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Starts at $499. Suck that, netbooks.

• tortilla 17y ago
  Wow. I was expecting $899 and up. I don't need it, but at that price...
  • joubert 17y ago
    $829 for 64GB + 3G.
    • stilldavid 17y ago
      ... is still not quite $899, the floor of the expectations.
• noodle 17y ago
  plus the no-contract AT&T 3G data deals are nice.
• nopinsight 17y ago
  Why does 3G need to cost $130 extra though? Is the component that expensive, or just a way to capture more value from customers who can afford it?
  • liuliu 17y ago
    Maybe they pay back AT&T for the 3G deal?
  • wmblaettler 17y ago
    Apparently the 3G version also has a GPS unit built-in.
• edd 17y ago
  And $629 unlocked to take to what ever 3g network you want.
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  • khelloworld 17y ago
    Well, that would be 649 then.
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• varenc 17y ago
  you can have root on a netbook...
  • swannodette 17y ago
    How many of your average computers users really care about that? If I can access a shell and write some code on this thing, I'm sold. The battery life alone is worth it. Edit: Sadly reading this thread is like reading Slashdot about the announcement of the iPod.
    • blhack 17y ago
      >| How many of your average computers users really care about that? I'm sorry, but this is a terrible argument. None of my users care about having root on our file server either, but if I didn't have it, it wouldn't be useful as anything more than a very expensive paperweight. Most readers probably don't care if the authors have access to a typewriter, but they depend on that to be able to read books. Similarly, most iPad users won't care about having root on the thing, but they shouldn't. They people that do care about this are the developers, and the work of the developers becomes the tool of the masses. The complaint about this thing not being open is that apple is restricting what sorts of tools can be made. While the end-user might not care about the specific mechanism of restriction, they do feel its effects.
    • nollidge 17y ago
      It doesn't have a multi-application UI, doesn't have USB ports, and can only install programs from the App Store. It's not a small PC, it's a big PDA. I'd be surprised if you could have a shell or write code on it.
  • tvon 17y ago
    And do what with it? Install a slew of apps that you can run on any other computer, just on a tiny screen and tiny keyboard?
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• wvenable 17y ago
  My netbook was $279 with a 6 cell battery and a 160GB harddrive. That's throw away money! But at $499 for 16GB that's not really in the same market.
  • elblanco 17y ago
    You also forgot that you can run office and other productivity software on it, photoshop, use it for live performance music mixing, composing, play real games, don't need to dock it to have a real keyboard and mouse and can plug in a DVD burner to watch more movies, etc. etc. etc. etc.
    • pmorici 17y ago
      iPad will have the Apple iWork apps available.
      • elblanco 17y ago
        The really important question, does it run linux?
    • elblanco 17y ago
      Oh and I forgot USB peripheral support, SD card slots, enough power to charge USB connected devices...
• Jun8 17y ago
  Price looks really good until you think about the following: No SD card slot, no camera (can't use it for video chats), no USB. And of course, the killers are: no multitasking support (yet) and no HDMI port (how are you going to hook it up to your TV?). I still want one, though!
  • ApolloRising 17y ago
    Lack of camera/video chat was surprising. You would think this would be a fun video ichat device.