Toshiba's 10.1-inch iPad 2 competitor surfaces on Amazon

User Comments: 22

1. March 21, 2011 5:26 PM
   Cueto_99 said:

   Nothing fancy about it, althought I really like the user replaceable battery... If the price is right it might become the first real ipad 2 competitor...

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2. March 21, 2011 5:45 PM
   Guest said:

   How could this not be better than the iPad 2? USB, SD, HDMI, and 2 cameras, are all good things while having things that are "interchangable" and "user-replaceable" are also great. The only thing I could potentially see this thing from taking off is the price, although I'd wager a guess that it'll be priced competitively with the iPad 2.

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3. March 21, 2011 6:06 PM
   Guest said:

   Please be $600 or less.

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4. March 21, 2011 6:41 PM
   MrAnderson said:

   I agree with Cueto_99, if the price is right... I say b/w 500-600 for a 32 GB Wifi unit, and the software works flawlessly with the hardware, we might have a winner.

   The question is when?!

   Oh and I hate to say this, but I think Adobe should put more resources behind getting Flash on ANdroid and other Mobile before the PC unless a major release version. I mean the PC has enough horse power, the mobile devices need the best possible version. Who knows we might just see a shift when the Tablets start over taking standard computer purchases... err years from now =P

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5. March 21, 2011 7:06 PM
   IAMTHESTIG said:

   Looks good... hope it shows up in retail stores so I can get my hands on it and try it out. Not talking about mobile phone stores, i'm talking about a real electronics store.

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6. March 21, 2011 8:52 PM
   Guest said:

   This was actually featured at CES 2011.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF-OD6fO0ys

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7. March 21, 2011 10:01 PM
   Guest said:

   It seems Toshiba isn't exactly trying to keep a lid on it?

   http://www.thetoshibatablet.com/

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8. March 21, 2011 11:12 PM
   PinothyJ said:

   Correction: the two cameras you have listed in the article are the other way around.

   This looks sexy...

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9. March 22, 2011 1:14 AM
   Rasta211 said:

   I know what I'm getting for Boxing day, yeah I know but it will be worth the wait!

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10. March 22, 2011 1:35 AM
    

    captainawesome said:

    batter life?????

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11. March 22, 2011 2:38 AM
    PinothyJ said:

    captainawesome said:

    batter life?????

    Tempura?

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12. March 22, 2011 3:17 AM
    Guest said:

    Wait, the Front-Facing camera is 5MP? And the rear camera is 2MP?

    Am I reading this wrong?

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13. March 22, 2011 3:48 AM
    yukka, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    Flash. Cool.

    Why are all the tablets coming in around 500 when netbooks are so much less. I thought the Apple price premium made the iPad 500 but now every other tablet is using that as the benchmark. Why not undercut Apple and bring the prices down. More money can be made in content with more devices out there and you can get a larger market share. Once a customer has paid lots of money for content will they want to switch brand and lose all their hard paid apps? Surely get the devices out there is more important right now as Apple has such a lead.

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14. March 22, 2011 7:29 AM
    Guest said:

    Please be $399 or less and you will make a killing. If not...just another face in the crowd. I agree...The prices on these things need to come down to reality. if I can get a full working laptop for that does way more for $399 ....these need to be price in that range too. I know its possible...look at the Nook

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15. March 22, 2011 7:41 AM
    Guest said:

    Humm if this price list is to believed..

    http://www.precentral.net/hp-touchpad-targeting-june-release
    priced-499-7-inch-coming-september

    This tablet and many more are all shooting for $499. Although not completely pricing yourself out of the market like the Xoom .. I don't think $499 is cheap enough to gain any market share over Apple. Unless you can hit $399 or cheaper the mass market will more than likely stay with Apple. Dang you Apple!

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16. March 22, 2011 10:14 AM
    techb0t said:

    Quote: Although Toshiba has claimed its device is "superior" to the iPad 2. Superior, really? A superior tablet should have much better hardware, quad core, 2g ram 128g hard drive and 20 hr battery life. Since when does Toshiba makes "superior" products? The truth is, the iPad will have superior sales compared to Toshiba's tablet. Ipad's the one to beat. If Toshiba's want's my money, they better have "superior" pricing.

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17. March 22, 2011 12:13 PM
    

    captaincranky, TechSpot Addict, said:

    How could this not be better than the iPad 2? USB, SD, HDMI, and 2 cameras, are all good things while having things that are "interchangable" and "user-replaceable" are also great. The only thing I could potentially see this thing from taking off is the price, although I'd wager a guess that it'll be priced competitively with the iPad 2.

    If it doesn't have an IPS screen, that's how.

    Besides, Apple might argue that since it has USB...etc....it's really a chintzy "Macbook Air" competitor, with a crappy TN touch screen.

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18. March 22, 2011 2:32 PM
    Guest said:

    any leaks on possible release dates?

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19. March 22, 2011 8:12 PM
    Guest said:

    uhh.... yes u r reading this wrong

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20. March 22, 2011 10:41 PM
    

    bonniesmith said:

    $500 or less and I'm buying

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21. March 23, 2011 9:15 AM
    

    Wagan8r said:

    bonniesmith said:

    $500 or less and I'm buying

    Agreed. I would be happy with $400 for the entry level model.

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22. March 24, 2011 1:48 PM
    

    Lokalaskurar said:

    Guest said:

    Wait, the Front-Facing camera is 5MP? And the rear camera is 2MP?

    Am I reading this wrong?

    Yes. You are reading it wnorng It's the other way around,

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