Tablet price or decline

Tablet PC market outlook is promising. Following the few brands such as Hanwang, Archos, and Renren, at the end of the year, more first-line IT companies have also stepped up their pace in the tablet PC market.

The reporter saw yesterday at Huaqiang North Cyberspace Digital Plaza that Samsung put the cardboard model of its first tablet Galaxy Tab P1000 on the most prominent position of the mobile phone counter. According to reports, this 7-inch tablet product uses Android2.2 operating system, business office, entertainment, e-books and other applications readily available, you can also call and built a dual camera. "The official arrival after three days, the pre-sale price of 6,999 yuan, if you like, you can book now," and its clerk enthusiastically recommends to each and every stopping consumer. The reporter noticed that in the five minutes of his stay, at least three customers stopped consulting or asking for information.

The reporter also consulted with various brands of computer dealers and learned that Acer has released three tablet computers overseas at the end of November and is expected to be officially listed next spring. Toshiba flat panel product AS100 appeared in the domestic market recently, and according to Toshiba’s previous promotion, the other three tablet PCs adopting Android, Chrome and Windows 7 systems are expected to be in phase 1 next year. HP Slate tablets have been sold in the United States. In addition, Sharp announced on November 30 that it will release two tablet computers “GALAPAGOS” in mid-December, with specifications of 5.5 inches and 10.8 inches. Lenovo also gave clear information. Following the music phone against the iphone, it will launch Music Pad next year to combat the leading iPad.

People in the industry believe that with a large number of manufacturers with technological and innovative strengths entering the field of tablet PCs, the market competition will intensify, and there will be room for further segmentation of the tablet PC market and a drop in product prices.

A salesperson in the Sunda Electronics Market told reporters that more than 90% of tablet PCs are currently occupied by Apple, and the lowest-end version also sold for about 4,000 yuan. In contrast, the current cost of a mainstream cottage flat product may cost as little as seven or eight hundred yuan. If it is a low-end product, it will be even lower. Previously, Gome tried to launch its own brand of tablet computer touch, the official price of its second-generation products was 1999 yuan, the price has been compared with the Apple iPad has a considerable advantage, sales are also good. However, in the view of the cottage manufacturers, the same configuration of the product, "in addition to no logo, we can completely reduce its price to 1,000 yuan."

Analyst International Analyst Sun Peilin believes that because the iPad’s hot sales have triggered a large influx of cottage products, it is misleading to equate the tablet PC with the iPad or the iPad. In the future, tablet computers will be further subdivided. One is an entertainment-oriented tablet computer represented by the iPad. The iOS or Android system is used to expand applications. The functions are focused on video, music, games, reading, and other entertainment functions. One category is the Hanwang Touchpad. The representative product emphasizes the positioning of business functions and adopts the windows system to make it easier for users to get started. There is also a category that uses the 壹 script as a representative. Although it also emphasizes business functions, it uses the Android system. Because it is completely open source, some industry markets can be based on Demand customization systems and terminals bring new options to users with mobile business needs.

He also analyzed that with the outbreak of the tablet computer market, the terminal price distribution will be more even, depending on the characteristics of the system, application, etc., ranging from high-end to low-end, high-priced and low-cost computers can meet the needs of different users.

According to reports, Acer executives previously revealed that the price of its newly released three tablet PCs ranged from $299 to $599, depending on configuration, screen size, and connection performance. The iPad's price in the United States is between $499 and $829.