Multiple reports the Nexus is releasing the 32 gig Nexus 7 on October 29. That will be come the $249 model. The 16 gig will be the $199 model. At that point you are talking $130....over a 50% increase.
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'iPad Mini' Pricing to Begin at Approximately $329
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Multiple reports the Nexus is releasing the 32 gig Nexus 7 on October 29. That will be come the $249 model. The 16 gig will be the $199 model. At that point you are talking $130....over a 50% increase.
Gotta agree with you there. I don't hate the Android ecosystem as much as many people here do (I love my galaxy s3 - I don't care what anyone says) but the Android tablets are dissapointing in my opinion. IMO, they're good if you use them for very specific things such as reading and watching videos. However, I don't like them for web surfing, games or any other stuff that relies on smoothness. And don't get me started on OS updates. Pain. In. The. Ass.
Let's just say you get what you pay for.
I don't get that. Whatever you buy, the price is made up of the price for some basic model (16 GB, WiFi) and then you can upgrade from 16 GB to 32 GB or 64 GB, and/or from WiFi only to 3G/whatever (no memory upgrades for iPad 2). The upgrades are the same, whatever basic iPad you have, so they cost the same, whatever basic iPad you have. So looking at the price with the most expensive upgrades is totally pointless.
Google will have to drop prices to compete with the iPad mini.
And Google knows it.
For $19 everyone would say "yes". For $9,999 everyone would say "no". Now start with $19 and increase the price by $10 at a time. Everyone you ask will switch at some point. Your GF switched between $299 and $329. That's all.
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Exactly, I see a lot of wishful/delusional thinking on this. Apples screen size is also a fair bit bigger than 7" android screens, so it would cost even more to build than those.
Apple doesn't chase no-profit margin products. Chasing competitors selling products for ZERO profit is like jumping off a cliff because your friend did it. Stupid and destructive.
My estimate was $350, but $329 is possible.
$250 is just plain silly for a product intended to make a profit. That is wishful thinking, not realistic thinking.
Apple brings in almost $30 Billion every three months, with a Market Cap over $500 Billion. Even if the lower price didn't increase sales, I doubt Tim Cook would lose sleep over $300 Million.
People need to relax. It's NOT going to be starting at 8GB. This is an iPad, not an iPod Touch.
16/32/64 will be the 3 choices. Apple is not going to sabotage their own product (iPod Touch) and price the mini at $199. $329 IMO is just right. But I mean, if it is going to start off at $250/300, you won't see me complain either.
16/32/64 will be the 3 choices. Apple is not going to sabotage their own product (iPod Touch) and price the mini at $199. $329 IMO is just right. But I mean, if it is going to start off at $250/300, you won't see me complain either.
Yes, Apple has never been about low margins. But I wonder if they let Amazon or Google get a foot in the door at the low end, that when people upgrade to a full size tablet, they'll choose Android.
Short term, no question a low-margin entry point is a bad idea. Long term, it may be a strategic mistake not to have an iPad at the $249 price point to own the low end "entry market" as well as the rest of it.
It's so hilarious people think this. People "thought" it would be $999 because Apple went around dropping that hint to reporters. It was a purposeful misinformation campaign so that when they announced the $499 price it would seem "amazing" (remember, the whole "unbelievable price" spiel was a clear part of their marketing). "People" never thought the iPad had to be 999 at launch, Apple just did a snow job.
I can't believe people don't remember this coming out after the fact and still believe Apple did us some big favor.
That sums up most people on MacRumors these days.
I can already predict a flood of whiners also expecting the 13" rMBP to be $1499 with a discrete graphics card. I don't think I'll even go on MacRumors the day of the announcement
.It's incredible how fast technology evolves yet people are never satisfied. They always overexpect and don't learn from their disappointment. I hope that's not how they are in life in general.
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EXACTLY. People will pay 100 dollars extra for a useless protection plan, 50 bucks for a case and another 100 or so on useless accessories yet 30 bucks over their prayer is gonna break the bank.
So that puts the base model at £250, I think that is just too expensive, we have to assume 16GB will be the lowest capacity (if it was to be 8GB that would be a joke at £250) and if the rumours about the Nexus 7 dropping the price of the 16GB version and bringing in a 32GB version, I just don't see the vast majority of the "normal" consumer ever being swayed to spend £250 for a 16GB iPad mini over a 16GB Nexus 7 for £159 (esp considering you can get a 32GB Nexus 7 for £199)
We'll have to wait and see but at these rumoured prices it's just way to expensive.
We'll have to wait and see but at these rumoured prices it's just way to expensive.
Price seems too high for me, but I will wait to see the spec first.
Also why not 8gb? there is a market for people who do not need a lot of apps. A lot of people will buy this for their kids to play games on, they are not going to fill it with a ton of media or 50 or so apps.
There is also a market for people who want this primarily as book reader, web surfing tool, again you don't need a lot of capacity for that.
Also why not 8gb? there is a market for people who do not need a lot of apps. A lot of people will buy this for their kids to play games on, they are not going to fill it with a ton of media or 50 or so apps.
There is also a market for people who want this primarily as book reader, web surfing tool, again you don't need a lot of capacity for that.
Reality check
Here's a reality check for everyone. It's not rocket science;
The "Mini" was always going to have comparable characteristics to the iPad2 except for size. It makes no sense to MORE THAN DOUBLE ppi for a so-called "retina" screen when you are trying to cut costs AND the simple shrinkage of the screen size combined with the SAME pixel dimensions ALREADY makes the screen 35% sharper than the already loved iPad2. Duh.
Since the device has no other way of saving costs other than a somewhat smaller battery (maybe $10 savings) and a somewhat smaller screen (maybe $20) savings especially considering the higher pixel density), how on earth did you ever imagine they were going to price it significantly lower than the ALREADY DISCOUNTED iPad2????
Frankly, I think $329 is a gift if this has the same functionality as the iPad2, and it still could be better (especially since the screen WILL be better). For all of you threatening to buy someone else's piece of crap, PLEASE DO. I would rather Apple make quality products.
Here's a reality check for everyone. It's not rocket science;
The "Mini" was always going to have comparable characteristics to the iPad2 except for size. It makes no sense to MORE THAN DOUBLE ppi for a so-called "retina" screen when you are trying to cut costs AND the simple shrinkage of the screen size combined with the SAME pixel dimensions ALREADY makes the screen 35% sharper than the already loved iPad2. Duh.
Since the device has no other way of saving costs other than a somewhat smaller battery (maybe $10 savings) and a somewhat smaller screen (maybe $20) savings especially considering the higher pixel density), how on earth did you ever imagine they were going to price it significantly lower than the ALREADY DISCOUNTED iPad2????
Frankly, I think $329 is a gift if this has the same functionality as the iPad2, and it still could be better (especially since the screen WILL be better). For all of you threatening to buy someone else's piece of crap, PLEASE DO. I would rather Apple make quality products.
Listen, just because you might be able to afford an extra $30, doesn't mean everyone can as well. Some people have a budget for these type of purchases, and $300 might be their absolute max for all we know. If they say they'll buy it at $299 and not $330, then let it be...don't be a jerk about it.
It's like if I have an absolute max on a house purchase of $300,000....I'm not just going to be like, "oh, that house is only $30,000 more, what's $30,000 more when we're already spending $300,000." It just doesn't work that way.