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> The Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi model will be available in 16GB and 32GB models. The 16GB model will cost $499, and the 32GB version will cost $599. The Galaxy Tab

> The Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi model will be available in 16GB and 32GB models. The 16GB model will cost $499, and the 32GB version will cost $599. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi version will be available with 16GB of memory for $469, and the 32GB version will cost $569. And so it begins... (I don't know why people thought that the tablet competition would be any different than the smartphone market. Critics were way too eager to proclaim that no one could compete with Apple on price.)

duck 16y ago
I agree and actually the first thing I looked for when opening the article was the pricing (which was on the very bottom).
brownegg 16y ago
My complaint is not that said people (those who said no one could compete on price) are wrong, but that they totally miss the point. No one buys Apple products because they're cheaper. These tablets look great, in terms of pricing and specs. But what will drive their success or lack thereof is the tightness and consistency of the overall experience. This is what Apple gets so well, even though delivering it flies in the face of so many things (lack of openness, vendor lock-in, app store approval policies, etc.).
- brownegg 16y ago
  As a rule, downvotes with no explanation really suck. I meant this comment sincerely, and thought it worth reading. I'm quite willing to be wrong and learn, but I don't get anything from a bunch of -1s (given that I observed the no one-liners, no jokes, etc. rules). Jus' sayin'.
  - ZeroGravitas 16y ago
    Unless you've got multiple downvotes then it's just as likely to be someone with an iPhone and big fingers trying to upvote you.
tvon 16y ago
Well, that's easy to say now that people are competing on price, but apparently nobody has been able to until now, or if they could they inexplicably weren't. edit: Point being, maybe I'm just being pedantic, but it seems like they were right to say what they said.
- 2muchcoffeeman 16y ago
  Maybe Samsung is barely making any money with those prices in an attempt to compete in the tablet market.

duck 16y ago

I agree and actually the first thing I looked for when opening the article was the pricing (which was on the very bottom).

brownegg 16y ago

My complaint is not that said people (those who said no one could compete on price) are wrong, but that they totally miss the point. No one buys Apple products because they're cheaper. These tablets look great, in terms of pricing and specs. But what will drive their success or lack thereof is the tightness and consistency of the overall experience. This is what Apple gets so well, even though delivering it flies in the face of so many things (lack of openness, vendor lock-in, app store approval policies, etc.).

brownegg 16y ago
As a rule, downvotes with no explanation really suck. I meant this comment sincerely, and thought it worth reading. I'm quite willing to be wrong and learn, but I don't get anything from a bunch of -1s (given that I observed the no one-liners, no jokes, etc. rules). Jus' sayin'.
- ZeroGravitas 16y ago
  Unless you've got multiple downvotes then it's just as likely to be someone with an iPhone and big fingers trying to upvote you.

tvon 16y ago

Well, that's easy to say now that people are competing on price, but apparently nobody has been able to until now, or if they could they inexplicably weren't. edit: Point being, maybe I'm just being pedantic, but it seems like they were right to say what they said.

2muchcoffeeman 16y ago
Maybe Samsung is barely making any money with those prices in an attempt to compete in the tablet market.