Surface for Windows RT to be less than $350?

[fatclue_98]

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That was wrong! I love the way you think though.

 

[sconrad308]

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The iPad mini for light days.

 

[Daniel Ratcliffe]

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So wrong but so funny! Hopefully MadTV will sue Apple too, as MadTV had the iPad name first.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

I will definitely buy one for 350. Anything higher and I will probably wait till the black friday deals/after holiday deals.

 

[jdevenberg]

One thought I had was that we need to remember, these prices being announced are MSRP. These companies are not Apple. When was the last time you paid MSRP for an Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, or HP? These will be at least slightly discounted within weeks of launch simply because these companies do not have the price lock contracts with retailers that Apple and Samsung have.

 

[sentimentGX4]

I think $200 as reported by Engadget. Anything more than that and the Surface will flop considering the Nexus 7 and iPad mini. No one is enthusiastic about Windows RT and with the prices other OEMs are setting, Windows RT will flop and flop badly. I don't see any reason why they should cost a hundred dollars over the iPad. If Microsoft is serious in any way about RT, the Surface cannot cost more than $200.

 

[Mr. MacPhisto]

I think $200 as reported by Engadget. Anything more than that and the Surface will flop considering the Nexus 7 and iPad mini. No one is enthusiastic about Windows RT and with the prices other OEMs are setting, Windows RT will flop and flop badly. I don't see any reason why they should cost a hundred dollars over the iPad. If Microsoft is serious in any way about RT, the Surface cannot cost more than $200.

Disagree. This is much larger than the Nexus 7 and RT will not flop long term. All the Windows Store apps that will go out to the hundreds of millions who will adopt Windows 8 will be available on RT. And MS Office will be there as part of the package.

 

[jdevenberg]

Given the big AD push, I am more convinced that the surface is going to be priced competitively. I don't think that Ms would spend all this on ads to price it as a niche product

 

[crystal_planet]

Given the big AD push, I am more convinced that the surface is going to be priced competitively. I don't think that Ms would spend all this on ads to price it as a niche product

Define "competitively". Based on prices that we know, the least expensive RT is 599.00 right now. Compared to iPad, it's about even; but compared to some of the lower end Android tabs it's not.

My initial thought of 349.00 I have no faith in, and some saying 200.00 is utterly ridiculous. Now the best I'm hoping for is 499.00 (no keyboard)

 

[Scout_313]

Define "competitively". Based on prices that we know, the least expensive RT is 599.00 right now. Compared to iPad, it's about even; but compared to some of the lower end Android tabs it's not.

My initial thought of 349.00 I have no faith in, and some saying 200.00 is utterly ridiculous. Now the best I'm hoping for is 499.00 (no keyboard)

Turns out you were right about $499 without the keyboard: Microsoft News ? Microsoft Surface Pricing Revealed, $499 For 32GB Without Touch Cover

The price is higher than what I was hoping for, but I may still pick one up.

 

[Vallos]

Based on that, I will be jumping on the $599 price point. I was hoping for $100 less, but hey, what can you do?

 

[crystal_planet]

Yay for me. But I wish I was wrong. Good enough for first day purchase though.

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[doomtuba]

499 for a 32 GB premium tab is a good price. I just wish the touch cover was cheaper.

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[doomtuba]

That being said, 599 Surface with touch cover is better than a 599 iPad with the same capacity without.

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[jdevenberg]

It is a good price and totally worth it, but it is too high an entry price for RT. I do not think the Surface should be the lowest priced RT device, as it is a premium device, but I think for RT to succeed, they need something at $399 for the entry level. Even Apple does this, you can still buy a brand new 16 GB iPad 2 at $399.

 

[sentimentGX4]

Even as the lowest priced RT device, it's still not competitively priced vs. the iPad. RT has exactly one reasonably priced product and a bunch of rippoff others. Furthermore, I'm not investing money in an OS that's certain to be dead. If iPad doesn't kill it, Windows 8 Pro tablets surely will.

 

[crystal_planet]

It is a good price and totally worth it, but it is too high an entry price for RT. I do not think the Surface should be the lowest priced RT device, as it is a premium device, but I think for RT to succeed, they need something at $399 for the entry level. Even Apple does this, you can still buy a brand new 16 GB iPad 2 at $399.

The iPad 2 is a previous generation tablet, so it's not really a fair comparison.

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[Reflexx]

The prices we see are decent. Not amazing, but fair.

I wonder if we'll see some Black Friday deals. Or maybe a subsidized price if you get an XBOX Music subscription.

 

[crystal_planet]

Even as the lowest priced RT device, it's still not competitively priced vs. the iPad. RT has exactly one reasonably priced product and a bunch of rippoff others. Furthermore, I'm not investing money in an OS that's certain to be dead. If iPad doesn't kill it, Windows 8 Pro tablets surely will.

Were you expecting 199.00? It's pretty cool you not only are writing off the tablet but the entire o/s as well. I'll alert Balmer - he'll be so disappointed

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[Daniel Ratcliffe]

So, it's gonna cost the same as the iPad 3? In the UK it is determined to flop. Looks like even MS aren't trying to beat the iPad here. Plus, with the iPad Mini being revealed and likely a huge chunk of change cheaper than the main iPad, who in their right mind will think "Oo, Surface tablet, must have that." I'm expecting if Apple start advertising their ecosystem better, that we'll start seeing Windows users flee to Mac en-masse too, causing them to lose their dominant PC position too.

All I can say is best of luck, and I will try and see if I can pick one up myself.