Before reading the following post, please know that I am in no way a fanboy; I'm just giving my opinion.
Why is this "tablet" so expensive? When I first heard about this device, I was really looking forward to it. I thought it was being marketed as some sort of competition to the iPad, what with its large (but still portable) size and decent array of features. I admire the iPad and what it has brought to the portable device scene, but in my view, it's just too big for any of my needs. Even though people may gawk and laugh at its limited functionality, the thing that caught my attention was the 3G data service plans. How Apple managed to pull that off with AT&T baffles me. Seriously, look at how nicely the plan fits with the iPad: no contract, $15-30 a month. To me, the Dell Streak seemed perfect, assuming it was going to follow a similar data plan.
Alas, I read this post and see that the Dell Streak is just another phone. I'm in the middle of a Verizon contract and really don't feel like switching carriers. In all, I believe the Streak had the potential to succeed. If only, if only....
@bravokiloromeo Are you serious? I knew you Americans were cheap, but come on, I just WISH I could pay 500 usd for it here in Norway. If I calculate the Norwegian kroner price I think it would get, it's close to 750usd!! And same price for that really really bad iPhone when it came out.. Stop whining, you guys have superb prices in electronics!!
@DefPoet Well then why call it a tablet but then market it as a smartphone? I'm just looking at it from a tablet standpoint and it seems like many are viewing it from the smartphone point of view.
@Joseph9307 You bring up some valid points about the 3G data. As a college student surrounded by WiFi everywhere, I don't need to depend on data services to use my iPad. I also feel like 5 inches is an odd size; not big enough to be entirely useful, but yet a little bit too big to be a comfortably sized phone. It barely fits in the dude's hand in the pic. I have a Droid and if anything, would upgrade to the Incredible because of Sense and faster hardware. I like the Acer Liquid E, but a 768 MHz snapdragon? C'mon, we started with 1GHz right after the Droid released.
Well, you are comparing a product who is not a tablet and neither a smartphone, up against an oversized iPhone-tablet? How is that right? It's like comparing a medium sized pizza with all the goods on it, with a sloppy cold huge one with only cheese.
@bravokiloromeo It's useful to me. I don't complain about fitting it in my pocket, or that it's to big.. I like it just the way it is, and with froyo on that thing I will be in love and probably married with it as soon as it comes out in Norway! :)
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Why does this cost so much? Didn't Dell tell everyone that it was "a tablet first and a phone second?"
@bravokiloromeo. It actually coat less than Every high end smartphone off contract and its unlocked!!!
@bravokiloromeo
Before reading the following post, please know that I am in no way a fanboy; I'm just giving my opinion.
Why is this "tablet" so expensive? When I first heard about this device, I was really looking forward to it. I thought it was being marketed as some sort of competition to the iPad, what with its large (but still portable) size and decent array of features. I admire the iPad and what it has brought to the portable device scene, but in my view, it's just too big for any of my needs. Even though people may gawk and laugh at its limited functionality, the thing that caught my attention was the 3G data service plans. How Apple managed to pull that off with AT&T baffles me. Seriously, look at how nicely the plan fits with the iPad: no contract, $15-30 a month. To me, the Dell Streak seemed perfect, assuming it was going to follow a similar data plan.
Alas, I read this post and see that the Dell Streak is just another phone. I'm in the middle of a Verizon contract and really don't feel like switching carriers. In all, I believe the Streak had the potential to succeed. If only, if only....
@Joseph9307 It's a ridiculously good price when you compare it to full priced iPhones and even the Droid Incredible.
@bravokiloromeo It's a Dell. Nobody's going to pay full price anyway.
Give it a month and through Fatwallet or similar I guarantee you'll be able to pick this thing up for $350 or so.
@bravokiloromeo Are you serious? I knew you Americans were cheap, but come on, I just WISH I could pay 500 usd for it here in Norway. If I calculate the Norwegian kroner price I think it would get, it's close to 750usd!! And same price for that really really bad iPhone when it came out.. Stop whining, you guys have superb prices in electronics!!
@DefPoet
Well then why call it a tablet but then market it as a smartphone? I'm just looking at it from a tablet standpoint and it seems like many are viewing it from the smartphone point of view.
@Joseph9307
You bring up some valid points about the 3G data. As a college student surrounded by WiFi everywhere, I don't need to depend on data services to use my iPad. I also feel like 5 inches is an odd size; not big enough to be entirely useful, but yet a little bit too big to be a comfortably sized phone. It barely fits in the dude's hand in the pic.
I have a Droid and if anything, would upgrade to the Incredible because of Sense and faster hardware. I like the Acer Liquid E, but a 768 MHz snapdragon? C'mon, we started with 1GHz right after the Droid released.
@bravokiloromeo
Well, you are comparing a product who is not a tablet and neither a smartphone, up against an oversized iPhone-tablet? How is that right? It's like comparing a medium sized pizza with all the goods on it, with a sloppy cold huge one with only cheese.
@Carnival
Even the crappy Android tablets are 7", which actually seems like a more comfortable size than my iPad to be honest.
I also don't know why it's useful if it's neither tablet nor smartphone.
@bravokiloromeo It's useful to me. I don't complain about fitting it in my pocket, or that it's to big.. I like it just the way it is, and with froyo on that thing I will be in love and probably married with it as soon as it comes out in Norway! :)
@DefPoet Costs more than T-Mobile HD2 unlocked.
@Joseph9307
JKmobile said there will be a wifi version too but it may not come with Market Place.