I am looking to buy an OBi200.
On Amazon they have a Black Polycom branded OBi200 for $49.99 and they have a Blue Obihai Branded OBi200 for $64.99.
Does anyone know the difference between the 2 units or are the same unit in a different case?
Thank you.
Same unit, different case. The Obihai is likely to be of earlier manufacture and hence firmware version out of the box, but either of them should automatically update to the latest version soon after being added to the portal. Current latest firmware has Polycom branding on the pages of the onboard web server.
This often happens with products on Amazon: a product is either discontinued or in short supply. Some parasite buys up a bunch of them, then resells them at a higher price than the original sale price.
Look closely at listings to see the "Sold by" name. In this case, the $64.99 sale is sold by "Technology-King", whoever the f that is. See the screenshot below.
For now, always best to look for "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com" or "Sold by Obihai Technology, Inc. and Fulfilled by Amazon".
Looks like I am getting the black one...
Thanks for all the help!!