Dell Windows RT 8 tablet for $249

[Tiger8]

Wow, discount bins already? Isn't 249 a low price even for an android tablet?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...ffiliateID=WxHRncoD05Y-G7ezGzey8C4Pe2FR7UeN4g

 

[balamw]

Almost tempting. I actually don't mind metro, and the XPS10 is a middle of the road RT box. FWIW Amazon is basically matching that price too.

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-XPS10-27...Tablet/dp/B009YSSTDY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top $256

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[ChazUK]

I'm still confused as to where RT fits in Microsofts world. There are very few metro based applications I use and hardly anything to drive me away from Android and iOS.

Still, at those prices they should shift a few units.

 

[adder7712]

It comes with Microsoft Office.

 

[otismotive77]

wow, awesome price for a windows RT 8 tablet
will think about buying it.

 

[Tiger8]

wow, awesome price for a windows RT 8 tablet
will think about buying it.

Wait until the holiday season comes, the above price will be sticker, you can probably pick one for less than $200

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I would pay $150 more for this ..... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7486754&csid=_61

 

[otismotive77]

Wait until the holiday season comes, the above price will be sticker, you can probably pick one for less than $200

yeah i need a windows 8 tablet, hopefully i will be able to find one for less than $200 by Dec.

 

[AppleRobert]

I am not biting regardless of any price until the form factor is to my liking for a Windows 8 tablet. Don't want to carry around something in size and weight again to what I had bought it the past for an android tablet and end up not being thrilled with it.

 

[Tiger8]

Today Lenovo discount their windows 8 tablet to $300 , something tells me those tablets are selling even worse than Android tablets

 

[spinedoc77]

I would pay $150 more for this ..... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7486754&csid=_61

VERY much worth it. Don't hamstring yourself so badly with RT.

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Today Lenovo discount their windows 8 tablet to $300 , something tells me those tablets are selling even worse than Android tablets

Is that the RT ones, or an Atom one?

 

[aneftp]

VERY much worth it. Don't hamstring yourself so badly with RT.

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Is that the RT ones, or an Atom one?

No. Atom runs full windows 8. Backwards compatible with windows 7.

RT runs Arm processors and very limited like windows 8 phones/iPhones/android devices.

 

[SlCKB0Y]

Something tells me those tablets are selling even worse than Android tablets

Yep.... Android is totally failing on tablets:

http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/03/a...s-quarter-as-ipad-shipments-dip-analyst-says/

Even if you exclude Amazon products, its over 50% market share
http://au.businessinsider.com/chart-android-grabs-the-top-spot-in-the-tablet-market-2013-5
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddhixon/2013/05/14/why-android-is-winning-the-tablet-wars/

But hey, if you think that compares to the combined Windows 8 and Rt tablet market share at less than 5% good for you I guess!

 

[APlotdevice]

Microsoft has been known in the past to subsidize manufactures for the sake of building market share. I wonder if that is what is going on now? Or are the retailers simply trying to clear stocks?

 

[spinedoc77]

No. Atom runs full windows 8. Backwards compatible with windows 7.

RT runs Arm processors and very limited like windows 8 phones/iPhones/android devices.

I was asking of the Lenovo ones on sale were the atom or RT ones.

 

[Tiger8]

I was asking of the Lenovo ones on sale were the atom or RT ones.

It was the atom one, sold out

 

[spinedoc77]

It was the atom one, sold out

Wow, do you have a link? I'm not seeing it on lenovos website.



edit: OK I'm assuming you are talking about the Staples deal, they have the 11.6" Lenovo tablet for $399, and they have a $100 coupon but I wasn't sure if you could add that on top of what is already noted as $100 savings off of the regular price of $499. It's all academic anyhow as they are sold out. For $399 it's a great deal, for $299 it's incredible and I would have bought a couple to give to family.

The atom powered windows tablets are really pretty incredible little computers.

 

[Tiger8]

Wow, do you have a link? I'm not seeing it on lenovos website.



edit: OK I'm assuming you are talking about the Staples deal, they have the 11.6" Lenovo tablet for $399, and they have a $100 coupon but I wasn't sure if you could add that on top of what is already noted as $100 savings off of the regular price of $499. It's all academic anyhow as they are sold out. For $399 it's a great deal, for $299 it's incredible and I would have bought a couple to give to family.

The atom powered windows tablets are really pretty incredible little computers.

BACK IN STOCK!


http://www.staples.com/Lenovo-IdeaT...10428703&CID=AFF%3A552179%3A552179%3A10428703

Use coupon code: 24232 for $299

 

[Tinmania]

BACK IN STOCK!


http://www.staples.com/Lenovo-IdeaT...10428703&CID=AFF%3A552179%3A552179%3A10428703

Use coupon code: 24232 for $299

Says out of stock as of 4:53PM mountain time. Dang.

There is one in stock in my local Staples but don't think can use the coupon code for in-store pickup.



Michael