Available directly from Minolta:
1-year limited manufacturer’s warranty
Available from the mothership: $141.13
ASIN: B0D9WW5H5N
When you go to the purchase page, it goes to $149, though they add a coupon to get it to $127
Good catch! I didn’t think to click on the SHOP button.
Still, the Woot Deal is quite a nice price if one is looking for an entry-level point and shoot digital camera and have reasonable expectations; especially if Minolta (Elite Brands, Inc.) honored the longer manufacturer’s limited warranty term.
It would be especially nice if Woot automatically matched the manufacturer’s warranty terms whenever there was uncertainty instead of their frequently default 90-day Woot Limited Warranty term; as offered with this item. That uncertainty of the manufacturer honoring their warranties on Woot sold items always makes me a bit apprehensive. Nevertheless, the Woot deals keep drawing me in…
How does this compare to the Minolta Maxxum 7000?
This looks like 100% garbage. My galaxy s4 took better pictures. I hate it when a well known and respected brand gets plastered on junk.
Minolta, another prominent brand of the past that now basically exists in name only; licensed to the highest bidder.