RIM announced its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet yesterday, but didn’t say anything about how much it would cost.
This will obviously play a big role in peoples’ purchasing decision, so it’s important that RIM set the price right.
Our guess is that it will cost around the same as — or maybe a little less than — Apple’s iPad, which begins at $500. So something starting in the $400 to $500 range would not surprise us. And if carriers subsidize it with a 2-year 3G contract, it might be closer to $200 or $300.
It’s actually pretty smart for RIM not to announce the price now, given that it could be 4-6 months before it ships. In that time, Apple may announce a new iPad, and Android-based tablets should begin shipping.
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