Walmart Already Discounting iPad Air Ahead of Launch
Walmart is undercutting Apple's pricing on the iPad Air before the tablet has even launched.
Apple just announced the iPad Air earlier this week. In fact, it hasn't even been released yet. However, that hasn't stopped Walmart from discounting the newest iPad ahead of its launch. According to ZDNet, Walmart is offering the iPad Air for $20 less than the price Apple announced on Tuesday.
It's not a lot, but the difference between $499 and $479 might be enough to make some shoppers take their business to Walmart as opposed to the Apple Store. The Apple Store is also usually the first to sell out of new devices, given the number of people who will queue up outside to get their hands on new technology before anyone else.
Apple's iPad Air, which was announced on Tuesday, is 20 percent thinner than the iPad 2 (7.5 mm vs. 8.6 mm). It has a bezel that is 43 percent thinner. It is also significantly lighter than the iPad 2, weighing in at just one pound (the iPad 2 weighs 1.4 pounds). Under the hood, you've got the same 64-bit A7 chip that powers the iPhone 5S, as well as a 9.7-inch Retina display (2048 x 1536 resolution), a 5-megapixel iSight camera, and a 10 hour battery life. Pricing for the iPad Air starts at $499 (from Apple) for the WiFi-only version, while the LTE+WiFi version will start at $629. Apple is still selling the iPad 2 at $399.
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I pointed out in the comments of the last post about it actually being 13% but I guess the writers never read what people are saying about the articles they are writing.
I'm in an industry that has MAP policy's, some manufacturers will play a game easiest way is if Walmart asks for 100 units Apple sends them 5. They didn't stop selling them to Walmart, there's just not enough. wink wink
Hrm... Isn't Android a phone OS every bit as much as iOS is? And though Windows RT isn't technically a phone OS, it is in that capability range. The only tablets which really seem to have a "full OS" are the Windows Pro tablets.
I've heard a lot of people say they like the discrete OS's on different devices - which I personally hate. What is the "tablet market" that is installing which "full OS's" that you're talking about?
Don't worry, we'll get them one by one through newer models
For a consumer walking to Best Buy, nothing looks or feels better than the iPad and an iPad Air will be better. Still a lame box with no connectivity. I hooked up the Surface 2 to our TV tonight and it was slick and simple.
I pointed out in the comments of the last post about it actually being 13% but I guess the writers never read what people are saying about the articles they are writing.
I didn't even check the math until I saw your comment. That's crazy this hasn't been corrected yet. Another strange thing is why it seems everyone is comparing the new ipad with one that is already 2 generations old instead of the ipad 4.
What's the false advertisement here? You get a copy of office, Outlook included on current ARM based Surfaces.
Please note there are multiple versions of Office and I would describe the Surface version as Home and Student + Outlook. (It didn't originally come with Outlook but does now). Just popping over to Microsoft's site and it pretty explicitly states you get Office 2013 RT versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The RT means compiled for ARM and Touch optimized. May be missing some business features if they had problems compiling.
Having owned a Surface, I don't remember any silly restrictions.
When I traded up to a Surface Pro that did not come with office, but I wasn't expecting it to. I think the Surface Pro's now come with a year of Office 365 (which is still office just a subscription model).
Just curious what you were expecting to get on the Surface that you don't think they are giving you.