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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
These prices and fees are outrageous! Tell me it's a joke???  |
In my opinion, those prices totally are in line with similar products and I don't have the slightest problems with this pricing level.
As an early adopter, I've paid € 700 for the Galaxy Tab in Germany (unlocked).
I've paid about € 600 for Dell Streak and you pay about 700 for a comparable iPad 3G.
You have to pay -and this really seems somewhat outrageous- € 900 (!!!) for an unlocked iPhone4.
If I'd follow the logic "smaller screen = lower price" (which I don't, as display size only is 1 of 734 cost drivers), iPhone4 by far is most overpriced, followed by Dell Streak. Galaxy Tab on the other hand, in comparison to iPad, totally makes sense (smaller screen, but cameras, SD slot and other stuff = same price).
And:
a.) I've never got the discussion about hardware prices anyway. In the 2 months owning Dell Streak, I've paid way more in Android software, than I'd invested in the hardware. Similarly, I've got hundreds of purchased eBooks on my readers, hundreds of purchased movies in iTunes and so on.
b.) I'll never get angry reactions of customers. Simply don't buy it and never again think a single second about it...
c.) What's the base of your comparison? iPad? That one I've tried to comment at the beginning of this response. Tablet (PCs)? My Samsung UMPC still is > € 1000. It's slower in all instances and hess less to offer (with the exception of XP as a full blown OS = full PC features). Other LCDs, for example nook color? Those range form € 150 to € 500 and totally are in line with Dell Streak, Samsung Galaxy Tab or iPad if I compare "price vs. features".
d.) Or do you focus on the contracted version instead of the unlocked one? For one, I'd never do that if an unlocked version is available. I'm using mine with my 3rd T-Mobile Multi-SIM. And even then the prices seem okay.