According to leaked documents seen by The Verge, Barnes & Noble is launching an 8GB version of its Nook Tablet this week. That drop in capacity means one thing: it's planning to match, or undercut, the Kindle Fire.
The news comes from a leaked Walmart document. From The Verge:
The news comes from a leaked Walmart document. From The Verge:
Currently the 16GB Nook Tablet retails at $249, which is $50 more than the Kindle Fire. If a drop in capacity means that Barnes & Noble can match—or,even better, undercut—the Fire on price, it can expect to sell a whole heap more."All we know for sure is that Walmart plans to launch this new device at 12:01AM on Wednesday, February the 22nd, and deliveries of the 8GB Tablet should be arriving in stores already."
seriously want one of these.
ReplyDeleteI ended up buying an IPAD over the Kindle Fire for various reasons, but I am sure this new product will draw an even larger piece of the market away due to the pricing.
ReplyDeleteDespite the reduction in capacity I still find this very interesting, I'd like to own one.
ReplyDeletenice...who needs more storage than 8GB!
ReplyDeleteNah, still don't see a point of a tablet.
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