First presale

A post from an earlier project stage about the first presale round, tester feedback and initial pricing for Wallpanel models.

After the first round of testing, I received very good feedback and, most importantly, it confirmed exactly what mattered to me most: the system is fast, smooth and responsive.

A few tester comments that appeared most often:

“I launched the device and my first impression is very good - the system starts quickly and runs smoothly.”

“The tablet is very responsive. No constant page reloads is a game changer.”

“It feels plug and play. The motion sensor automation that wakes the tablet works great.”

“Everything is professional from start to finish - from the package to the instruction manual.”

This is an important moment for me, because it means I can open the first round of orders.

Opening the first order round

For that first round, the available options were:

• 8 inches, 1280 × 800 - 1056.91 PLN net / 1299 PLN gross,
• 10 inches, 1920 × 1200 - 1259.35 PLN net / 1549 PLN gross.

The black frame was available. A silver frame would become possible if a larger number of orders could be collected.

At that time, I accepted orders by email because I was still finalizing the online shop and payment system. I issued VAT invoices. Initially, sales were available only within Poland.

How the launch looked:

• orders and payments were collected until April 26,
• after closing the first batch, the estimated fulfillment time was about 30 days,
• for people who needed faster delivery, I prepared a limited pool of devices with priority shipping from local stock: 5 units of the 10-inch model and 1 unit of the 8-inch model.

That pool was available immediately and cost 100 PLN more than the standard price. It was exactly the same hardware - the difference came only from immediate availability and faster fulfillment.

Cost context and further development

From the beginning, I wanted the price to be as attractive as possible, but the component market did not help. This was most visible with memory and storage, where manufacturers continued to raise prices while part of production capacity shifted toward the AI and data center segments.

Despite that, I kept prices at a level that, from my perspective, was close to the edge of profitability. At the start, a good product and satisfied users mattered more to me than maximizing margin.

In parallel, I was also developing the next features:

• launching a SIP server for intercom systems that can only operate as SIP clients,
• an experimental option to run Home Assistant locally on the device for small installations.

If you have ideas for features that would make my product stand out from the competition, let me know.