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dlodewyk January 27, 2010

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Wow! Great Prices! Thoughts?

$499 - WiFi 16GB
$599 - WiFi 32GB
$699 - WiFi 64GB

$629 - WiFi and 3G 16GB
$729 - WiFi and 3G 32GB
$829 - WiFi and 3G 64GB

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OldManChild 2010-01-27 19:15:19

$499.00 is not too bad considering the fact that I am buying a 3GS 8GB for $400. Where I am stuff like that is worth their weight in Gold

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deinfinityx 2010-01-27 19:22:16

That is a bit of a shocker

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coologuy1957 2010-01-28 16:27:17

seoulbeats.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/theshock...

;) :P

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deinfinityx 2010-01-28 16:31:08

Epic, lol, haven't seen that in a long time

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coologuy1957 2010-01-28 18:07:10

lolololollolol

I do what I can....

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bcarr 2010-01-27 19:23:03

130$ premium for the 3G capable model, though.

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chelmi 2010-01-27 19:24:01

No way a 3G chip costs them 130 bucks... come on apple

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dlodewyk 2010-01-27 19:26:17

I am amazed too! Looks like a very compelling product!

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judson 2010-01-27 19:26:36

Excellent prince points, this will sell well I think. Glad they are fully supporting physical keyboards too. This can be many people's only computer. ChromeOS will be the competition, Microsoft is in trouble in the consumer market.

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bluuurgh 2010-01-27 19:27:17

uhuh, and in euro? let me guess:

€499 - WiFi 16GB
€599 - WiFi 32GB
€699 - WiFi 64GB

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dlodewyk 2010-01-27 19:28:21

These prices are in USD obviously.

Also I want one now and not in 60 days!

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coologuy1957 2010-01-28 16:24:34

any tech person knows adding 3G is one tiny inexpensive chip addition. in many cases, they simply turn the chip on... so yes, with that in mind, charging $130 for that is ridiculous... no way around it.. it should just be included and you could turn it on/pick a service provider if you choose too.. or you could do pay as you go... with this, you are screwed over for no reason... or for the apple reason - because you can be...

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deinfinityx 2010-01-28 16:32:04

I am guessing that extra $130 is probably the AT&T fee to get data that cheap,

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JustBe 2010-01-27 19:31:07

Will you be able to use your iPhone to tether?

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DimaS 2010-01-27 19:32:49

For me the price was the most impressive point. I'm still not going to buy it, since it cannot replace my desktop, laptop or cell phone; but at $499 I think a lot of people might just go for it.

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ssstraub 2010-01-27 19:37:29

I think this could easily replace the living room laptop for most people, and at $499, it probably will. $499 for a 1.5 lb touchscreen laptop is a shocker. I don't need 3G for this anymore than I need 3G for my laptop. WiFi is fine. I already have an iPhone with data for when I'm not at home and this doesn't fit in my pocket anyway.

And now there's a keyboard dock to satisfy those who (still) complain about touchscreen typing.

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ssstraub 2010-01-27 19:57:28

Actually, only major problem I see is multitasking. Seriously lame.

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coologuy1957 2010-01-27 19:43:08

the $499 price is a smoke screen... a gateway drug price... once you through the door and have your mind made up, you will get 3G and accessories, upgrade to the 32 or 64 GB, buy e-books, and pay the monthly data rate

all perhaps on top of your current smartphone plan!!

YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!

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