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It's no longer available for pre-order and the price has been removed!
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Not even Amazon is immune to the peeks and valleys of the Lenovo-coster. Yes, they do charge sales tax. I can't remember the percentage, but my $229 pre-order came to $245.16. Amazon seems to be the only place that escapes a sales tax. Shipping was free, however, but I don't know if that's normal or a "special offer." If Lenovo is smart, they won't charge for shipping ever, unless it's overnight.
I would still pick the A1 over the Fire, but that's a personal preference. I'd pick a rooted Nook tablet over the Fire, but that's a root, which I didn't want to mess with. Of course, you might not even get to make the choice of A1 over Fire
Yes, the price drop is likely based off of the NCT announcement, and honestly, they should've kept it stable at that price to begin with. Bang for buck, the A1 might edge out my Flyer, but the agony erodes that, imho. But I really hope it does well, for end users' sakes and also to put a quality "budget" tablet (with Market?) in the mix.