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Originally Posted by wallcraft
I don't see how Amazon can price this at $250, unless they are supply contained before Christmas and so marking up the price. The Nook Color is $250, but it is more than a year old. My guess is that the Nook Color 2, likely out before Christmas, will be closer to $200. The Lenovo ( Lenovo 7" Android Gingerbread 8GB $200 16GB $250) will be $200 for more hardware (GPS, Camera), and this includes a mark-up for retailer profit that Amazon does not incur.
On the other hand, an included Prime membership is a $79 "value" if you need it. |
Lenovo is in the "cheap Android tablet" game ( so far a game with no winners, but techies really like it
). Amazon is in the " Amazon experience" game. The success of the iPad has shown beyond all doubt that providing an integrated ecosystem in which hardware, software and content are all tightly bound together with maximum convenience , smoothness and security is what consumers want. Hardware specs and price are secondary. Amazon wants to provide the "Amazon experience" just like Apple won by providing the "Apple Ios experience. "
My guess is that NC2 will have the same price, but better specs, just like the iPad2 in relation to the iPad1.