iPad pricing for 3G models 'ridiculous,' says hardware guru

[dhilipkumar]

iPad pricing for 3G models 'ridiculous,' says hardware guru


"The iPad is surprisingly cheaper than I expected," started Aaron Vronko, the chief executive of Michigan-based Rapid Repair who last week filled a slate of tablet predictions. "But the $130 difference [between models] is a little ridiculous. 3G chips run in the mid-single digits. For $7 you can get a really good one."

Apple has priced the iPad in an unusually complex matrix of two basic models -- one with WiFi 802.11n connectivity only, the other with both WiFi and 3G -- available in three memory storage configurations of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. The WiFi+3G model of each is $130 more than the cost of the WiFi-only iPad with the same amount of storage. In other words, while Apple will sell the WiFi-only tablet in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models for $499, $599 and $699, respectively, the iPad with WiFi and 3G will cost $629, $729 and $829.

"Six models? And with only one display size?" Vronko asked, clearly taken aback.

No wonder, since Apple typically trims the number of models in each line to a minimum. The iPhone 3GS, for example, comes in just two configurations -- 16GB and 32GB -- while the iMac is available in just two models for each of two screen sizes.

"The fact that they came out with this segmented pricing tells me one thing: that they had to work harder than they thought they would have to make a pricing constraint," Vronko said.

The $130 price difference and the multiple models led Vronko to conclude that Apple had underpriced the less-expensive WiFi-only iPad to make the magic sub-$500 price point. He speculated that buyers of the more expensive 3G-equipped iPads will, in effect, subsidize the relative bargain for WiFi-only customers.

"My guess is that the 3G price is where Apple wanted the price of the iPad to be, but they felt a lot of pressure to hit a pricing mark," .

computerworld

[ganeshbala]

Technical Specifications - ipad

Size and weight

Height:  9.56 inches (242.8 mm)

Width:   7.47 inches (189.7 mm)

Depth:   0.5 inch (13.4 mm)

Weight:  1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model;

              1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model.

Display

9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Wireless and Cellular

Wi-Fi model

Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Wi-Fi + 3G model

UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)

GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz)

Data only2

Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

[dhoni]

apple product is always special product to us

it as smart and high cost

it can not easily for all to use it can use  only certain software