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Originally Posted by afv011
And this margin is greater with the larger capacity models - really, $100 for an extra 16GB?
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Prices from BestBuy:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 16Gb Wifi - $399.99
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 32Gb Wifi - $499.99
Sony Tablet S 16Gb - $399.99
Sony Tablet S 32Gb - $499.99
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 16Gb Wifi - $449.99
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 32Gb Wifi - $549.99
Asus Slider Tablet 16Gb - $479.99
Asus Slider Tablet 32Gb - $579.99
Doesn't look like it is just Apple who do that, does it?
And it is hard to get too outraged about the 'Apple premium' when you compare the iPad prices:
New iPad 16Gb Wifi - $499.99
New iPad 32Gb Wifi - $599.99
Not exactly double the price, is it?
The iPad is at the top of the price range, but not by a huge amount, not sure how that counts as 'milking their customers dry'.