Comments on: Motorola XOOM WiFi reappears with inflated price http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-100570 Anonymous Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:38:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-100570 Mine is on the way to my door! I got it at http://www.buymotorolaxoom.com

]]> By: Nick Landis http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-98545 Nick Landis Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:28:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-98545 Actually, You are completely wrong. it’s Xoom

]]> By: nounousomes http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-98497 nounousomes Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:09:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-98497 Sorry, Does Xoom have SD &USB ports? I doubt!

]]> By: Dr. K http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-98459 Dr. K Sun, 06 Mar 2011 02:04:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-98459 Love the ironic advertising tag, ‘Everything a tablet should be’

Like innovative? Integrated? Backed by world class customer service and support? Just works? Oh wait, that’s the iPad.

]]> By: Haburep http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-98319 Haburep Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:05:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-98319 AndyZZZZZZZZZ: I feel your pain friend, but Apple doesn’t control tariffs and other taxes imposed by other countries. I am retired and living in China where these products are manufactured. I have to pay approximately 30% more than I would pay for the same product sold by Apple in the States. Don’t complain to Apple, complain to your Gov.

]]> By: alpesh p http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-98163 alpesh p Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:19:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-98163 xoom/android win in RAM, display, multitasking, camera, voice nevigation, usb & sd port, flash, notifications category
ipad 2 wins in look, weight, app (for now)

]]> By: alpesh p http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-98164 alpesh p Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:19:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-98164 xoom/android win in RAM, display, multitasking, camera, voice nevigation, usb & sd port, flash, notifications category
ipad 2 wins in look, weight, app (for now)

]]> By: Jamesblunt http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-98051 Jamesblunt Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-98051 Yeah – local sales tax in the US is, wait for it….all of 6%.

]]> By: Martyn L http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97967 Martyn L Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97967 A PC World exclusive at £499 :O ?!

And if Honeycomb turns up on the Advent Vega at half the prive via legitimate / illegitimate means how many are they expecting to leave on the shelves ?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97888 Anonymous Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:28:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97888 XOOOOOOON!!!

Wait,is it Zooon or Xoon? Didn’t they already have a Zoon HD a while back?

]]> By: Denis http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97879 Denis Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:45:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97879 Admitting you are computer illiterate? Whatever. Maybe people want to simply use a computer rather than “Learn how the magic box works”.

Are you a mechanic? Are you a TV repairman? Speaker crossover designer? Does that stop you buying cars, TVs and speakers?

I know how computers “work” and still prefer to choose Apple products. All that the competitors are doing now is copying. Xoom is absolutely no different.

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97837 Adam Saunders Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97837 VAT is a massive 20%. Everyone takes their bit. Still inflated pricing.

]]> By: AndyZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97831 AndyZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:20:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97831 Most states in the USA have some form of local sales tax.
Also ook up the level of VAT mate.

]]> By: Odvar Donald http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97825 Odvar Donald Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97825 Its called VAT look it up.

]]> By: AndyZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97823 AndyZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:37:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97823 I was going to buy the zoom at £450… £500 is just pushing me to far. When you consider the dollar price will probably be in the region of $599 how can you justify this sort of pricing? Us Brits are daft enough to keep getting ripped off and pay these inflated prices. The Ipad is another great example of how we pay well over the odds $499 in the USA and £440 in PC world WTF!!! If Steve Jobs is happy to stand there on a stage with a sign saying $499 for an IPAD 2. We should demand Apple charge this! We should be able to walk into a Store in the UK slap down payment in dollars and walk out the door the Ipad 2. If the staff are not happy refer them to Mr Jobs.

Also Apple have just reduce the price of the old model to £330!!!! Nice deal for the millions of apple fanboys who bought one over the last couple of months.

We need to make a stand and refuse to be ripped off. Start asking companies like Apple why we have to pay more in the UK. You have to single out Apple due to their firm anti competitive grip of the pricing of their products….. Motorolla well cant blame you for trying but at £500 you may as well not release the Xoom in the UK> Also all the honeycomb tablets are basically the same (same processor / same screens). I am hoping someone like ASUS wont be greedy and I can buy something which is the same sort of hardware for less.

My hard earned money for the moment at least is staying in my pocket. I have been waiting to buy a decent android tablet for nearly 4 months now and I know all these tablets including the Ipad 2 will be out of date by the end of the year.

]]> By: Nick Miles http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97821 Nick Miles Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:34:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97821 If you check out the bill of materials for the tech specs then £500 is not that expensive. It has a higher BOM than original iPad by about 10%. Interesting to see that the iPad2 specs on the Apple website do not confirm the amount of RAM on the iPad2. I guess we can safely assume that they aren’t competing with the 1GB on other devices.

]]> By: Nick Miles http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97822 Nick Miles Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:34:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97822 If you check out the bill of materials for the tech specs then £500 is not that expensive. It has a higher BOM than original iPad by about 10%. Interesting to see that the iPad2 specs on the Apple website do not confirm the amount of RAM on the iPad2. I guess we can safely assume that they aren’t competing with the 1GB on other devices.

]]> By: Jamesblunt http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97806 Jamesblunt Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97806 PC World – never knowingly competitive…

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97775 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:11:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97775 I get the feeling that PC World are hammering on the profits whilst the device is new.. There will still be people buying it at that price and they’ll keep it whilst they do. This is bad for Android because it will reflect to those biased in other ways that it’s a failure, rather than the middlemen are being greedy. Google won’t have a say, Motorola probably won’t and are trusting maximum income from these experienced retailers. Consumers = lose. For now at least.. Bring on the competition!!

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97776 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:11:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97776 I get the feeling that PC World are hammering on the profits whilst the device is new.. There will still be people buying it at that price and they’ll keep it whilst they do. This is bad for Android because it will reflect to those biased in other ways that it’s a failure, rather than the middlemen are being greedy. Google won’t have a say, Motorola probably won’t and are trusting maximum income from these experienced retailers. Consumers = lose. For now at least.. Bring on the competition!!

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97777 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:11:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97777 I get the feeling that PC World are hammering on the profits whilst the device is new.. There will still be people buying it at that price and they’ll keep it whilst they do. This is bad for Android because it will reflect to those biased in other ways that it’s a failure, rather than the middlemen are being greedy. Google won’t have a say, Motorola probably won’t and are trusting maximum income from these experienced retailers. Consumers = lose. For now at least.. Bring on the competition!!

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97778 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:11:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97778 I get the feeling that PC World are hammering on the profits whilst the device is new.. There will still be people buying it at that price and they’ll keep it whilst they do. This is bad for Android because it will reflect to those biased in other ways that it’s a failure, rather than the middlemen are being greedy. Google won’t have a say, Motorola probably won’t and are trusting maximum income from these experienced retailers. Consumers = lose. For now at least.. Bring on the competition!!

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97779 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:11:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97779 I get the feeling that PC World are hammering on the profits whilst the device is new.. There will still be people buying it at that price and they’ll keep it whilst they do. This is bad for Android because it will reflect to those biased in other ways that it’s a failure, rather than the middlemen are being greedy. Google won’t have a say, Motorola probably won’t and are trusting maximum income from these experienced retailers. Consumers = lose. For now at least.. Bring on the competition!!

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97770 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97770 Too much.. It’s an excellent device.. not THAT pioneering. Think what tech you can get for that amount..

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97771 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97771 Too much.. It’s an excellent device.. not THAT pioneering. Think what tech you can get for that amount..

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97772 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97772 Too much.. It’s an excellent device.. not THAT pioneering. Think what tech you can get for that amount..

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97773 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97773 Too much.. It’s an excellent device.. not THAT pioneering. Think what tech you can get for that amount..

]]> By: Adam Saunders http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97774 Adam Saunders Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97774 Too much.. It’s an excellent device.. not THAT pioneering. Think what tech you can get for that amount..

]]> By: Nijamen http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97766 Nijamen Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97766 Thats £50 in the wrong direction. Do they actually want to sell this thing? Who on earth is making these decisions?
I imagine that all this will do is push people who originally thought the ipad was to expensive into apple stores. The only reason android has been so successful is that it has found its way onto devices bought by people who dont know what it really is with a small number of high end phones for the technically inclined.
I still think that buying apple products is just admitting your computer illiterate and cant be bothered to learn how the magic box you spend so long on actually works.

]]> By: Nijamen http://www.slashgear.com/motorola-xoom-wifi-reappears-with-inflated-price-02137368/#comment-97767 Nijamen Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=137368#comment-97767 Thats £50 in the wrong direction. Do they actually want to sell this thing? Who on earth is making these decisions?
I imagine that all this will do is push people who originally thought the ipad was to expensive into apple stores. The only reason android has been so successful is that it has found its way onto devices bought by people who dont know what it really is with a small number of high end phones for the technically inclined.
I still think that buying apple products is just admitting your computer illiterate and cant be bothered to learn how the magic box you spend so long on actually works.

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