Thread: How Amazon Makes Money or Duh
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Old 12-19-2013, 11:19 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Rizla View Post
Thats not cheap for a tablet. You can get a Samsung Tab 3 for about the same and it wont come with all the crippling amazon lock-down restrictions. Thats no way cost price. Comparing it to an overpriced ipad is absurd.
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Does the Tab 3 have the same screen as the HDX? The screen is the most expensive component of any tablet.
  • Fire HDX 8.9" --- 2560x1600 - 339ppi - 2.2GHz Quad-core --- $379
  • Gal Tab 3 10.1" --- 1280x800 - 149ppi - 1.6GHz Dual-core --- $300

The Fire has cutting edge hardware. Meanwhile, Samsung's idea of improving the product line is to change the name from Tab 2 to Tab 3. The hardware is irrelevant.
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