News - PC World slips out Xoom pricing

[HEXUS]

It looks like the Motorola tablet will cost as little as £450, but are we supposed to know that?

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[miniyazz]

Last time we looked, 3G chipsets didn't cost £250

Ahh, but the increased speed available compared to 2G means they think customers will be prepared to pay the premium.

[ajones]

250 for a 3G chipset is a lot, but remember that they're offering an upgrade path to LTE. Still expensive maybe, but I thought we were all familiar with early adopter tax.

Ahh, but the increased speed available compared to 2G means they think customers will be prepared to pay the premium.

And comparing LTE (or even 3G) to 2G data is like comparing an ethernet NIC to a dial-up modem.

[miniyazz]

But the web only Xooms don't have 2G, I was just mocking their earlier statement re LTE cost. £250 for the convenience of 3G is silly, and significantly more than the iPad increase in price for the same increase in functionality.

[pauldarkside]

And it's back, with a £50 price bump too.