question is, wouldya pay a coupla hundred premium for it over a lower res same size model.
OEMs think not enough buyers would, so it don't get built. Bloody good 14" and lower 1080p on laptops still aren't reality except for the $4k Sony Z and not many of them need to be sold at that price for profit to be made.Reply
I bought a 15" Dell Inspiron about 7 years ago that had a 1920x1200 matte display. It was incredibly beautiful, and only cost around $1000. Why are we 7 years later and still cannot achieve high resolutions at a low cost?Reply
$99, and it's a POS. Not sure why you expect a high quality tablet to somehow be $99. Show me a netbook too that has a HQ screen and build quality for $500 too.
I long to see your $99 tablet that has a 1280x800 screen and isn't a piece of junk. The only reason ANY halfway decent $99 tablet has been seen is because HP is remarkably dumb and ousted their great tablet. They were just recouping losses as best they could at $99... the tablets themselves cost much more than that to make, because they were quality.Reply
@lurker22: Agreed -- the price is way too high for the unrefined Honeycomb OS and lack of tablet apps. Manufacturers need to get serious about price drops. I only got a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 because I got a really reasonable price on it. I refuse to pay full price, and wish others would do the same.Reply
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JohnnyRockets911 - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
More than an inch less in viewable screen size and only a $30 price difference?Who the heck would buy an 8.9 when the 10.1 is only $30 more?
And why isn't this $399? Reply
jordanclock - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
For some people, bigger isn't always better? Replypcgeek101 - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
True -- for me though, the only reason I'd buy the 8.9 is for inherently higher DPI. Same resolution on smaller screen = win. Replysurt - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
And waiting and waiting. First one out the gate gets my money. Replypcgeek101 - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
No one cares about screen resolution :( It makes me sad to see us still in the dark ages. Replybennyg - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
question is, wouldya pay a coupla hundred premium for it over a lower res same size model.OEMs think not enough buyers would, so it don't get built. Bloody good 14" and lower 1080p on laptops still aren't reality except for the $4k Sony Z and not many of them need to be sold at that price for profit to be made. Reply
pcgeek101 - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
I bought a 15" Dell Inspiron about 7 years ago that had a 1920x1200 matte display. It was incredibly beautiful, and only cost around $1000. Why are we 7 years later and still cannot achieve high resolutions at a low cost? Replysprockkets - Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - link
The dpi on your example is the same as the 10.1 Samsung tablet.Soooooo.... Reply
lurker22 - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
Here we go again, moron manufacturers think people will pay iPad prices for non-ipadsWake me up when its $99 Reply
insurgent - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
Enjoy your everlasting sleep, evreyone else will. Replysprockkets - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
$99, and it's a POS. Not sure why you expect a high quality tablet to somehow be $99. Show me a netbook too that has a HQ screen and build quality for $500 too.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8... Reply
coder543 - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
I long to see your $99 tablet that has a 1280x800 screen and isn't a piece of junk. The only reason ANY halfway decent $99 tablet has been seen is because HP is remarkably dumb and ousted their great tablet. They were just recouping losses as best they could at $99... the tablets themselves cost much more than that to make, because they were quality. Replypcgeek101 - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
@lurker22: Agreed -- the price is way too high for the unrefined Honeycomb OS and lack of tablet apps. Manufacturers need to get serious about price drops. I only got a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 because I got a really reasonable price on it. I refuse to pay full price, and wish others would do the same. Replywpwoodjr - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
However I hope you will finish the Droid Bionic review first before reviewing this in depth. :-) ReplyPatrickFromSC - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
That's 9" x 6.2". I measure my cargo pocket to be 8" x 7". I need a high quality tablet that'll fit there. ReplyMadMan007 - Monday, September 26, 2011 - link
Get a bigger cargo pocket. Voila! Replysteven75 - Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - link
this doesn't fix the main problem with Android tablets in that there are basically no Android Tablet apps?And they're going to price it against iPad with it's 100,000+ apps and iOS 5 in 2 weeks? Ok then... Reply
techiecop - Friday, September 30, 2011 - link
whats the difference only weight & price that too 30$ difference..i doubt who's gonna buy this.. Reply