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Pricing?
- Thread starter jimbo1mcm
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FragDroidX
Android Expert
Lets hope that it is just a ploy by Best Buy to make it look like we are getting a good deal.
Reg. Price: $1199.99
Sale Price: $799.99
YOU SAVE $400!!!
Reg. Price: $1199.99
Sale Price: $799.99
YOU SAVE $400!!!
frag, i think you are on to something... im going to subscribe to this...
Bullsheet
motorola xoom - BestBuy
I will NOT be buying this tablet, it would be better spent for me to build a new ****ing desktop unit...
Toshiba tablet you better be a better price!
motorola xoom - BestBuy
I will NOT be buying this tablet, it would be better spent for me to build a new ****ing desktop unit...
Toshiba tablet you better be a better price!
StreakTheQuad
Well-Known Member
At an advertised price of $799, there was a 15% chance that I would have walked into my local Best Buy for a pre-order.
My chance of pre-order dropped to 0.0% today.
This soap opera is getting beyond absurd
FragDroidX
Android Expert
For what its worth, my daughter (who works at a VZW corporate store) checked with her manger today and he says that it will be $799 at Verizon stores.
StreakTheQuad
Well-Known Member
Will in also be available at VZW on the 24th?
I have some Best Buy RewardZone certificates to redeem, but I can find other uses for them
RoboMonkey
Android Expert
If it's over $600 why get it when iPad 2 is coming and iPad 1 has better apps.
Yes it doesn't have Flash, but trust me you don't miss it (if you're not a flash gamer).
I own a Evo and Epic and 1 iPad (I am not a fanBoy) just being honest. I'd buy a Windows 7 tablet before I buy a Android tablet.
Yes it doesn't have Flash, but trust me you don't miss it (if you're not a flash gamer).
I own a Evo and Epic and 1 iPad (I am not a fanBoy) just being honest. I'd buy a Windows 7 tablet before I buy a Android tablet.
I would rather not have a tablet at all, than have the iPad.
As for the $1,200, it's obviously not the real price. If it was, I wouldn't even buy it. I personally don't have a problem with the $800 price, because it's far better than the iPad ($729 for the comparable model) and it out-specs the TouchPad ($699 rumored price).
RoboMonkey
Android Expert
Everyone has their own opinion, so to each his own. My money is it wont sell well at $800 or $1200. If I had to guess it might sell somewhere around 20k-50k units. And a lot those people will return it with in 30 days. Mark the post.
StreakTheQuad
Well-Known Member
Advertising a higher price placeholder is dumb when you are trying to drum up pre-order interest for a new product. Now, I wont even go to the store, make a couple small impulse purchases, etc.
I'm obviously not going to pay a down payment if I don't know what the final cost will be.
Hopefully they have this corrected well before the 17th (or 24th). Today would be ideal!
FragDroidX
Android Expert
They are being told thats its going to be the 24th. They have already had training on the Xoom and they usually get the training on new devices about 2 weeks before it goes on sale.
I am interested in the marketing strategy of Motorola knowing they spend time and money researching the demographics of the targeted consumer.. swimming up stream, price wise, seems counter intuitive.
You have to think they are not completely out of touch and have some business plan that is designed in the long run to be profitable. Certainly they have generated a cost free " buzz' in the media keeping the Xoom at the forefront of tablet discussions.
They may not be as out of touch as we think.
You have to think they are not completely out of touch and have some business plan that is designed in the long run to be profitable. Certainly they have generated a cost free " buzz' in the media keeping the Xoom at the forefront of tablet discussions.
They may not be as out of touch as we think.
Maybe it is just a marketing strategy to make sure the blogs and media keep talking about the Xoom. At least that seems to work very well. Maybe what Motorola is trying to say is that they never confirmed the $800 price tag and $1200 is just another random number.
And in the end they will price it at $750 and everybody will say ... see, Motorola is not a bad company. And there will be long lines in front of the Best Buys and everybody is happy. (Except the Icrap fanbois.)
That's probably just wishful thinking. But who knows.
And in the end they will price it at $750 and everybody will say ... see, Motorola is not a bad company. And there will be long lines in front of the Best Buys and everybody is happy. (Except the Icrap fanbois.)
That's probably just wishful thinking. But who knows.
Romparoo
Android Enthusiast
Thought I would add my disgruntled comments.
I am sure $1,200 is not correct. As soon as I saw the price today I immediately started looking at other options. The Samsung Tab II would be nice, however there is nothing yet planned by Samsung to release it to the U.S.
In a few months all other tablets should be out, including iPad 2. Perhaps it is best to sit back and see what comes out and then pick what you want.
I was hoping that the $799 price would come down a bit, and still do.
Honestly, after seeing $1,200 it made me start thinking about jumping onto the Apple band wagon and get me my iPhone 5 and iPad 2 this summer...I'd rather not.
I just wish Verizon/Motorola/Best Buy/ect would stop jerking us around and just come up with a final price.
I am sure $1,200 is not correct. As soon as I saw the price today I immediately started looking at other options. The Samsung Tab II would be nice, however there is nothing yet planned by Samsung to release it to the U.S.
In a few months all other tablets should be out, including iPad 2. Perhaps it is best to sit back and see what comes out and then pick what you want.
I was hoping that the $799 price would come down a bit, and still do.
Honestly, after seeing $1,200 it made me start thinking about jumping onto the Apple band wagon and get me my iPhone 5 and iPad 2 this summer...I'd rather not.
I just wish Verizon/Motorola/Best Buy/ect would stop jerking us around and just come up with a final price.
I highly doubt that the Galaxy Tab II is going to be any cheaper than the Xoom, otherwise Samsung would have announced the price today, rather than just saying "competitive." Samsung obviously knows how much a product, set to launch next month, is going to be.
The Xoom is obviously not going to be $1,200.
The Xoom is obviously not going to be $1,200.
I'm guessing your review will be up before March.
how can you even compare this to an ipad/ipad2(i mean iphone blown up) The Ipad is nothing compared to this and i assume the Ipad2 wont come close either
on the other hand..this 1200 pricing better just be a tactic
Interestingly - the BestBuy page has been taken down and a search of their web site for xoom comes up empty. Lets hope that means they have rethought the whole thing and we will be down to a reasonable price.
xmr405o
Android Expert
Lol. I think ur are absolutely right! Its best buy playing the numbers game to make it look like their price is awesome. BB isn't fooling anyone.
FragDroidX
Android Expert
More info on pricing from Droid-Life.
Additional Motorola XOOM Pricing Details, Thunderbolt at Best Buy Date - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
Additional Motorola XOOM Pricing Details, Thunderbolt at Best Buy Date - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
xmr405o
Android Expert
Have you seen the back of BB discount coupons? In summary... it basically says coupon is valid for all electronic purchases except electronics that are sold at best buy.
