If you, after playing with it and talking to a sales rep about the device and making you aware of any shortfalls that you may come across, still want to get a pre, then they will sell you a pre (or put one on order for you if it's not in stock). They are not told "refuse to sell someone a pre if this is what they need". They are simply making sure that this is a device that will work well for you.
In my retail job, I sell cameras. Yeah, I could push Canon 50D and Nikon D300 DSLR bodies to every customer who walked into the store, but how stupid would that be when all but maybe two people on a daily basis would return those cameras and ask for something smaller and less complex? It's a retail practice, if a customer would be better served by another product that you sell, you recommend that to them, but you can still sell 'em what they ask for if you've got it available. Actually, if I remember right, it's along the lines of being "straight up" with your customers.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
If you, after playing with it and talking to a sales rep about the device and making you aware of any shortfalls that you may come across, still want to get a pre, then they will sell you a pre (or put one on order for you if it's not in stock). They are not told "refuse to sell someone a pre if this is what they need". They are simply making sure that this is a device that will work well for you.
In my retail job, I sell cameras. Yeah, I could push Canon 50D and Nikon D300 DSLR bodies to every customer who walked into the store, but how stupid would that be when all but maybe two people on a daily basis would return those cameras and ask for something smaller and less complex? It's a retail practice, if a customer would be better served by another product that you sell, you recommend that to them, but you can still sell 'em what they ask for if you've got it available. Actually, if I remember right, it's along the lines of being "straight up" with your customers.