[NEWS] An Affordable $199 Tablet for Everyone -- And It's Not From Apple

[phillynewsnow]

Freescale Semiconductor is getting into the tablet PC business with a $199 model to be released later this year, according to the company.





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[iamdasht19]

“ Originally Posted by spj annoucement ”

Freescale Semiconductor is getting into the tablet PC business with a $199 model to be released later this year, according to the company.





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wow 200 bucks? that would worry me with it being sooo much cheaper on how it is going to perform, the stats, and how long is it going to last? but one thing is for sure and that is this is a hell of a price.... beat that apple.

[mzlady26]

hmmm kinda looks like a gps monitor. Neat but still don't know if I would get one, considering that would be something extra I have to tote around., lol

[roopull]

Question...

If the upcoming smartphones are going to have screens around 4" and 1 gig processors, why would I get a tablet? Who is it that's going to be buying these things? I don't get it.

They're not as functional as a laptop or netbook that's about the same size and equally as portable (maybe moreso since you don't have to worry with scratching the screen.) They won't do as much as the Nexus One level of upcoming phones... will cost more out of pocket since there won't be phone company subsidies...

Ummm... yeah... why?