I just saw the ipad mini price starting from 329$ that is rediculously expensive
What do you guys think???!!!
What do you guys think???!!!
Ipad mini price!!!! Horrible
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kch50428
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seriously....329$...Too expensive... are you kidding... iPod Touch cos 199$ t299$ and 399$.... what are you expecting?? 179$$$
Guacho
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RealNeal
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The cost to build one (just the parts and stuff) is over $200, so they aren't going to give one away...
Guacho
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kch50428
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So what's a Good Price?? 149$?? 129$....99$ They Aren't Amazon that is selling Kindle Fire HD at cost with hopes on making money on content...
LSglock89
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It's more than I was hoping, but even then I was expecting $299.
I think others expectations were too high. They wanted iPad 3/4 specs in a smaller size and Playbook pricing. It will never happen.
It may be technology from the iPad 2, but it's still going to be a great device that will appeal to those wanting a smaller device. It may also draw in people (like me) who never adopted the regular iPad because of the $500+ price tag and large size.
I think others expectations were too high. They wanted iPad 3/4 specs in a smaller size and Playbook pricing. It will never happen.
It may be technology from the iPad 2, but it's still going to be a great device that will appeal to those wanting a smaller device. It may also draw in people (like me) who never adopted the regular iPad because of the $500+ price tag and large size.
RealNeal
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It is not just iPad 2 technology. It has better wiFi, LTE, better cameras, a better case, better display, better battery, new lightning dock - the only thing that's the same is the A5 processor.
LSglock89
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Fausty82
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I really think Apple messed up on this one.. There's a huge psychological factor to pricing the device above the $300 price point. Also, there's the psychological factor of the entry point price. The Google Nexus 7 starts at $199 for the 8GB model... but clearly 8GB is really pushing the limits for a tablet. So most people buy (or try to buy) the 16GB version for $249.
What Apple should have done, in my opinion, is create an entry level iPad Mini at a lower price point (say $249) for 8GB, and then pricing the 16GB version at $329 or even $349 would have seemed like a more competitive deal. By doing that, Apple would have gained the benefit of a sub-$300 entry point, and won the psychological battle.
Even though the iPad Mini is, again IMO, far superior spec-wise to the Nexus 7, the entry points are $130 apart, and that is going to play as a huge difference to the average consumer... despite the superior specs and the 8GB memory bump.
Time will tell how this plays out, and no doubt, Apple will still sell a ton of them... but this device at this price point will not kill the android tablet competition. If anything, it will solidify their position as the low-cost entry level tablet of choice for the masses who shop in price alone.
What Apple should have done, in my opinion, is create an entry level iPad Mini at a lower price point (say $249) for 8GB, and then pricing the 16GB version at $329 or even $349 would have seemed like a more competitive deal. By doing that, Apple would have gained the benefit of a sub-$300 entry point, and won the psychological battle.
Even though the iPad Mini is, again IMO, far superior spec-wise to the Nexus 7, the entry points are $130 apart, and that is going to play as a huge difference to the average consumer... despite the superior specs and the 8GB memory bump.
Time will tell how this plays out, and no doubt, Apple will still sell a ton of them... but this device at this price point will not kill the android tablet competition. If anything, it will solidify their position as the low-cost entry level tablet of choice for the masses who shop in price alone.
The price is ridiculous to be honest, the nexus 7 has more to offer than this with better resolution and an open source software, and what a third of the price cheaper. Apple has gone fruit loop on this pricing structure.
gvndeb60
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I agree, but just stop and think. They release this now, sell a ton for the holidays, release the iPad mini 2 with retina in the spring time, and keep the non retina version around at the $249-269 price range.
phreddyl
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I thought they should have had an 8gig version for $199. After that 16gig for $299 32gig for $399. $299 for the 16gig being under $300 psychologically sounds better.
nexus 7......Ha Ha.... ok.... feel free to purchase it.... you don't have to feel obligated to Purchase one.... Apple will be ok...
CandyBean
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i think apple's pricing has gotten a bit weird too... im wondering how many people will just purchase this over the ipod touch.. just fork over a bit more and you get a tablet instead of an mp3 player.. (yea.. i know, it's so much more than an mp3 player blah blah blah..)
DigitalMadness
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I disagree. Apple market themselves as a premium brand. You pay premium for the "Experience" . Just like buying a BMW.
Except the "Experience" in this case is the privilege of buying more stuff(apps, music, accessories etc) from Apple's HUGH store.
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