Thread: Publishers talk about Apple's tablet
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Old 01-26-2010, 01:28 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I think it's pretty unlikely that a 10" tablet (and that seems to be the commonly-accepted spec) could cost under $500, when the current top-end iPod Touch costs $400. Certainly you can buy a laptop for the price of an iPod Touch, but they aren't really trying to compete with one another. I would bet that the overwhelming majority of Touch owners also own a laptop.
$400? The highest price I've seen is a little over $200-but then neither own nor am very interested in a Touch so it's not like I *know* what they cost.

And, IMO, a Touch would compete with a laptop if it had a 10" screen. But it doesn't so it's possible that you're right-people do own both. (Nobody I know does, but I only know 2 people who have a Touch. Not enough to form a reliable judgment on.)

And I agree that the tablet is unlikely to be under $500-that's the main reason why I think it'll be a niche product. But tomorrow should tell us more, right?
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