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05-24-2010, 06:09 PM | #1 | |
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Via Says $100 Android-Powered Tablets Will Challenge the IPad This Year
http://preview.bloomberg.com/news/20...this-year.html
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05-24-2010, 06:24 PM | #2 |
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this is going to be crazy
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05-24-2010, 06:55 PM | #3 |
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I honestly don't see how they can sell them that cheap unless they are going to use garbage components that will fail in six months.
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I'll believe it when I see it. It still sounds too good to be true, unless these are low quality products that need to be ordered into the U.S. from some Asian website.
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05-25-2010, 12:05 AM | #5 | |
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The most expensive thing is its screen $65. So a device can be made in that range. Will not be as good as an Ipad thats a given but yes it can be done. And if it costs 3 times less than an Ipad it will also sell a lot if it can do the basic function of web browsing and media consumption. |
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05-25-2010, 12:22 AM | #6 |
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Really?
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05-25-2010, 12:35 AM | #7 |
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Yeah, I can't see those being worth a damn.
You get what you pay for. The wifi only iPods have an estimated cost of $250 or so from what I've read--and that's just parts and doesn't account for research and development costs, marketing costs etc. |
05-25-2010, 12:53 AM | #8 |
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The Pandigital Novel is an actual 7" Android tablet for $199 (estimated $180 retail). It is clearly designed to be an ebook reader with a few extras, and is therefore likely to be underpowered as a general tablet. I don't doubt that $125-$150 retail is possible later this year for a functional but minimal device.
It is less clear to me that a true Android based iPad competitor can be sold for much less than the iPad. Apple seems to be taking lower margins than usual, at least at the entry level. |
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ahhh I'm holding out for the $29 faux Kindles
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I'm an active Apple skeptic, but until the upcoming crop of Android tablets can demonstrate 10+ hours of usable battery life they won't be true iPad challengers.
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A true competitor will match the iPads specs and performance as closely as possible, and ideally go better in certain areas like having a more open app store, an open, user-accessible file system, variety of screen size options for people who want something smaller or larger etc. |
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Indeed! Flash is a must in a tablet for me--at least as long as Flash is still so prevalent on sites I frequent.
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