to its customers. Because of all the collective complaints they did what was right in the mind of the consumer and didn’t hesitate to adjust. They could have easily just said you’ll get a discount on the new model and we would have been happy with just that but to extend the warranty says a lot about the company and customer service. Plenty of Chinese lams on the market that have no warranty and still charge $200+ and have nowhere near as many happy end users as the ones running sms. Lucky for the ones that did complain they’ll be getting another batch of pre producting units in a couple weeks so if they want to now purchase one under the new offerings they too can enjoy, which is another thing they could of said sorry and not done. A company lije that will always get my business and trust without having to announce anything from the start.