Huben Huben GK1 V1 VS V3R

[TrollMagnet]

I am confused about the pricing on Huben's website for the GK1. So they sell the regulated GK1 V3R for $1899 (price dropped $100 this week). The original GK1 V1 is $2199. Those prices are both for the suppressed options with the adapter. I look at the specs and I do not see why. They both have the same power and specs. I saw the GK1 V1 for sale on another site for $1299, I dont know how legit that site is so I wont link it. I assumed the V1 would be getting phased out and thats why I saw it on sale.

I am assuming its a pricing mistake, but I figured I would ask here.

 

[Clydecarver4]

Full discloser, I have not shot the GK1 with a regulator, so please take my reply with a grain of salt…

In my (limited) experience and research, the GK1 shoots fairly consistently without a regulator. I believe that, generally speaking, regulators are a good thing. However, in the case of GK1, you will lose power. The gun will also be more difficult to fix yourself if something goes wrong. I hope this is helpful.

 

[primaz]

In my (limited) experience and research, the GK1 shoots fairly consistently without a regulator. I believe that, generally speaking, regulators are a good thing. However, in the case of GK1, you will lose power. The gun will also be more difficult to fix yourself if something goes wrong. I hope this is helpful.

I agree it is not needed, use the money saved and splurge on one of the more important ways to improve or if you have all of those use it on a getting a better optic...

 

[Ricklin]

No customer likes it that companies change and upgrade their products. However, about the very last thing to do as a company CEO? Don't pull an Osborne. Adam Osborne is a well known computer writer these days. His company Osborne was a pioneer in portable computing with their Osborne 1. The product was selling like hotcakes. An industry conference where Mr. Osborne announced their new and exciting Osborne Executive was the end of Osborne computer company.
While his dealers shelves were well stocked with Osborne 1 computers, Mr. Osborne announced the new Osborne Executive. The Osborne 1 and especially the Osborne Executive are collectors items now.
That one announcement bankrupted his company, consumers of course chose to wait for the new model.
Oh I didn't mention pulling an Osborne is now a well known business school lesson.

 

[lbc_PSI]

No customer likes it that companies change and upgrade their products. However, about the very last thing to do as a company CEO? Don't pull an Osborne. Adam Osborne is a well known computer writer these days. His company Osborne was a pioneer in portable computing with their Osborne 1. The product was selling like hotcakes. An industry conference where Mr. Osborne announced their new and exciting Osborne Executive was the end of Osborne computer company.
While his dealers shelves were well stocked with Osborne 1 computers, Mr. Osborne announced the new Osborne Executive. The Osborne 1 and especially the Osborne Executive are collectors items now.
That one announcement bankrupted his company, consumers of course chose to wait for the new model.
Oh I didn't mention pulling an Osborne is now a well known business school lesson.

OMG! I used to use an Osborne with the CP/M OS for development work..LOL Darn..I just really dated myself. :O

 

[Ricklin]

I had both the Osborne Executive and prior to it the Osborne 1. Yup I bought my Executive when the IBM PC platform was first available man just had to have that 80 character wide screen...turned out that was the only feature that came to fruition. Back when we changed computers often, the machine I am on is 8 years old and still going strong. And oh ya orange instead of green screen, we were really stylin...

 

[rootdude]

Don’t forget the Wang - IYKYK

 

[Ricklin]

Of those early "portable" PC's if memory serves the Osborne 1 was around 25 Lbs. plug in only of course. 2 floppies and 64 Kilobytes of Ram. The Exec had 128 K ram but could only use 64 of it. DIstant memories don't quote me. The Exec was around the same size and weight. A good example would be a high end portable sewing machine size and weight wise. Instead we have machines with hundreds of times the computing power that run on batteries for hours and weigh about one Kilo.