Lower Pricing for X-Rite i1 Publish Upgrade A

[PhilipCummins]

I've had a few requests for the cheaper pricing for the i1 Publish Upgrade A from the normal RRP $499, some places are listed below in no particular order. Most will take 2-3 weeks to process orders as they order from X-Rite on request. The Upgrade B is also probably available at below $700 at these sites as well. Other places can be found via searching for the part number, EOPROF-UPGA or EOPROF-UPGB.

$207.13

http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi?action=thispage&thispage=05200100U0241_BGU5452P.shtml&order_id=454587600

$202.76

http://www.costcentral.com/proddetail/Pantone_X_RITE_I1_PUBLISH_UPGRADE_A/EOPROFUPGA/11333269/

$207.95

http://www.neobits.com/pantone_eoprof_upga_x_rite_i1_publish_upgrade_a_p711234.html

$202.70

http://www.sparco.com/products/A5UG254.html

$207.76

http://www.applied-computer.com/Inventories/TechnoteDetail.aspx?Acpn=000000&GroupID=4979983

$211.99

http://www.macmall.com/p/product~dpno~8346736~pdp.gdhaiid

$211.99

http://www.pcmallteamibm.net/p/Pantone-Graphics-Software/product~dpno~8346736~pdp.gdhaiid?src=search

$202.76

http://www.pcsuperstore.com/products/11333269-Pantone-EOPROFUPGA.html

$206.66

http://www.pcnation.com/web/details.asp?item=GU5452

$205.97

http://www.kernelsoftware.com/products/catalog/pantone.html

[rasworth]

I find these prices hard to swallow, given the list price and the "discount" I received from Chromix for bundling it with an i1Pro.  There are certainly some reputable merchants in the list.

Has anybody actually received the A upgrade at this price?

Richard Southworth

[PhilipCummins]

Has anybody actually received the A upgrade at this price?

Not yet - I'm expecting mine to ship out about 25/05 once it's in from X-Rite. I'll update this topic once it's in hand (will take a bit, since it has to be sent to Australia first). If anyone else gets it sooner best to just add a reply in, thanks.

[holthaus]

I called Macmall....not a stocked item...sounds like it ships either direct or through them.
One person has ordered before I called.
They ordered about one week ago and the product will ship on May 15th for them.

So, I ordered from MacMall....figured it was a big outfit so hopefully it will all be fine.

[JeffKohn]

Several of those links have already raised the price to $375 or so.

[PhilipCummins]

Several of those links have already raised the price to $375 or so.

Yes, not sure if ~$200 is the pre-order pricing and ~$375 is the standard pricing now that supply starting to become available, so best people get in quick at the lower pricing and confirm it's staying at about ~$200. At worst, you still can save about ~$125 over RRP.

[Styx]

Unfortunately, the item you ordered is currently out of stock.  The most current
ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) information provided to us by the manufacturer
is detailed below.

Please note that this order will be put on backorder unless you advise us otherwise.

We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.  Please contact us should
you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance.

+----------+---------------------------------------------+-----+-----------+-------+-----------+
| Sparco # | Description                                 | Qty |     Price | Avail |       ETA |
+----------+---------------------------------------------+-----+-----------+-------+-----------+
| A5UG254  | X-RITE I1 PUBLISH UPGRADE A                 |   1 | $  202.70 |  NONE | 05-28-2011|
|          |                                             |     |           |       |           |
+----------+---------------------------------------------+-----+-----------+-------+-----------+


******PLEASE NOTE:  ETA NONE MEANS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET ISSUED AN
ETA DATE.******

[jlua001]

Thank you for your recent online purchase with PC Mall.

Although we try to satisfy our customers in every way possible, we apologize that the following item:

Ln#   Product Number   Qty   Description   Actions   Tot Price
1   08346736   1   X-RITE I1 PUBLISH UPGRADE A   PANTONE   $211.99
has been put on hold due to incorrect pricing.  The correct price for this item is $ 402.00 each.  Unfortunately, we have found a discrepancy in our system and this item was incorrectly advertised.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Kindly advice us if you still wanted to push for the order.

Sincerely,