HP to beat iPad price.

[Geek-9pm]

From Apple Insider Feb 18, 2010.
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HP plans to beat Apple iPad price

By Katie Marsal
Published: 11:40 AM EST

Apple's iPad announcement has not deterred PC competitors, as HP's forthcoming 3G-enabled "slate PC" will reportedly be competitively priced, and Microsoft is still working on its unannounced Courier dual-screen tablet.

According to The Wall Street Journal, executives from HP intend to "tweak prices and features" soon on its upcoming Slate, which will offer a 3G data connection. The company had already intended to price their hardware below the starting $629 price for the 16GB 3G iPad, sources said.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/18/hp_plans_to_beat_apple_ipad_price_microsoft_courier_still_in_works.html

[Computer Hope Admin]

Love competition, we all win.

[BC_Programmer]

a PC manufacturer releasing something cheaper then an Apple product?

(how is this news?)

Maybe a better way for them to compete would be to actually release something more expensive then the apple equivalent; what would happen if the Creative Zen Player or the Sony Walkman, both of which from my experience are both easier to use, and far more compatible then the iPod were actually released at the same price point as the ipod? It seems that the prevailing thought here when it comes to the Ipod/Mp3 player demographic is that "the more expensive it is, the better it is" Which is of course not true at all.

[Geek-9pm]

As you suggest, the same price with more features and ease of use is the way to go. The historical trend in consumer electronics is that a some point the products become better and cost less. The things that would raise an eyebrow here is that HP, a USA company,  wants to try an area where Samsung, Coby and Hitachi could do well.