Apple Tablet Media Event Today: 'Come See Our Latest Creation'

[snugharbor]

LOL, yeah, you say that now, just like most of the complaining MR members. The sales will go through the roof on this. The iPad will be the best handheld computer ever sold.

That's very true. Every release some rant about not having this feature or that one and then the price is too high. People then buy it and it becomes successful.

Step 2: After attacking the new product it is bought and then when version 2.0 comes out we get more rants about how they were screwed by being loyal fans of "version 1.0" and they should get a price break.

You heard it here first.

 

[davefan66]

$499

Now, I guess I can do it. What the heck. Cheap data plan.
Not bad.

 

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

500 bucks isn't too bad. That was a 4GB iPhone two and half years ago

 

[ramuman]

499!

 

[Portaluk]

Wow $499

 

[iMacmatician]

Don't know if it's been posted yet but…

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apples-new-thing-ipod.500/

EDIT: $499? Nice!!

 

[azsprty]

499 16 gig

599 32 gig

699 64 gig...add 130 for 3 g

 

[dazzer21]

$499!!!

 

[ajumbaje]

Im waiting for him to say FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE US DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!

 

[zacman]

629 with 3G

 

[Goldfinger]

WTF is a "micro SIM". Not even google knows it. ???

 

[NeuralControl]

Very interesting.

 

[rorschach]

Ok, this thing is NOT fail. $499 is an absolutely fine price for this thing, only 100 bucks more than the largest iPod touch.

 

[slicecom]

No deal.

 

[iPaddy]

$499!!! I'm getting one.

 

[*LTD*]

sold

 

[azsprty]

available in 60 days

 

[gnasher729]

Seriously? What makes this any better than carrying round a MacBook or Air?

I thought about this... And it doesn't matter whether it is better than a MacBook or MacBook Air. What matters is that it runs rings around any netbook. Both the cheap £200 ones and the better £400 ones. You are used to a Macintosh with an easy-to-use user interface and it may not be enough difference for you. But if you compare this to any PC, this is something that people can use without any fear at all. No fear: Will I be able to use this? No fear: Will it break? This is something that you can give to anyone and they can just use it.

 

[pyroza]

Five Hundred Ninety Nine Us Dollars

 

[mudbug99]

Nicely done

Its not everything I'd hoped, but I think my thoughts of a hackintosh netbook just went out the window.

What're the options I wonder.....

 

[msheldrick]

Knowing Apple, it's going to be $700+ for Australia

 

[rorschach]

 

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

Not so fast...

 

[Icaras]

Haha, so funny seeing this board change reaction and tone when they show the price

 

[mdriftmeyer]

Stock just jumped > $5

The stock is rebounding rapidly!