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Bad time to buy?

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Dillinger

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I actually just purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9" 3 days ago and find myself thinking that perhaps I should have gone with the 10" format.

The EEE Pad was an option I was heavily interested in but I am wondering if this isn't a great time to buy any of these tabs. With CES going on do you think I would be better off waiting for a month to see the next-gen tablets? Also, even if I don't get a fancy quad-core machine (I probably won't as a matter of fact) do you think current gen tabs will fall significantly?

I understand tech is always moving forward and prices are always dropping, but I feel like with the impending release of some of the new tabs there may be a big shift coming soon and what I spend $400 for today could be significantly cheaper Very soon.

I'd be really interested to get some opinions from people on this board. Thanks!
 
Dillinger said:
I actually just purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9" 3 days ago and find myself thinking that perhaps I should have gone with the 10" format.

The EEE Pad was an option I was heavily interested in but I am wondering if this isn't a great time to buy any of these tabs. With CES going on do you think I would be better off waiting for a month to see the next-gen tablets? Also, even if I don't get a fancy quad-core machine (I probably won't as a matter of fact) do you think current gen tabs will fall significantly?

I understand tech is always moving forward and prices are always dropping, but I feel like with the impending release of some of the new tabs there may be a big shift coming soon and what I spend $400 for today could be significantly cheaper Very soon.

I'd be really interested to get some opinions from people on this board. Thanks!
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HH Gregg had the original TF in 32GB flavor for $399 (normally $499) just the other day, if you shop around a bit you can get a TF 16GB + keyboard dock for under $500, which is a bargain considering the dock extends battery life by 6 hours.

Edit: you probably won't see the CES stuff hit the market until late Q2 or Q3 this year, I know that is the case with the two new Asus tablets just announced at CES.
 
I WOULD HAVE been excited and maybe getting a TF Prime this year and handing this one down to the wife/kids, but the GPS and wifi issues are completely disappointing, plus the price is hard to swallow.

In technology you can never "win"- you always pay a lot to get it early or buy stuff when it's slightly outdated but better priced. I'm glad ASUS is still selling the original TF to give everyone a choice.
 
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