Several manufacturers of tablets, including RIM (Reaserch in Motion), HTC (High Tech Computer), Lenovo, and ViewSonic, have decided to reduce the prices of their 7-inch tablet significantly, as to compete with Amazon Kindle Fire sold in the U.S. price of $ 199. According to sources close to retailers, RIM has recently entered into an agreement with Best Buy to sell its 7-inch tablet, RIM's Playbook to 16GB , priced at $ 199 , almost one third of the original file price (equal to $ 499).
Meanwhile, the cost of HTC Flyer , also a 7-inch model running Android 2.3, dropped to $ 299 , Lenovo IdeaPad A1 (7 inches) to $ 199 and, ultimately, Viewsonic ViewPad 730 (7-inch ) has dropped to $ 169 . What's more, some Chinese manufacturers are offering their 7-inch tablet with no OS at a price of $ 75 Orbitz. In addition to the 16GB model, RIM would also assume Playbook 32GB, from $ 599 to $ 299.
One of the main reasons that a user pushes the U.S. to buy Kindle Fire is the universe of digital content and applications offered by Amazon. The other tablet manufacturers are trying to win over customers by focusing on a reduction in price, but a similar strategy could still be penalized. The sources reveal that retailers and manufacturers are also in talks about the possibility of proposing a tablet with a price less than $ 199 , but at the moment there are no solutions. For this reason, most manufacturers have announced plans to leave the tablet market by 7 inches.
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