Smaller, cheaper Apple iPad to come in 2011?
4/09/2010 01:07:00 AM
kenmouse
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Apple sold 300,000 iPads in only one day, and this clearly shows that its tablet is a successful product. However, for some, a 10 inch tablet might be a bit too big. But would Apple (which will unveil iPhone 4.0 OS later today) want to make a smaller tablet?
According to DigiTimes, it just might. The Taiwanese website quotes “upstream component sources” in saying that Apple plans to launch a new iPad in the first quarter of 2011. This should have a 5 to 7 inch display.
It’s said that the price of the smaller iPad will be under $400 (the cheapest iPad available now costs 500$ – it’s the 16GB model with Wi-Fi and no 3G).
Reportedly, the mini iPad “will target the highly-portable mobile device market and consumers that focus mainly on reading and do not have a high demand for text input.” Not having a high-demand for text input doesn’t make too much sense, but anyway.
DigiTimes also mentions the HP Slate, which runs Windows 7 and should be launched in mid 2010 as an iPad competitor – although “the HP Slate is unlikely to provide a competitive portable experience to the iPad since it uses an Intel processor which consumes more power.”
According to DigiTimes, it just might. The Taiwanese website quotes “upstream component sources” in saying that Apple plans to launch a new iPad in the first quarter of 2011. This should have a 5 to 7 inch display.
It’s said that the price of the smaller iPad will be under $400 (the cheapest iPad available now costs 500$ – it’s the 16GB model with Wi-Fi and no 3G).
Reportedly, the mini iPad “will target the highly-portable mobile device market and consumers that focus mainly on reading and do not have a high demand for text input.” Not having a high-demand for text input doesn’t make too much sense, but anyway.
DigiTimes also mentions the HP Slate, which runs Windows 7 and should be launched in mid 2010 as an iPad competitor – although “the HP Slate is unlikely to provide a competitive portable experience to the iPad since it uses an Intel processor which consumes more power.”
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