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Apple Tablet Scheduled to Begin Shipping in March? Two Different Material Casings Being Considered?

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Just go to the story through google search and you can read the whole thing. Google, "Apple to Ship Tablet Device in March" and it is the top hit. Why don't you guys start posting links that work instead of ones with (subscription required)..
 
I thought it could be higher in price being Apple :apple: but if it is $1000, I'd prefer invest into a MBP or something else... Jan 26/27 is soon and hopefully well see what Apple has to offer :)
 
Wait-n-see

At this point it's all speculation, but preemptively I must say that pricing is going to be a major concern depending upon this thing's capabilities... things are different now, because this is not new tech... the iPhone and MacBook tech exists now...

So, to support a $1k price tag Apple will have had to dream up some new killer tech that nobody's thought of or brought to market before...

If it's basically a tablet version of a MacBook, then the price better not exceed $799...

If it's basically an overgrown iPhone/iPod, then the price better be in the $399 range...

Whatever it ends up being, I am highly unlikely to purchase one at a $1k price.
 
ryckmonster said:
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Just go to the story through google search and you can read the whole thing. Google, "Apple to Ship Tablet Device in March" and it is the top hit. Why don't you guys start posting links that work instead of ones with (subscription required)..
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Funny, your URL leads to a page with a few lines and a "TO CONTINUE READING SUBSCRIBE NOW" link. going in via Google does work for me though...

stevemost said:
I doubt anyone was "briefed by the company".
Apple never does...
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Of course they do, just under NDA. If it's this close their supply chain must be fully briefed by now. Someone is just violating their NDA.

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Exactly what part of the immutable technology lifecycle don't people get?
If this thing turns out to be half of what's expected of it, then its a significant shift in how we approach computing.
Any time that sort of change occurs, the initial offerings are by nature expensive luxuries. And then they come down in price.
I fully expect the initial price point to be $1k and work down from there over the next couple of years.
That's ALWAYS how it works. Expecting otherwise is childish.
 
Ha! I can stop any time I want!

You people sound like a bunch of addicts

Everyone says its to expensive however how many of these people will be able to resist after you see everything it does, not to mention after you are exposed to the SJRDF.

You will have your credit card out before you even know what happened...
 
lostngone said:
You people sound like a bunch of addicts

Everyone says its to expensive however how many of these people will be able to resist after you see everything it does, not to mention after you are exposed to the SJRDF.

You will have you credit card out before you even know what happened...
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You're right guy!
 
lostngone said:
You people sound like a bunch of addicts

Everyone says its to expensive however how many of these people will be able to resist after you see everything it does, not to mention after you are exposed to the SJRDF.

You will have your credit card out before you even know what happened...
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Not quite. You will be reviewing your monthly Credit Card statement and say:

"What the hell did I blow $1000 on?",

and then realize that you are reading it on your iSlate

;)
 
I for one would not pay $1,000 if it ends up being a giant iPhone. I see that as a scratch waiting to happen. How do you carry the thing? Microsoft's Courier has the right idea; two screens that fold together to make a journal. I have desktop Macs, notebook Macs, Mac Minis, and iPhones. I do not need an additional device that duplicates the functions of them. The iSlate needs to have a "wow" factor that no one has yet to mention.
 
For $1000 i'd say count me out... But that's mainly cause I've got 3 Mac's in my life - plus an iPhone - and more would be just plain greedy!

For Apple $1000 for a multi-touch Mac sounds like a bargain. Just look at the MacBook Air - Ridiculously expensive for the stuff you get inside, but that isn't the reason you're buying it. Same could be said here, doubt you'd be buying it to replace your Mac Pro and those mentioning spend a little more and get a MacBook Pro - well the user might not be after that power nor size.

It's a preference thing.
 
AnthonyCM said:
Is $1,000 really that much (not that I don't want it cheaper!)?

A Kindle, which is only B&W has no video capabilities (among many other things it lacks) is over $300, and that's a huge seller. For a reader! Supposedly, the iSlate (or whatever it's called) will be a reader, a video player, a gaming tablet, has the potential to sub as a netbook, etc. You're looking at $700-$800 for a decent netbook and a Kindle. I'd rather have it all in one and not have two things to carry around when I travel.

No, it certainly won't be for everyone. Might not even be for me. However, I can see there being a market for this.
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yeah but if its $1,000, for almost the same price you've got yourself a polycarbonate MacBook. Sure it'll be an inch thicker, but you get soooooooooooo much more for the same price.
 
MacRumors said:
One of the people briefed on the matter added that Apple was working on two different material finishes for the tablet...
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Aluminum and... actual slate?

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Aeolius said:
I for one would not pay $1,000 if it ends up being a giant iPhone. I see that as a scratch waiting to happen. How do you carry the thing? Microsoft's Courier has the right idea; two screens that fold together to make a journal...
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You know, I've been thinking about that. The Courier is very cool looking and I hope they get it out, but one of the great things about a tablet is - No Hinge. The Courier would work great on a desktop but not on a lap.

I think people are going to be converted to the idea : 'lose-the-hinge'.

There's also a lot to be said for no-moving-parts.
 
Colours...

bobob said:
Aluminum and... actual slate?

SlateUSGOV.jpg
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Dare I say it... anodized aluminum... or brushed... prefer brushed... like MacBooks and iMacs...

But also likely is the current iPhone blaque/white plastique :D
I don't mind that and it's good for the radio gear as well.
 
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