RIM coming out with 4G PlayBook on August 9th

[danzerino]

http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/blackberry/rim-announces-4g-lte-blackberry-playbook-finally-launches-august-9/

[redflgdealer]

lol this is not a "Hot Deal", take it to Computers and Electronics forum

[homercartman]

this should not be in hot deals. Mods please move

[agent86]

Does this hot?

[Airbus]

For how much
Regular price is not a deal

[killer007]

hahahaha i don't know if i will buy it...
@.@ its way too expensive and its not that useful, kind of

[canadatam]

I m not sure if this qualifies for a deal...

[Guy In A Bucket]

To be fair, this might eventually become a hot deal thread in 2-3 weeks when they announce massive price cuts due to nobody buying this one either.

[SpectralMeat]

For how much
Regular price is not a deal
Yet any other Android tablets listed in the "hot deals" section at regular price does qualify as a hot deal right?

[Longobongo]

Does not hot.

I don't get why they still think making tablets nobody will buy is a smart move. Maybe filling a void before the BBX phones are (slated) to release next year?.

[Corleone187]

They're going out swinging! :D

[N8Magic]

For everyone ripping on the Playbook, you realize that they have 20+% market share in Canada right?

Yes the devices were heavily discounted, but market share is market share.

[BinaryJay]

They're going to get reamed for this release unless it is CHEAP... popcorn ready.

[Marphyin]

RIM? What RIM? :-0

[sunvv]

For everyone ripping on the Playbook, you realize that they have 20+% market share in Canada right?

Yes the devices were heavily discounted, but market share is market share.

hi, have you ever checked Nokia's global market share 1 or 2 years ago?

[Corleone187]

Haha RIM is cool. They gave me a Playbook for making an app for them so they are ok in my book!

Also I heard they have a few billion in the bank

[Chuck Garabedian]

Yet any other Android tablets listed in the "hot deals" section at regular price does qualify as a hot deal right?

Come on Spectra, but for those guys the announcement of the full price android tablet is "different" ;)

Not to hijack the thread, and I am no BB fanboy, but I think whenever some people see a little bit of blood in the water, especially if it's Canadian blood, they can't wait to try and take a bite instead of helping a fellow Canadian company or at worst just doing nothing.

[Airbus]

Yet any other Android tablets listed in the "hot deals" section at regular price does qualify as a hot deal right?
I don't think the N7 is a hot deal

[Darko]

Not a hot deal.. Op doesnt even mention the price

[geotr]

Oh my god! Are these people serious? Instead of making the tablet bigger, they release another just as small. Didn't they learn from past mistakes?

[chaugh]

Priced matched with ipad!

hot deal! brought 3, thanks OP!

[LilSteve]

lol this is not a "Hot Deal", take it to Computers and Electronics forum

Personally, I like announcements like this in the Hot deals forum for a number of reasons:
1. The title makes it clear that it wasn't a hot deal just an announcement.
2. For as many times as the playbooks have been discussed in the hot deals section, I think posting an update is valid.
3. It's especially valid since someone posted earlier this morning that the existing playbooks are now $20 cheaper.
4. Who is really going to check the computer and electronics forum, C'mon redflgdealer you know you weren't going to.
5. Rim will always be around and will always make the best tablets :p
6. GO PLAYBOOKS?

That all being said, I guess I don't want people posting absolutely anything they want in the forum.
for example, "My boyfriend/girlfriend just won't listen to me" ...is not a hot deal.

[saku]

source: engadget

32GB version of the 7-inch tablet on July 31st at a price of $550 Canadian ($540 US) without a contract

[eladmk]

<moved to shopping discussion - computers and electronics>

[joongpark]

This thread should not be on this forum at all...no deal. dead company.

[smartcdn]

+2

This is a Canadian based forum and likely many of us are Canadian or earn income derived from overall success of this country. Those people that want to see RIM die fast will be singing a different tune once the economy starts to affect themselves...


Come on Spectra, but for those guys the announcement of the full price android tablet is "different" ;)

Not to hijack the thread, and I am no BB fanboy, but I think whenever some people see a little bit of blood in the water, especially if it's Canadian blood, they can't wait to try and take a bite instead of helping a fellow Canadian company or at worst just doing nothing.

[smartcdn]

This thread should not be on this forum at all...no deal. dead company.

Samsung? Vs. Apple?

[BD006]

For everyone ripping on the Playbook, you realize that they have 20+% market share in Canada right?

Yes the devices were heavily discounted, but market share is market share.

20% market share in Canada is meaningless. In fact, they have a larger smartphone market share in Canada, but RIM is still seen as sinking.

BB10 can't come soon enough for them, and even then, I have my doubts.

[Said212]

NO SKYPE + NETFLIX still.....like seriously I don't care about 4G if I have few apps to use it with. Way too expensive considering the other options on the market....

[kwanyeung20]

i heard it is $550.... no thanks...

[azaelus]

i heard it is $550.... no thanks...

WTF?!!!! seriously? thats it then, theyre officially delusional and completely out of touch with reality goodluck RIM

[Forhad]

It's not a hot deal. It's too expensive.

[BD006]

i heard it is $550.... no thanks...

Seems to be $550 outright, $350 on a 3-year term... lol

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/08/02/4g-lte-blackberry-playbook-launching-in-canada-august-9th/

[rjlavoie65]

Oh my god! Are these people serious? Instead of making the tablet bigger, they release another just as small. Didn't they learn from past mistakes?


Photos emerge of the 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook
http://crackberry.com/photos-emerge-10-blackberry-playbook

[Mayoo]

hi, have you ever checked Nokia's global market share 1 or 2 years ago?

No need to check Nokia .. just check RIM Playbook Market Share to IPAD in Canada

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/07/16/blackberry-playbook-has-19-of-the-canadian-tablet-market-share-ipad-drops-to-56/

BlackBerry PlayBook increased from 4% and now has 19% of the Canadian tablet market share, iPad drops to 56%

[sandikosh]

Where did they do the survey? In Waterloo?

[sleepyguy]

They need to bring back that cartoon characters marketing team... lol. What a joke.

[a1qwyx20]

I think 20 percent market share is 100 percent false. Ur telling me 2 out of 10 tablets are playbooks? No way

[DougO]

So long as the full 2.1 OS is released the same day I'll consider it a nice Birthday present. As for the tab, this area has no 4G network, so it's moot...

[gizmo8]

For everyone ripping on the Playbook, you realize that they have 20+% market share in Canada right?

Yes the devices were heavily discounted, but market share is market share.

lol.....if you think the Playbook is going to help Rim I got some swamp land for you cheap.....iPad and Galaxy will destroy Rim in this segment and when Google gets into market forget about Playbook...you realize the "%20 market share" was because Rim literally gave the Playbook away to their corporate partners to inflate the units moved....

[smartcdn]

Can someone please tell us if the current-generation Playbook 16GB will go down to $99.99?

[mikeo007]

No need to check Nokia .. just check RIM Playbook Market Share to IPAD in Canada

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/07/16/blackberry-playbook-has-19-of-the-canadian-tablet-market-share-ipad-drops-to-56/

BlackBerry PlayBook increased from 4% and now has 19% of the Canadian tablet market share, iPad drops to 56%


For everyone ripping on the Playbook, you realize that they have 20+% market share in Canada right?

Yes the devices were heavily discounted, but market share is market share.

Completely misleading survey. The 20% market share number is IMPOSSIBLE.

The math:

Approx number of Canadians: 35 million
Approx number of tablet owners in Canada:7,350,000 (21% * 35 mil)
Approx number of Playbooks sold: 1,000,000 (slightly old number, so let's use 1.2 mil)

So, we have 7.35 mil tablets in Canada, with the article stating That 19% of these are Playbooks.
19% * 7,350,000 ~ 1.4 million Playbooks owned by Canadians.
RIM has sold approx 1.2 million Playbooks to date.

See any problems with these survey results?

[ichpen]

Completely misleading survey. The 20% market share number is IMPOSSIBLE.

The math:

Approx number of Canadians: 35 million
Approx number of tablet owners in Canada:7,350,000 (21% * 35 mil)
Approx number of Playbooks sold: 1,000,000 (slightly old number, so let's use 1.2 mil)

So, we have 7.35 mil tablets in Canada, with the article stating That 19% of these are Playbooks.
19% * 7,350,000 ~ 1.4 million Playbooks owned by Canadians.
RIM has sold approx 1.2 million Playbooks to date.

See any problems with these survey results?

It's actually 1mil worldwide though predominantly in Canada. PB was a complete flop by everyone's standards.

[DRonline]

If i can get a Nexus 7 for $209 Canadian before taxes and RIM has 32GB version at a price of $550 Canadian ($540 US) without a contract, they are sunk cause you can still get a iPad for cheaper at the $519 base price. RIM really should look to lower the price even alittle bit.

[george__]

Is the 4G model going to clear the current playbook model?

If not, this model will probably drop in price really quickly since Blackberry + Playbook combo is pretty decent.

[mikeo007]

If i can get a Nexus 7 for $209 Canadian before taxes and RIM has 32GB version at a price of $550 Canadian ($540 US) without a contract, they are sunk cause you can still get a iPad for cheaper at the $519 base price. RIM really should look to lower the price even alittle bit.

The playbook is overpriced for what you get, but you're comparison is flawed. The 4G iPad is $650, not $520.

[george__]

^^ It's a $100 difference... But there's the OTHER FACT that the playbooks are designed for BUSINESS and iPads are designed for general public

[smartie]

The playbook is overpriced for what you get, but you're comparison is flawed. The 4G iPad is $650, not $520.

form factor bonus?

[JoeFresh]

No way. Maybe they gave so many to employees and the shipment that was stolen was counted as being in consumer' s hands. Lol. I do not see anyone walking around or using the playbook. LOL.

[george__]

No way. Maybe they gave so many to employees and the shipment that was stolen was counted as being in consumer' s hands. Lol. I do not see anyone walking around or using the playbook. LOL.

I use one :(

[starboy869]

^^ It's a $100 difference... But there's the OTHER FACT that the playbooks are designed for BUSINESS and iPads are designed for general public

A lot of business ditched RIM products and went with Apple. Also a lot businesses aren't releasing their app for RIM anymore of if they do it's really scaled down compared to apple/driod