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| Asus Windows 8 tablets prices leaked: $599-1299 |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-09-18 16:26:52 |
| "Asus has a trio of Windows 8 tablets on deck for the holidays, but the pricing is so high - $599 to $1299 for a hybrid - that it's going to be nearly impossible to compete in the marketplace. We were leaked Asus' holiday roadmap and the slide below tells the tale." If this is for real, Windows 8 is screwed in the tablet space. Nobody is going to buy a Windows tablet at prices higher than the iPad. |
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| RE[2]: Tablet pricing |
| By Earl C Pottinger on 2012-09-18 20:39:28 |
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I followed your link. 7 inch screen vs 10 inch on my net-books. How much working RAM? 4GB of storage? 80GB SSD in my Toshiba, 270GB in my Acer. And like those tablets I can add SD cards and USB external storage at the same time. Not saying I would not buy a cheap tablet, but I noticed a lack of details about hardware interfaces on most tablets on sale at present. |
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| RE[2]: Not necessarily... |
| By Earl C Pottinger on 2012-09-18 20:46:08 |
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Agreed, it not that I don't want to buy a tablet/note-book like Microsoft has shown. It is I can't justify spending so much money to get less than what I can get out of a regular note-book/laptop for almost half the price. Bring the price down and let me install any OS I choose and I will be there with the cash in hand. Edited 2012-09-18 20:46 UTC |
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| RE: Tablet pricing |
| By WorknMan on 2012-09-18 20:46:44 |
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> Until a good tablet comes down to the pricing of a net-book I don't see the need to change over. Depends on your use cases I guess. For example, if you can surf the web on a netbook while lying on your back or sitting on the crapper, then you are most certainly a better man than I :) |
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| RE[3]: Tablet pricing |
| By Lennie on 2012-09-18 20:52:19 |
| I think the point of the article is that prices are low and they will continue to drop. Especially for what is considered higher end right now. |
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| RE: Money and quality |
| By Earl C Pottinger on 2012-09-18 20:53:06 |
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Ouch, I did not think of that. But you are right, and since it is likely that many IT departments will have a easier time integrating these machines into their Windows environment we could see a lot of upper management wanting the most expensive toys available while at the same time finding less resistance to their purchase from IT. Surface computers may become the next "Corporate Bling" to show-off how much money you make. |
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| RE[2]: Tablet pricing |
| By Earl C Pottinger on 2012-09-18 20:57:38 |
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Sorry then, I must be a better man than you because I do both things with my net-books. Worse, I can even walk and read a novel on my machines at the same time. |
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| RE: Not necessarily... |
| By saso on 2012-09-18 21:05:30 |
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> That's $599 for something that's as powerful as a real notebook, but can also replace the iPad or Android tablet. It would be, but $600 (I hate the misleading '99' stuff) appears to be for the ARM version without the keyboard dock, so essentially just an overpriced iPad minus the huge App Store. To get the notebook experience, the price is actually more like $800. To get to the full x86 notebook experience (albeit only with an Atom CPU, so still not really a speed demon), you're most likely looking at $1000. If these prices are correct, I highly doubt these will be flying off the shelves. |
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| RE: Nobody? |
| By Bill Shooter of Bul on 2012-09-18 21:10:19 |
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A couple of points: Windows 7 tablets also integrated perfectly into the ecosystem. How well did they do? BYOD is already out of the gate and gaining acceptance. It would be tough to put that genie back in the bottle. In many ways, there is no such thing as a windows 8 desktop. Its only Windows RT with legacy mode for older more useful apps. |
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| RE: Google needs to step up. |
| By Bill Shooter of Bul on 2012-09-18 21:13:24 |
| What doesn't work well on Android with keyboard and mouse? I've run it this way without any obvious problems. |
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| RE[2]: Comment by hoak |
| By saso on 2012-09-18 21:15:09 |
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> Perhaps Thom does not understand that there may be more markets for tablet devices other than personal media consumption. I've been to a few corporate hardware purchases and I can tell you Thom is spot on. When you purchase thousands of units, every single nickel and dime makes a huge difference in CAPEX. Lately we've been selecting laptops for a 1000-unit project. The difference in price between the two finalists was about $40 (~$600 vs. $640) and we chose to go with the cheaper one (though admittedly price was not the only deciding factor). And the machine is quite a bit more capable than even the $1000 unit from the pricing quoted for these Win8 tabs (the TF810C + dock). If these leaked materials are accurate, I see a bad awakening for Asus in the coming months... |
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