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

[cknobman]

$1199??????????

I'd rather buy an apple macbook air or pro!!!!

Now that truly is saying a lot!!!

 

[Guest]

It only seems to be hinted at w/ the speculation thus far, but am I to assume that if I pony up the $s for the mobile carrier version upon it's release, I can pay for 1 month of data coverage, cancel it on day 29, and voila, I've now got a Wi-Fi Xoom in perpetuity? That's not the worst of situations, I don't suppose, but seems iffy to me...can someone that knows more about it chime in? I would think if that's the case, then having the 3G/4G model might be an advantage, especially if someone later decides they want to add a data plan back on it (like, say a year, when the LTE is fully implemented)...you couldn't change your mind w/ a Wi-Fi version w/o trading it in...

 

[guanyu210379]

W'AT? USD1199??!!
That one will also be €1199 here in Europe!!
That is crazy man!
I'll go get myself a new 13" i7 notebook rather than that!!
I was expecting somewhere between USD600-900 for that.

 

[nebun]

i can get something cheaper that can do a lot more, plus it won't break as fast

 

[candrwhite]

[citation][nom]guanyu210379[/nom]W'AT? USD1199??!!That one will also be €1199 here in Europe!!That is crazy man! I'll go get myself a new 13" i7 notebook rather than that!!I was expecting somewhere between USD600-900 for that.[/citation]

Even at 600-900... it's too much. Sure you'll get some people who absolutely hate everything Apple that will buy it.. but for the masses, you have to compete on price 1st. And that price wouldn't cut it.