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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Competitive pricing:
The NookColor runs $250 with capacitance touchscreen and a slightly higher-res screen. And it is readily available (and promoted) at a few thousand physical retail locations.
The Archos ups the ante with hardware media acceleration and it is fully unlocked *plus* it has a working Market Hack.
The IQ has neither so it needs to be lower-priced to be noticed and considered.
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and don't forget there is price pressure from below as well. thrifty shoppers can get the Cruz or Pandigital White for around $110.
TV, you might pass this on: I was completely planning on buying the IQ when it was 140 and I could get free shipping. The effective price increase to 160 (with shipping) made me switch with no regrets. At 180 plus shipping, I would not even have considered it.
I understand how those in Europe may think me a cheapskate, but the reality is that in the US, a very comparable machine is available for about 40 percent less and more advanced machines can be had for not much more than the new price point.
You're heading smack dab to the center of no man's land