Junius makes a good point about battery consumption. The Degen 1101
is very easy on batteries but its much more sophisticated brother the
1103 wades through them. With all the bells and whistles on this
radio it may very well suck back a lot of juice.
Bob

Degen is entering the market for an entirely different class of radio,
if this '1108 is to be all that the internet rumor hypes it up to be.
It seems to me that with this radio the incentive to order directly
from Guangdong will be considerably eroded:
* the unit will be larger and will weigh more, so shipping from China
would be higher;
* a feature-packed radio would understandably cost a lot more than the
Degens we've seen so far, so wouldn't you prefer a warranty on that
(i.e. buy Kaito) and not have to deal with shipping back to China if
something goes wrong?
* there is to be a design for the Chinese domestic market and another
for export...I wonder if there will be any differences beyond the
merely cosmetic?

How is Kaito on dealing with repair/warranty issues? Has anyone ever
had a Kaito repaired under warranty? Seems like with any real
problems, it'd be cheaper for them to just send out a new one w/the
models currently available...although I guess that wouldn't be the case
with an '1108, if it's of the level of sophistication that seems to be
expected.

"junius" wrote in message
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How is Kaito on dealing with repair/warranty issues? Has anyone ever
had a Kaito repaired under warranty? Seems like with any real
problems, it'd be cheaper for them to just send out a new one w/the
models currently available...

I've had three Kaito/Degen models, and none of them have needed repair. But
if one needed repair, I'd probably just spring for a new one, rather than
send the busted one back to China.

Jackie