Asus WinRT tablet prices leak, leading to wild assumptions on success and failure

Asus seems to have leaked it'southward pricing for its coming Windows eight tablets and convertibles prompting some to leap to their discussion processors and get on the fear, uncertainty and doubt bandwagon.

Nosotros all know that pricing for tablets is an extremely sensitive field of study, just yesterday we looked at Steve Ballmer's interview to run into what he had said about Surface pricing. Even though some sites announced there were new details surrounding pricing, we found it was the same message we already knew. Headlines such equally "pricing comes in high, demand probable low" and "Windows 8 Tablets: Built-in to fail" seem wildly premature. We take a look as these leaked prices and what they could hateful.

The Asus Vivo Tab RT is listed equally starting at $599, and you will need to purchase an additional Docking station for $199. The tablet is reportedly equipped with 2GB RAM and 32GB of Storage which is pretty standard for a ARM based Windows viii tablet. This is designed to compete caput on with the iPad, make no mistake. Is that price really too high to compete with the iPad? Actually, it'southward exactly the same price equally an iPad 32GB model, pretty much as we'd expect.

The only thing wrong with this pricing (for those that practice not look deeper) is that of the keyboard/dock choice that Asus can supply. This is not just a keyboard it is a docking station , said to provide a full QWERTY keyboard, track pad, two USB sockets and a second battery. Some might phone call foul of this pricing if they failed to realise what this dock volition provide. Effectively this turns your slate into a fully featured laptop with most of ports y'all might demand. Nosotros don't know if the WinRT device will support Bluetooth, but if it does you'll be able to grab a keyboard for far less than $199.

$599 seems a fair price only perhaps Asus will packet a simple keyboard to sweeten the deal later. What we practice know is that Windows eight tablets are a very different value proffer to an iPad. Windows viii certainly isn't perfect but right out of the box it's going to come with Office and play nice in the Microsoft eco-arrangement, for those that didn't get the memo, information technology's the biggest one out there. That means being able to utilize existing peripherals and printers, connect to your home network with ease and piece of work in a familiar way when in desktop mode.

How Asus determines its pricing for its Intel based devices is another story. It'southward much more than complex to gauge the demand for hybrid devices with detachable docks and convertible screens. Information technology's likely that the costs for larger, higher resolution bear on screen panels pushes the price of these laptop type devices mode in a higher place what many would desire to pay. Many of these convertible laptops wait to be in line with electric current Windows 7 touch on-screen tablet prices. Prices that may continue consumers abroad.

At present I ain two tablets, my HP Touchpad running Android and my iPad2, neither of these devices fit my needs. I'm looking for a Microsoft tablet solution that fits nicely into my existing home network, to enable easy access my share folders, print to shared printers and utilise remote desktop to directly control my workstations. Having role built right in along with the familiar file manager (Windows Explorer) is a bonus, both of these experiences are designed for a keyboard and mouse and that's also a plus. They are not dumbed down for bear upon performance and neither do I want them to exist.

Shouting down Microsoft tablets based on pricing which is equivalent to a similar iPad is likely to be a mutual theme for those wishing to spread fear dubiety and uncertainty (FUD). How well consumers perceive WinRT tablets is a total unknown at this point and simply pricing them lower than iPads isn't the answer. That didn't work out well for Android tablets. We still don't know how Microsoft will position its Surface RT tablet in the market, it's very probable going to come in at the same price bespeak as a similar spec' iPad. In the coming months, we're likely to hear more bleating from Windows 8 naysayers and pundits on the price of these devices. Nosotros might even hear some compare Kindle Burn devices and Nexus 7 mini tablets to the coming Windows RT tablets. Don't believe for one moment that Windows 8 should be compared to Android, information technology'due south a fully featured operating organisation. The same tin exist said when comparing against the iPad.

For myself Windows eight should provide the perfect packet for content creation and consumption, it's very likely going to allow me to replace my Ultrabook and iPad. I'll take to confess that my WinRT tablet is unlikely to be from Asus. Much more than likely to be a Microsoft Surface, for which I'd gladly pay $599.

We'd like to hear what you call back nearly the pricing for WinRT tablets. Has Asus got information technology right? Any predictions on demand for these new devices? Let usa know bellow in those comments.

Source: ZDNet

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