When the PlayBook came out, the 64Gb model cost $799. Now Catch Of The Day has that model it for $269.95 (plus $10 postage). Given the plans to allow the PlayBook to upgrade to BlackBerry 10, that’s a good deal. [Catch Of The Day]
Dealhacker: BlackBerry PlayBook For $280
Comments
7 responses to “Dealhacker: BlackBerry PlayBook For $280”
-
Yannick
Do not bother with the Playbook. It is by far the worst investment ever.
Get yourself an iPad or an Android tablet; do yourself this favour
-
-
Yannick
Hardware;
First of all, it was not charging properly at first. Took about 40 mins to get to 1%. There is no real fix from what I read online. The graphics are only okay to my taste; I am pretty sure that other tablets can perform as well. I am not sure if I got a bad one but the buttons are kind of semi stuck.Software;
Apps are more expensive than on other platform but this can fluctuate a lot. At the time of purchase, the Playbook was lacking a few basic functionalities but I believe this is fixed now although I cannot say how well implemented it is. The interaction is average to me.I believe that the power of a tablet comes from the apps, which basically extends/modify the functionality. The “app gap” is huge and there was this project of porting Android apps to Blackberry but the developer in me says this is a big receipt for disaster. Android is having a hard time already managing its apps for the many various hardwareand a couple of months earlier Google had to remove many apps from Market. And RIM wants to push that onto Blackberry?! RIM management is also a mess.
There is nothing special with the tablet that any other tablet cannot do. I do not want to raise the debate of which tablet is better but compared to Apple and Android, RIM got a lot to catch up. You could argue that they are doing something about it but the fact is they are just catching up. Microsoft is releasing Surface to take a slice of the market. I find the future of the Playbook to be pretty bad, meaning limited support and also a soon-to-be outdated device
-
-
-
-
Stove
I’d probably jump at the chance if it was a 16/32gb for around the $200 mark, but 64gb is just paying for space I wont use.
-
Stingy bugger
Hi Stove, you might be interested in this link I found on Whirlpool:
http://www.mobilenetwork.com.au/product.asp?model=552
$149 for 16gb ones.
-
Stove
Thanks to you, I’ve finally got myself a decent 7″ tablet for a reasonable price. Awesome.
-
-
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.