Rumor: Price Slash for Apple iPad inevitable?
2/07/2010 11:30:00 PM - 0 comments
One of the most prominent grievances most Apple enthusiasts have with the iPad is its exorbitant pricing. However, here is good news for you all! Analysts believe that Apple might soon cut down price of its much-hyped tablet. This has been concluded on the basis of Apple’s earlier trend of dropping the price of iPhone, if sales figures do not meet Apple's expectations.
Although analysts expect that Apple will be able to sell between one million and five million iPads in its first year, they have also engaged in making pricing predictions at the same time. Now, the big question is that will this deliberate debate analyzing a price cut deter the opening demand for the pricey tablet computer?
What is the iPad price cut issue all about?
As announced on launch, Apple iPad is priced at $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB model, and $699 for the 64GB model – all these models will be available in March. On the other hand, the 3G models will not be available until April and will sell for $629 for the 16GB model, $729 for the 32GB model and $829 for the 64GB model.
Lets wait and watch; we’ll surely keep you updated.
Although analysts expect that Apple will be able to sell between one million and five million iPads in its first year, they have also engaged in making pricing predictions at the same time. Now, the big question is that will this deliberate debate analyzing a price cut deter the opening demand for the pricey tablet computer?
What is the iPad price cut issue all about?
As announced on launch, Apple iPad is priced at $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB model, and $699 for the 64GB model – all these models will be available in March. On the other hand, the 3G models will not be available until April and will sell for $629 for the 16GB model, $729 for the 32GB model and $829 for the 64GB model.
Credit Suisse analysts are however anticipating that Apple will opt to stay ‘agile’ with its pricing strategy and may even consider a discount for the devices if customers aren't buying. Apple trends indicate that it had earlier slashed iPhone prices sharply triggering boost in sales. It was done soon after iPhone demand dropped off after the first couple of weeks. Analysts are predicting that iPad will go through a similar price drop as the iPhone.
Although it still remains to be seen how much foothold the iPad gets initially in the tablet computer market, Apple is apparently quite willing to get even more aggressive with the iPad's $499 to $829 pricing.
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