Apple will never drop the price into something they sell a lot at this price rate, people are dumb and will ditch ipad 2 to buy ipad 3 worth the price of course no. And maybe we will see ipad 1 to 299$ lol I still have mine and it does the job very well, just a bit laggy sometimes and no flash is annoying but i will upgrade to transformer prime beast , at least they will have a micro sd card witch will be usefull for photography and transfering without having to carry their cable 1 feet shot.
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It all boils down to what you want and what your comfortable with. I'll always stick to Apple, they always set the bar. In the long run we, the consumers win. Imagine what a 2015 iPad will be like.
The Kindle Fire is absolutely not "essentially the only Android tablet that allows consumers to purchase and stream video content directly to the device." Even my Nexus S streams Amazon content, Mega-Upload/Video content, Netflix and so much more. Of course the tablets can do this too.
The Android Market place may one day be a great place to get content like this, but Android didn't need to do that quickly with so many different companies offering these types of services already quite excellently. This part of the article is flat out wrong and indicative of a user who is not really familiar with the Android ecosystem - it's not 'all-in-one' because it's real strength is all the 3rd party efforts with a great OS, and there are tons of ways to stream music and video easily and legally all day long. No Kindle Fire required, though having played with a few now I do respect what they represent.
The Android Market place may one day be a great place to get content like this, but Android didn't need to do that quickly with so many different companies offering these types of services already quite excellently. This part of the article is flat out wrong and indicative of a user who is not really familiar with the Android ecosystem - it's not 'all-in-one' because it's real strength is all the 3rd party efforts with a great OS, and there are tons of ways to stream music and video easily and legally all day long. No Kindle Fire required, though having played with a few now I do respect what they represent.
At 299 I'm a buyer for sure. Based on what you get 499 is a good value but most of us can't afford that right now. I agree w/ previous poster who said you can't realistically compare an iPad and a kindle in terms of functionality and usability. There's no comparison.
Also, as social media, ie facebook, youtube, twitter evolves and people post their own videos and pictures people are going to really see the value of having a great camera. These are the photos and vids they'll have for the rest of their life and if they use a non optimal camera....their friends 2012 pics may look a lot better than their own 20 yrs down the road.
In conclusion, social media is pushing the need for a great camera.
Also, as social media, ie facebook, youtube, twitter evolves and people post their own videos and pictures people are going to really see the value of having a great camera. These are the photos and vids they'll have for the rest of their life and if they use a non optimal camera....their friends 2012 pics may look a lot better than their own 20 yrs down the road.
In conclusion, social media is pushing the need for a great camera.
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[citation][nom]ta152h[/nom]What is an XGA panel anyway? I keep seeing stuff like this, and it makes no sense. What does it mean? The only XGA I know of was a video card.[/citation]
Educate yourself: http
/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_display_resolutions
Educate yourself: http
/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_display_resolutionsThis may be one of the dumbest stories I've seen. NO WAY. That may be the price for a few lucky individuals who get the close-out models, but Apple would never sell these that cheap and rob sales from the Ipad3. Either discontinued, or a modest price drop to make room for the new models. The new would probably be 100 more for their equivalent replacement, and the 2 would drop no more than 50 for now, maybe 100 later, keeping 150 to 200 dollars separation. Look at apples history, as they do the same thing every time.
agree with JohnA. I don't see an iPad2 at the 299 price point, it would cannibalize iPad3 sales and potentially tarnish their image as a premium product provider. They'll leave the $200 market for the other players and focus on their top wealthy customers.
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Wi-Fi iPad 2 could sell for as low as $299 USD...
Still would not buy one, but have to admit at 299 it is a better deal than the Kindle Fire.
So if one has a 'me too' personality that may be the time to hop on the Apple cart 🙂
I rather wait for Samsung's Galaxy to drop in price 🙂
Still would not buy one, but have to admit at 299 it is a better deal than the Kindle Fire.
So if one has a 'me too' personality that may be the time to hop on the Apple cart 🙂
I rather wait for Samsung's Galaxy to drop in price 🙂
I'm sorry, but in my opinion, an 8gb model of a tablet that doesn't have an SD Expansion slot is retarded. I could fit most of my entire music collection on that, OR a couple of HD Movies, but not both. 8gb internal would be fine if they gave the option to let people expand - but no, that would also allow hackers another way into the device, and we can't have that now can we precious?
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I don't see this actually happening, but if it did then it would be a great deal. A $300 dollar IPAD would be a much better deal than a $200 dollar Fire. I have a Fire and it is lacking in capability compared to an IPAD. About the only thing better about a Fire than an Ipad is that it can be put in your pocket, if you have big pockets (and I do).
I love the pricing of these things.(this is similar to all PC upgrades) But essentially an arbitrary price set for product that is not conistent with the actual COST of anything. Marketing at it's best.
16GB -> 32GB +$100 - 16GB for $100 - $6.25 / GB
32GB -> 64GB +$100 - 32GB for $100 - $3.13 / GB
16GB -> 64GB +$200 - 48GB for $200 - $4.17 / GB
Adding more and more chips, should be more expensive. Similarly, switching to chips with a higher density, should also be more expensive. Yet, the first 16GB upgrade costs $6.25/GB, fewer chips or lower density, cheaper chips. The 2nd 32GB costs only $3.13/GB with higher density chips or more of them.
Essentially, if you moderately upgrade we gouge you. If you go all the way, you are getting a "deal". Yet, not the same deal as going from 32-64GB.
For this reason, I will always build my own PCs. i.e. The old OEM deal, $50 for 2GB->4GB RAM. Or $300 from 2GB->8GB(2 DIMMS). Yet, the 8GB(2x4) sells at newegg for $150. So whatever the cost of the 2GB in the base system plus $300 for the upgrade. Totally arbitrary upgrade $$.
16GB -> 32GB +$100 - 16GB for $100 - $6.25 / GB
32GB -> 64GB +$100 - 32GB for $100 - $3.13 / GB
16GB -> 64GB +$200 - 48GB for $200 - $4.17 / GB
Adding more and more chips, should be more expensive. Similarly, switching to chips with a higher density, should also be more expensive. Yet, the first 16GB upgrade costs $6.25/GB, fewer chips or lower density, cheaper chips. The 2nd 32GB costs only $3.13/GB with higher density chips or more of them.
Essentially, if you moderately upgrade we gouge you. If you go all the way, you are getting a "deal". Yet, not the same deal as going from 32-64GB.
For this reason, I will always build my own PCs. i.e. The old OEM deal, $50 for 2GB->4GB RAM. Or $300 from 2GB->8GB(2 DIMMS). Yet, the 8GB(2x4) sells at newegg for $150. So whatever the cost of the 2GB in the base system plus $300 for the upgrade. Totally arbitrary upgrade $$.
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[citation][nom]sublime2k[/nom]1024×768Google is your friend.[/citation]
It was actually meant to bring attention to the fact it's an idiotic term.
You probably don't know much about it, but XGA was a video card originally used in IBM PS/2 Microchannel computers. Why it means 1024 x 768 is the mystery part, although it could display that mode. It was NOT a display, and it was not even the first 1024 x 768 part, or even the first from IBM. Pre-dating XGA was 8514/A and 8514 (adapter and monitor), which, by the way, was 1024 x 768.
So, let's look at this. We use a term that was a card, which had multiple resolutions, to mean a resolution? More than that, it was not the first. More than that, saying 1024 x 768 XGA Panel is redundant.
I don't know if Google would tell you this, so I did. It might save you some time.
It was actually meant to bring attention to the fact it's an idiotic term.
You probably don't know much about it, but XGA was a video card originally used in IBM PS/2 Microchannel computers. Why it means 1024 x 768 is the mystery part, although it could display that mode. It was NOT a display, and it was not even the first 1024 x 768 part, or even the first from IBM. Pre-dating XGA was 8514/A and 8514 (adapter and monitor), which, by the way, was 1024 x 768.
So, let's look at this. We use a term that was a card, which had multiple resolutions, to mean a resolution? More than that, it was not the first. More than that, saying 1024 x 768 XGA Panel is redundant.
I don't know if Google would tell you this, so I did. It might save you some time.
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