We had a pretty good idea that it was going to be pricey, and now we know it’s going to be pricey.
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The pricing for Motorola’s Xoom tablet has officially been announced, and while it’s not quite the $1,199 we thought it could be, it is going to cost you quite a pretty penny. Speaking to Reuters, Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha confirmed that the 10.1-inch tablet would sell for an unsubsidized $799 at Verizon Wireless, while the WiFi-only version of the device will be priced at a more competitive $600.
Around the time of the super bowl a Best Buy ad priced the device at $800, but the price was not confirmed by Motorola. Earlier this week, a place-marker for a $1,199 Xoom set eager hearts racing. However, the new pricing, particularly the WiFi-only pricing, seems a lot easier to swallow. While 3G is nice feature to have, it comes with the added hassle of having to sign a one or two-year commitment and that’s not something a lot of people are willing to take on. That $200 price difference, along with the fact that WiFi access and hotspots are becoming so widespread, will make it pretty easy for people to talk themselves down from the 3G model.
A quick refresher course for those with memories that don’t serve as well as they used to: The Motorola Xoom packs Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra 2 chipset, a 10.1-inch widescreen 1280x800 HD display, HDMI out, 1080p video playback, two cameras (2-megapixels up front and 5-megapixels + LED Flash in the back), a built-in gyroscope, barometer, compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting for new types of applications.
Worth $600? Worth $800? Let us know!
ZoomThe pricing for Motorola’s Xoom tablet has officially been announced, and while it’s not quite the $1,199 we thought it could be, it is going to cost you quite a pretty penny. Speaking to Reuters, Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha confirmed that the 10.1-inch tablet would sell for an unsubsidized $799 at Verizon Wireless, while the WiFi-only version of the device will be priced at a more competitive $600.
Around the time of the super bowl a Best Buy ad priced the device at $800, but the price was not confirmed by Motorola. Earlier this week, a place-marker for a $1,199 Xoom set eager hearts racing. However, the new pricing, particularly the WiFi-only pricing, seems a lot easier to swallow. While 3G is nice feature to have, it comes with the added hassle of having to sign a one or two-year commitment and that’s not something a lot of people are willing to take on. That $200 price difference, along with the fact that WiFi access and hotspots are becoming so widespread, will make it pretty easy for people to talk themselves down from the 3G model.
A quick refresher course for those with memories that don’t serve as well as they used to: The Motorola Xoom packs Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra 2 chipset, a 10.1-inch widescreen 1280x800 HD display, HDMI out, 1080p video playback, two cameras (2-megapixels up front and 5-megapixels + LED Flash in the back), a built-in gyroscope, barometer, compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting for new types of applications.
Worth $600? Worth $800? Let us know!
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