VincentAnoid
Android Enthusiast
I feel stupid for buying the Samsung Galaxy Tab about a year ago now, it was
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The price.. OMG
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VincentAnoid
Android Enthusiast
The 16GB version only costs
bldgengineer
Android Enthusiast
I believe they did this to prove a point to their manufacturer partners. Great hardware really can be had at a decent price
DanielM426
Android Enthusiast
Topken
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Yeah they do the electronics are marked up because of taxes and what not over there.
cookdav
Newbie
The price here in the US is in line with what the earlier rumors predicted...i.e. $200.
(So, I (pre)ordered one today, as planned.)
This one is gonna be a keeper for me. (I had purchased the newer Nook last christmas for my wife, but she was only luke-warm on it, so we returned it.)
But, I loved the graphics-quality and 7-inch seemed like the size I've liked the best.
The chat that this is finally the 'year-of-the-Android-tablet' seems about right. I'm
confident that I'm gonna be happy with this unit...so I ordered the case for it, too.
(So, I (pre)ordered one today, as planned.)
This one is gonna be a keeper for me. (I had purchased the newer Nook last christmas for my wife, but she was only luke-warm on it, so we returned it.)
But, I loved the graphics-quality and 7-inch seemed like the size I've liked the best.
The chat that this is finally the 'year-of-the-Android-tablet' seems about right. I'm
confident that I'm gonna be happy with this unit...so I ordered the case for it, too.
Ozzieoh
Well-Known Member
Not really....
The maths works out to a straight currency conversion from dollars to pounds, then a 20% increase for VAT (tax). So at at least Google are being even with their prices between the UK and US.
If Kindle fire cost $201.70 for Amazon to make and yet they make money. Then I see no problem for Google to take the same strategy even if it cost them $250 to make that Tablet because it offer much more than Kindle fire. More ads more users more money spent on apps and so on. And I bet no SD slot was in their plan to make(force) people use cloud. I mean how hard is it to put micro SD reader? And I don't think it cost that much. I mean we have free phones with SD card slots. And I never liked cloud based storage.. sure its safe don't have to worry about backups or loosing your docs or personal information. But still they have enough already Gmail and my phone.
A.Nonymous
Extreme Android User
Does Amazon make money on the KF? I heard they were taking a slight loss on every unit.
I'm more than happy to be assimilated if I can get the Nexus 7 for
VincentAnoid
Android Enthusiast
Ah good on Google, I really want to buy one even though I have no real need for it. I already have a tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab. What do you guys think, will Google even rise the price when they see the immense demand for it? Also when will they expand their portfolio, Nexus 7 only sounds like the beginning with the 7. They could release more like Nexus 10. Decisions..
Google won't ever raise the price, as they want to flood the market with Android Tablets, to get developers interested in the platform. The iPad dominates the tablet space, and Google is planning the end game... they're not trying to make a quick buck. If anything, this seems like anticompetitive behavior, which I could see coming in a court case later.
As far as other form factors, that's what other manufacturers are for. While it wouldn't suprise me if they do offer a 10" version, I'm betting they won't. They want a cheap device that the mass market can appreciate and use. If anything, it helps differentiate themselves from the market. I have a friend that is immersed in the apple ecosystem, but really wants to spend some time with my Nexus 7, and is planning on ordering one once he can touch and feel one for himself.
A 7" $200 tablet can coexist with a 10" iPad, as they serve different purposes. 10" is ideal for couch surfing, 7" is ideal for travel and non-lap environments. This can definitely change the landscape for tablets, it just remains to be seen if it will. Hopefully Google is trying to woo developers directly for some flashy apps like music creation, and other "apple dominated" fields. They should show off the USB host mode capabilities, since those kinds of functions only seem to be performed using Apple's Dock port. Imagine being able to sell a DJ mixer that can hook up to your Android OR your laptop (windows or otherwise). Would make a Apple dock-connected unit look restrictive.
rushmore
Extreme Android User
Though dev community building is part, the model for this device is to hook people on their cloud data and any other streaming partner they may be getting kickbacks from, based on usage, so price should stay same.
If this device is offered in retail channels, it would kill all low and mid budget tablets in spite of no SD card slot. I would not buy it, but tons of others will. My single core 1.5ghz 32gb View and 64gb card will have to do
If this puppy had an sd slot though, I would get the 16gb and retire the View.
VincentAnoid
Android Enthusiast
I've noticed the lack of SD card slot is a big issue with many consumers like yourself. My Galaxy Nexus doesn't have a SD card slot either which does lead me to believe that Google are planning to intensify cloud services, which seems appropriate since internet is becoming more vastly available. Just thought you might not have knownThough dev community building is part, the model for this device is to hook people on their cloud data and any other streaming partner they may be getting kickbacks from, based on usage, so price should stay same.
If this device is offered in retail channels, it would kill all low and mid budget tablets in spite of no SD card slot. I would not buy it, but tons of others will. My single core 1.5ghz 32gb View and 64gb card will have to do
If this puppy had an sd slot though, I would get the 16gb and retire the View.
rushmore
Extreme Android User
I am all too aware (sadly) and have been an avid reader of the official Android dev team since the pre G1 launch days. A little history:
Android team to this day HATES!!!!! external sd cards and storage.
Their goal was cloud storage from the get go.
They hate creating code for the function and all the security issues for the framework.
The intended model was a contained one using the Google market, but with some freedoms to differentiate from Apple (drag & drop).
What killed the intended model and plan was that the very shrewd buyers for Apple's contract manufacturers bought up and secured most flash memory allocations for a few years running and even before the iPhone launched and for their other products.
This made the market prices too high when the G1 was designed in partner with HTC and also impacted devices for a few years onward. Flash storage was too expensive to add beyond 4gb for quite some time.
This in turn forced Android team to make changes and add micro sd function.
It still took Android team almost a full year to support apps2sd, so users were screwed and so were app makers, since people did not have storage space to put apps.
Now that there is a lot more capacity for flash production, Android can now try to assimilate, but thankfully most OEMs get that consumers want local media and this is why micro sd cards are HUGE sellers. I prefer a more capitalist approach to product demand, rather than a socialistic effort, like Apple and what Google really want. Clouds are nice, but mainly for rain and shade. Whatever the case, GIVE THE CONSUMER THE CHOICE!
Yes, I am a hypocrite since have an iPad 3, but is 64GB. Point is Apple was the "bad" guy and Google was the "good" guy for choice, but it was Apple's shrewd flash purchasing strategy that forced Google into being the "good" guy in regards to local storage options.
Android team to this day HATES!!!!! external sd cards and storage.
Their goal was cloud storage from the get go.
They hate creating code for the function and all the security issues for the framework.
The intended model was a contained one using the Google market, but with some freedoms to differentiate from Apple (drag & drop).
What killed the intended model and plan was that the very shrewd buyers for Apple's contract manufacturers bought up and secured most flash memory allocations for a few years running and even before the iPhone launched and for their other products.
This made the market prices too high when the G1 was designed in partner with HTC and also impacted devices for a few years onward. Flash storage was too expensive to add beyond 4gb for quite some time.
This in turn forced Android team to make changes and add micro sd function.
It still took Android team almost a full year to support apps2sd, so users were screwed and so were app makers, since people did not have storage space to put apps.
Now that there is a lot more capacity for flash production, Android can now try to assimilate, but thankfully most OEMs get that consumers want local media and this is why micro sd cards are HUGE sellers. I prefer a more capitalist approach to product demand, rather than a socialistic effort, like Apple and what Google really want. Clouds are nice, but mainly for rain and shade. Whatever the case, GIVE THE CONSUMER THE CHOICE!
Yes, I am a hypocrite since have an iPad 3, but is 64GB. Point is Apple was the "bad" guy and Google was the "good" guy for choice, but it was Apple's shrewd flash purchasing strategy that forced Google into being the "good" guy in regards to local storage options.
VincentAnoid
Android Enthusiast
Agreed, but Google currently perfectly fits my needs. I don't need Adobe Photoshop because Google+ photo editor is good enough for me. I don't need Sony Vegas or w.e to edit my videos as YouTube has that built right in. I actually prefer keeping it all to the cloud, makes my computer less bulky.