It all depends on what it will do and what it will look like. I am sure Apple would not release this product without a killer feature that we soon can't live without so this speculation is worthless. If they nail it I'm willing to pay the double, if not then I have no interest to wear it even if I were given it free.
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Apple Reportedly Weighing $400 Price Range for Upcoming Wearable Device
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I think it's going to depend on functionality, and we all know that Apple will do something different from the competition. Just look at their history, they have revolutionised, the tablet market (which did exist before the iPad bit not like it did after Apple came along) and the mobile phone market. I expect they will do the same with their iWatch for the smart watch category.
That being said, we don't even know if it's going to be a smart watch yet. I would like to wait and see what they announce before deciding "that's too expensive i won't pay that much"
That being said, we don't even know if it's going to be a smart watch yet. I would like to wait and see what they announce before deciding "that's too expensive i won't pay that much"
It is a bit steep but it really depends what its going to have. I don't know if there are any runners here. But if you look at Garmin, Nike or similar brand, their top end watches can sell for as much as $400+, even with lower end at about $150-250. So assuming that they managed to stick a GPS chip in there, I can already see some potential buyers. Of course, I'm not saying everybody is a runner, but there are already smart (or functional) watches out there that goes for this kind of price.
Because that is too expensive considering the #1 product the iPhone sells for $650 and will have 4x the power, much more screen, much more battery, ect. $400 is too expensive regardless of what it does.
That's even more ludicrous. So let me pony up $400.00 for a 2.5 inch screen that will replace my 4", and soon to be 4.7" and 5.5" phone? There isn't any functionality that Apple can put on my wrist that is worth $400 to me. It can't repalce the phone because it can't do what my iPhone can do.
I assume this hypothetical product will be better in features and appearance than the $250 Pebble, thus should be priced higher. Especially if production is initially constrained.
Hopefully, there will be deluxe versions that are even more attractive to high-income customers.
Waterproof... that's my only requirement... I wouldn't want to ruin when giving bath to my kids or in the sink...
I've been a huge proponent of Apple entering the wearable market from the get go. I've been using Apple products since the late 90's. I own a Pebble and love it but want/need more functionality (health tracking stuff for running). I won't pay $400 for a iWatch.
$400 is not THAT bad, if it is indeed a new product worthy of a new category.
I'm sure whatever they release will be something that people didn't know they wanted, but wouldn't be able to live without after they use it.
I'm sure whatever they release will be something that people didn't know they wanted, but wouldn't be able to live without after they use it.
Many companies do, but not Apple. The iPad Mini with Retina is $399 and £329. That is a typical Apple exchange rate.
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So first it would be called iWatch, then iTime, and now iDisapppointment?
I like to call it iPass.
Let's not forget that Apple has Paul Deneve (former YSL CEO) running the retail strategy for this. He's got a couple other former executives from luxury retail working for him (one is a former sales exec for Tag Heuer). My guess is Apple will have multiple products to cover a wide range of price points but the stuff to ooh and ahh people will be positioned as luxury fashion, not trying to compete with Moto, LG or Samsung.
But we don't know ANY of those things! We know almost nothing about it except that apple will make it, it will be wearable, and it will probably have some integration with the new health stuff in iOS 8.
For reference, there are Garmin (and other) GPS watches for runners that cost $400 or more, and those are not full fitness trackers and certainly not smart watches a la Pebble. Now, that's a niche market, but Garmin has been making and selling those $400+ GPS watches for a long time now.
Will apple's watch have GPS capabilities and metrics comparable to a high end GPS watch? Will it also have fitness tracking comparable to a fitbit or fuel band? Smart capability similar to a pebble? Something else entirely? All of the above?
I have no idea, and neither do any of you. But if it does all of those things in a single device, it would be a steal at $400.
Somewhere on this forum I guessed $395 several months ago. Assuming some of the capabilities that have been projected for the device, this seems pretty reasonable. People pay $3,000 and plenty more for a Rolex that does nothing except tell time!
Hopefully Apple will price it just like the release of the very first iPhone... You know, set a really high price off the bat, then 67 days later drop the price by 25% or so just cuz
Sounds about right....
I was thinking 349.99,so 400.00 sound just about right. Their computers and tablets are more money than anything els on the market. Why would you think apple would all of a sudden price this new device at 149.99? Heck,their iPod Classic is 249.99 lol. If it's functional,beautifully designed I'll be there. One 4.7 64gb and a white iWatch please.
Now and days a lot of these apple devices are more trendy,status items for people. They'll sell out everywhere at 400.00. For me, I need it to look great and have functions I'll use.
I also think this will be a accessory to your 5S and iPhone 6 and iPad Air and mini retina. You'll be able to FaceTime,select a person to call (via the small circle icon pic of your fav contact) see notifications,Siri as well as all of the health stuff. But this will only work if you're within proximity of your main device.
I know nothing,this is just my guess.....
I was thinking 349.99,so 400.00 sound just about right. Their computers and tablets are more money than anything els on the market. Why would you think apple would all of a sudden price this new device at 149.99? Heck,their iPod Classic is 249.99 lol. If it's functional,beautifully designed I'll be there. One 4.7 64gb and a white iWatch please.
Now and days a lot of these apple devices are more trendy,status items for people. They'll sell out everywhere at 400.00. For me, I need it to look great and have functions I'll use.
I also think this will be a accessory to your 5S and iPhone 6 and iPad Air and mini retina. You'll be able to FaceTime,select a person to call (via the small circle icon pic of your fav contact) see notifications,Siri as well as all of the health stuff. But this will only work if you're within proximity of your main device.
I know nothing,this is just my guess.....
Exactly. I find the $400 price tag more than reasonable given the (assumed) specs for this device. Make it more fashionable, and I'd be willing to pay more.
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That price could make sense. The first iPod was $399 which people thought would make it a nonstarter. That was 5 GB, and I still have one lying around that is 2nd generationthey are clunkers (huge). The original iPhone was in some ways expensive ($499 for the cheaper 4 GB model) in some ways less so (that was the off-contract price--there were no subsidies--well there were, but it didn't increase the customer's bill over other smartphones).
You could make the same comparison between iphone and iPad, or iPad and macbook, or macbook and iMac. Different product categories, different intended uses.
Who said anything about replacing an iphone? iPad and iphone are each stand alone products, yet they do not replace each other.
My view is that simply by virtue of being a watch it has functionality that the iphone does not. The main one that comes to mind being exercise.
I'm not saying it WILL be worth $400 or that i'll want one, but I'm certainly not going to pass judgment on a product I know nothing about.