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Dark_Lord_2008 on 15 October 2011

Play book 16GB was $499, now $299. 32GB was $549, now $349. 64GB was $599 now $399. Other tablets have been discounted as a result of the Kindle Fire threat to the market. 

7 inch tablets have been heavily discounted in the last two weeks following the announcement of the Kindle Fire at a low price of $199 and debuts on the American market, November 15th, 2011.
I would like to eventually get a 7 inch tablet that neatly fits into my pocket with lots off functionality and apps inctead of a bulky expensive 10 inch IPad Tablet. Sooner or later a 7 inch Tablet that meets my needs will come around. Music, emails, PDF reader, web browsing, word/spreadsheets, photos and cameras/HD recording, etc in the device.

Would it be best to wait for Kindle Fire or buy other 7 inch tablet?


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Munkeh111 on 15 October 2011

Get a Kindle Fire, it actually has some use unlike the Playbook, though of course it all depends on what you want to do

I reckon a Playbook might be better for work, but then again, a laptop or netbook would be better for that



Dark_Lord_2008 on 15 October 2011

If you don't have a BlackBerry smartphone, don't even think about getting a PlayBook tablet. The Play book appears to be useless on its own. Limited apps, no Android, no emails and limited support. Fire sale usually means discontinued line and possibly another HP TouchPad.

http://smarthouse.com.au/Phones/Industry/L4R4P2A8

Looks like Big Business has moved to kill off the Black berry smart phones because of their faults and limited support in comparison to Androids and IPhones. 



HappySqurriel on 16 October 2011

I would wait for the Kindle Fire to come out and to read the reviews at least ...

If you can wait 12 to 18 months, I'm pretty sure the market will look substantially different and $200 to $300 may be a much more sound investment in technology then than it is today.



Munkeh111 on 16 October 2011
Dark_Lord_2008 said:

If you don't have a BlackBerry smartphone, don't even think about getting a PlayBook tablet. The Play book appears to be useless on its own. Limited apps, no Android, no emails and limited support. Fire sale usually means discontinued line and possibly another HP TouchPad.

http://smarthouse.com.au/Phones/Industry/L4R4P2A8

Looks like Big Business has moved to kill off the Black berry smart phones because of their faults and limited support in comparison to Androids and IPhones. 

For now!

The Playbook is being updated with Android Apps, native email and calendar support. The Kindle Fire won't actually run Android apps other than those on the Amazon Marketplace, which is more limited AND is quite underpowered

 

I would not be so sure about business moving away from Blackberry, their encription is very important, and as yet, unmatched by other smartphones