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Originally Posted by boswd
maybe the title of this article needs to be udated to reflect a couple of realities. Maybe something along the lines of "Why Android Tablets sold at $800 or tablets that lock you into a 2 year contract arent' selling"
Now the Acer is starting to have trouble meeting the high demand of their tablet.
Hmm price them right, wifi only, do something a bit creative (asus's netbook conversion) and there you go. Two very big hits.
http://phandroid.com/2011/05/19/acer...rom-shortages/ |
I agree with boswd, the 2 year contract AND $800 is a bit much even the $600 and the contract is a bit much. the device manufacturers are selling devices at mid ranged laptop prices and expecting people to sign a long contract.
Yesterday i was at verizon looking at the xoom with the new 3.1 Os (pretty slick btw) xoom without contract actually costs $200more than the 3g version with 2 year contract. Not that apples products are cheap they are overpriced too but at least you can order a wifi version of the ipad2 for $129 less than the 3g model. Does Motorolla still think they are selling $199 phones here?.
so basicly its Xoom with contract $599 +monthly data plan or $799 without contract.
Ipad 32gig with contract $729 + monthly data plan or Without contract wi fi = $599
Yes the ipad is overpriced but at least you actually have the option to get a no contract version for cheaper.