The price comes to a little bellow 250 $ without customs which vary , so I am not even sure about the end price.
I don't know where the price of $250 came from, because as far as I can see, the price of the Mk3 version is around $129, and you also get another 5% discount if you pay with Bitcoin. I know shipping costs and customs + VAT can be quite expensive, but $250 is still a little too much for HW considering there are alternatives.
On the other hand, if someone for obvious reasons does not want to trust the most famous manufacturers, then even $250 is not too much.
First of all, thank you all for you replys , they have been most helpful.
Second , from my post it can be read that I am not only buying MK3 only but also the before mentioned parts as well. Third , I don't have an issue with MK3 not being user friendly. My issue is with the idea I don't have any really solution for the problem as an end user. All of the wallets the a series of issues . Furthermore I do understand that nothing is perfect but at this point I can only see a small part of hardware wallets as usable for end users. The reason being the demand is huge as well as thirst for profit. This topic can go on a
long time but that's not the point of it. The reason I asked is I feel as the popular wallets seem to be traps to make an easy buck. Some features are fine but most just don't work or are just useless.
To finish this reply, I will give you an example of what an end user like myself wants and it's not to worry about his funds , be able to spend them when she/he wants and not to have to worry if they need to watch out for the next hardware vulnerability. The vulnerability part might be much but still , it's possible if done right.I do have some experience wit h setting up air taps so I will try recreating the mentioned setup.