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Originally Posted by Graham

If this came out for $150 it would be impressive. Such a tablet already exists in the form of the 5.3" Galaxy Note from Samsung (with phone capabilities as well) and the new 5.8" Samsung Galaxy Player (without phone functions):

http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/N...d=12300F19NCYL

Samsung's previous 5" Player was retailing at about $200:

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/mp3.../YP-G70CWY/XAA

Graham

Those are expensive.

http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/pages/Low-End-Google-Nexus-7-Carries-$157-BOM-Teardown-Reveals.aspx

Nexus 7 8G: $160 to make
Nexus 7 16G: $167 to make
Kindle Fire: $140 to make

(technology as of July 2012)

With a smaller tablet (5.5" vs. 7"), it might be possible to make and retail a $149 tablet.

Isn't the Nook at $179 right now? When the Kindle Fire 2 come out, the price for the Kindle Fire 1 might drop to $159 or even $149.


.....maybe Amazon will surprise us with a 5.5" Kindle Fire on its Sept 6 announcement. "Amazon Kindle Blaze" might work as a name. $149 doable?

Amazon is about making profit from "contents" selling apps, music, movies, books. It is okay with break-even on the hardware. Maybe using Amazon tested strategy of "with special offers" to subsidize the price.

At the very least, a 5.5" tablet retail at $149 will create BUZZ.

5.5" Kindle Blaze at $149
7" Kindle Fire at $199
10" Kindle Fire at $299-$349