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US Notebook prices averaged just over $500 in March

Brad Linder — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:20:26 +0000

Netbooks may not be selling like hotcakes anymore, but it looks like the netbook effect has taken a toll on long-term laptop prices. Laptop Magazine reports that the average price of a notebook computer in March, 2012 was $507, or just a few bucks more than the price of an iPad. That figure comes from new data from market research...

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Rumor: Windows 8 tablets could start at $300

Brad Linder — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:00:15 +0000

The cheapest Apple iPad is priced at $399, while you can pick up a decent tablet running Google Android software for as little as $199. So it's not surprising that in order to compete, Microsoft and its hardware partners may have to offer at least some Windows 8 tablets at very low prices. DigiTimes reports that prices for tablets running...

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Fusion Garage Grid 10 tablet price drops to $299 (down from $499)

Brad Linder — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:27:13 +0000

The first tablet from Fusion Garage running the new GridOS software was scheduled to start shipping this week. But just a few days before launch the company has knocked about $200 off the price tag and the ship date has been pushed a few weeks until October 1st. Now you can pre-order a Grid 10 WiFi tablet from Fusion Garage...

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Amazon tablet to sell for $299 or less?

Brad Linder — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:07:50 +0000

Amazon is expected to launch an Android tablet in September or October. The company is well positioned to make money off its Amazon Appstore for Android apps, Amazon MP3 music service, Kindle eBook store and other digital media properties, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Amazon sell its tablet near or even below cost. The New York Post reports...

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Motorola XOOM WiFi tablet is now priced at $499

Brad Linder — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:05:23 +0000

The Motorola XOOM was the first tablet to hit the streets running Google Android Honeycomb a few months ago. But it's also one of the most expensive Android tablets available. A 3G model will set you back $799, and up until recently a WiFi-only model cost a whopping $599. Compare that with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer which sells for...

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32GB HP TouchPad to run $599?

Brad Linder — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:17:40 +0000

HP hasn't announced the pricing for its upcoming TouchPad tablet line, but the folks at PreCentral got their hands on an inventory screenshot from Walmart which seems to suggest that the tablet will be priced about the same as Apple's iPad. The image shows a 32GB HP TouchPad with WiFi for $599. That's the same price you'd pay for a...

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Living in the future: The incredible falling prices of computer storage

Brad Linder — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:59:33 +0000

Hard drives used to be really expensive. Now they're really cheap. You probably already know that, but Ivan Smith's web site really hammers the point home by tracking the falling prices of storage from about 1980 through mid-2010. In a nutshell, 30 years ago you would have had to pay about $300,000 for 1 gigabyte of storage. Last summer you...

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Motorola XOOM WiFi could hit Sam’s Club for $539

Brad Linder — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:23:24 +0000

The Motorola XOOM is the first tablet to ship with Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb. It's also got more features than you can shake a stick at, ranging from a dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and 1280 x 800 pixel HD display to a wide range of sensors including an accelerometer, gyroscope, and even a barometer. Seriously. Unfortunately, the XOOM...

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BlackBerry PlayBook up for pre-order for $600

Brad Linder — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:11:12 +0000

Research in Motion hasn't announced the official release date or price for the company's upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. But the folks at Boy Genius Report have received a tip suggesting that the tablet could go on sale April 10th. And now we may have an idea of the price as well, since retailer Mobile City is taking pre-orders for $599.99....

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Poll results: How much you would pay for a tablet

Brad Linder — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:55:36 +0000

Consumer oriented tablet computers are hitting the streets faster than anyone can count. Some of the tablets coming out this year will be budget models meant to function primarily as eBook readers, web surfing devices, or portable video players. Others will have high performance multi-core processors, high resolution displays, long battery life, and these high end models could replace a...

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LG G-Slate tablet to cost $700?

Brad Linder — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:33:01 +0000

LG and T-Mobile haven't officially announced pricing for the upcoming G-Slate, but retailer Mobile City has put up a product page showing a sale price of $699.99, marked down from a suggested retail price of $799.99. The G-Slate features an 8.9 inch display, a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor and Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The tablet has an...

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How much are you willing to pay for a tablet?

Brad Linder — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:35:14 +0000

Next week Apple is expected to unveil a second generation iPad. But while the first iPad took the world by storm last year as one of the only tablets of its type, the iPad 2 will enter a somewhat more crowded market. It won't just have to compete with Apple's first tablet for your attention, but also the Samsung Galaxy...

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WiFi-only Motorola XOOM to run about $600

Brad Linder — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:51:09 +0000

There's good news and less good news on the Motorola XOOM tablet front. The good news is that despite early reports suggesting that the tablet would run $799, Reuters is reporting that a WiFi-only version of the tablet will be available for about $600. The less good news is that the $799price tag is real. That's how much the tablet...

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Motorola XOOM tablet up for pre-order Thursday… for $1200?

Brad Linder — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:41:01 +0000

Remember back when you thought $800 was way too much to pay for the upcoming Motorola XOOM Android tablet? How about $1200. Best Buy has put up a page promising that the tablet will be available for pre-order on Thursday. But if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, there's a listing for the tablet which says it...

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BlackBerry PlayBook may hit stores for $500

Brad Linder — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:30:51 +0000

Research in Motion hasn't yet announced the pricing for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, but the folks at CrackBerry have gotten their hands on an image suggesting that Office Depot will offer the tablet for $499.99. That's the price for a WiFi-only PlayBook with 16GB of storage. Sprint is also expected to offer a 4G capable version of the PlayBook,...

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