Andre Yoskowitz
20 Oct 2011 13:43
According to sources close to tablet PC vendors, 7-inch devices will continue to see price drops as makers compete for share.
7-inch tablets do not have a baseline model like the iPad is for the 10-inch sector so tablet makers can continue to tweak pricing to attract first-time buyers with the smaller tablets.
In just a few months, the average price of 7-inch tablets has dived to $300 from $450, and that number is expected to fall much further now that Amazon has launched the $199 Kindle Fire.
ViewSonic has just released their latest, as well, the ViewPad 7e, which has a 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, Android 2.3.4 and a $200 price tag.
Amazon's Kindle Fire will start shipping on November 15th and has seen over 500,000 pre-orders already.