Best Buy Lists Motorola's XOOM Tablet for $1,199

[exfileme]

Best Buy was listing the Android-powered Motorola XOOM tablet for $1,199 USD!

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[mianmian]

I heard the price is only a place holder.

 

[Nakal]

The item has since been pulled from their site, and BB has been known to use placeholders before. Nonetheless, people following this product are definitely going to be turned off if they see this and are unaware of it being a placeholder.

 

[tsnorquist]

I'd be hopeful for two things:

* Wifi only model with expandable storage
* >$500.00 price point for said Wifi only model.

 

[candrwhite]

/facepalm

 

[scott_madison1]

even if it is just a place holder price I'm still trying to figure out why ANYONE would spend 7 or 800 dollars for one of these things when you can spend 400 dollars more and build yourself a REALLY nice desktop...

 

[joytech22]

Anybody remember when I said in another news article I said this would be a iPad killer?
I take it back.. here in Australia somehow the price seems to be $300+ more expensive per $1000 compared to the USA, so I can expect a shock when (if) it get's here..

 

[sunflier]

even if it is just a place holder price I'm still trying to figure out why ANYONE would spend 7 or 800 dollars for one of these things when you can spend 400 dollars more and build yourself a REALLY nice desktop...

While many of us agree these devices are pricey, keep in mind the reason for them is desktops aren't meant to be portable.

 

[inthere]

Putting a rear facing camera on a tablet is just plain stupid.

 

[molo9000]

By comparison, the 11-inch MacBook Pro sports the same $1,199 pricetag.

This should read 13-inch MacBook Pro or "high-end" 11-inch MacBook Air (with 128GB SSD)

 

[cadder]

They will have a hard time selling them for more than the ipad costs. Samsung is doing OK with the Galaxy Tab but most people would just buy the ipad. I would and I HATE Apple.

OTOH I have friends that bought the Nook Color for $250, then rooted it and they have a fully functional Android tablet for a reasonable price.

 

[dark_lord69]

I wouldn't even pay $600 for that thing...

 

[chuckdarwin]

Maybe they meant $199?

 

[fatdoi]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]Anybody remember when I said in another news article I said this would be a iPad killer?I take it back.. here in Australia somehow the price seems to be $300+ more expensive per $1000 compared to the USA, so I can expect a shock when (if) it get's here..[/citation]

I'm not sure who will even touch it if it costs A$1500, when a similar sized netbook costs 1/4 of it

 

[mayankleoboy1]

:O

 

[Guest]

Perhaps BB and Motorola decided to leak a fake price to see what the response would be. Would the market support $1199? Some will pay that but the mass market will not.

 

[Guest]

What is this crap about forcing people to use 3G data for a month before "unlocking" WiFi? Android is supposed to be all about the open source idea. I want to use it as a portable desktop/notepad solution, not a glorified cell phone. Cell companies can all kiss my @$$ with this gestapo crap. I fcking H-A-T-E push technology.

 

[cpatel1987]

If its from the inventory system, toms hardware should ignore it. There's also a $10,000 laptop in inventory, but its priced that because its discontinued and no longer sellable.

 

[dib]

They should close up shop now. I am sure once you sign up for the data service you will have to pay a huge cancellation fee after that month is up. I bet somewhere around $200-$300. So you are looking at a $1400-$1500 pos. If its $800 then still $1000-$1100. Don't think it'll go over too big

 

[scott_madison1]

[citation][nom]sunflier[/nom]While many of us agree these devices are pricey, keep in mind the reason for them is desktops aren't meant to be portable.[/citation]


I understand that, if you need to be portable, you can also get a laptop that is rather nice for that price and have a BIG difference in performance and capability.