birdmanjeremy

At $20 I would have bought this already. At $200, I honestly don't see $190 of functionality more than Trackmaster already offers. Can someone explain why this is so much better than what I am already using? I get 10hz GPS updates, video recording, auto start-stop, etc. Don't get me wrong, I am excited about a Solo II specific data logger for android, and as someone who builds Android apps, I understand the desire to charge what you think the app is worth, but it's hard for me to justify the purchase cost.

Croc

the app definitely looks good.
but does it worth 10 times price premium is another question.
without trying it i don't know the answer of course.

i see that aLapHD does things you describe - but those functions are pretty useless on phone's 4" screen.

so the immdediate conclusion that all such apps sould be used on the big screen tablet with a bright screen that gives good picture at sunny environment - then the benefit those apps provide will be much greater.

Apeatwo

I'm with you on this. I'm a solostorm beta tester and its a great app, but I was very disappointed when I learned what the cost was going to be. As were a couple other local betatesters.

PedalFaster

If you think about the dollars-to-speed ratio, $200 is still a heck of a deal. $200 is one street tire (or part of a Hoosier ).

birdmanjeremy

Not saying $200 isn't a fair price for a datalogger, as historically, that would've been a steal. However, with the new mobile apps available, I don't see why this one is over $190 better than existing options. (And that $190 could go towards tires).

mavm86

True, but are any of the existing, inexpensive, mobile apps this powerful for analysis, and are they specifically designed with solo in mind? I think too many people are getting hung up on the fact that this happens to run on hardware devices they already own. If it came in a stand-alone black box that said "Super Awesome Racing Logger" on it and cost $900, I doubt anyone would be complaining about the price.

birdmanjeremy

True, but are any of the existing, inexpensive, mobile apps this powerful for analysis, and are they specifically designed with solo in mind? I think too many people are getting hung up on the fact that this happens to run on hardware devices they already own. If it came in a stand-alone black box that said "Super Awesome Racing Logger" on it and cost $900, I doubt anyone would be complaining about the price.
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I looked a bit more at the analysis feature (side by side video), and that feature looks pretty awesome. I still think $200 is high, but it does look like they have built a very nice point-to-point racing analysis app.