We've seen the official price for
the
TabletKiosk eo (
$900). Now another
UMPC has gotten its first official price, and it's an even further
cry from the original "
about
$500" price point once expected for these devices. The Korean version of the
Samsung Q1, expected to go on sale next month, will go for close to
W2 million, or roughly $2,000 W1,199,000 (about $1,250). Sure, the Korean version comes bundled with a
DMB TV receiver, USB keyboard, auto adapter and other accessories, but considering that just about every
phone,
PMP or electric toothbrush sold in
Korea seems to include DMB, and you can get a
full-fledged tablet PC
for well under $2,000, we really have to wonder who Samsung's targeting with this (other than, of course, the usual
coterie of fans who will pick up anything promoted by a team of spokesmodels).
Update: As
pointed out by several people, the Korean price will actually be
W1,199,000 (about $1,250), not
W2,000,000 (about $2,000), as reported. Not exactly a huge bargain, but certainly better than the price we
originally reported. We've updated the headline and post above. Thanks to everyone who caught this.
