PSA: blackberry playbook 32gb tablet $118.00

[tboy]

Hey gang, if anyone was considering buying a tablet this IS the deal of the year.....walmart has the 32gb version for an astounding $118.00 I mean sheesh, I paid more than that for a refurbished one about 6 months ago...and the 16gb version was selling for $199 last week...

get em while they're hot and for all the naysayers, it's a good little tablet....I use it mainly as an ereader but still, it's cheaper than an ereader and you can do other things with it....

 

[Chucky]

Hey gang, if anyone was considering buying a tablet this IS the deal of the year.....walmart has the 32gb version for an astounding $118.00 I mean sheesh, I paid more than that for a refurbished one about 6 months ago...and the 16gb version was selling for $199 last week...

get em while they're hot and for all the naysayers, it's a good little tablet....I use it mainly as an ereader but still, it's cheaper than an ereader and you can do other things with it....

Thanks T.

 

[jumpingjackflash]

How were the customers at Walmart dressed?. :-Cool/"

 

[ChaosTheory]

RIM....sigh. so much promise.

 

[tboy]

How were the customers at Walmart dressed?. :-Cool/"

lol I don't know, I saw it in the flyer....

But the times I've been there, they've been pretty normal but with that being said, I did see a couple of behemoths, and they were checking out the justin bieber posters....lol.....

 

[ABoyce]

lol I don't know, I saw it in the flyer....

But the times I've been there, they've been pretty normal but with that being said, I did see a couple of behemoths, and they were checking out the justin bieber posters....lol.....

You got off easy.

 

[tboy]

RIM....sigh. so much promise.

yeah, proof positive that even though they make millions, the richie riches aren't all they're cracked up to be.......I can guarantee you that if the company tanks, the big wigs won't be the ones to suffer......

 

[Madman]

Take your pills before going to Walmart.

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[Knight Rider]

Hey gang, if anyone was considering buying a tablet this IS the deal of the year.....walmart has the 32gb version for an astounding $118.00 I mean sheesh, I paid more than that for a refurbished one about 6 months ago...and the 16gb version was selling for $199 last week...

get em while they're hot and for all the naysayers, it's a good little tablet....I use it mainly as an ereader but still, it's cheaper than an ereader and you can do other things with it....

I also own a Playbook tablet. The 32 GB version, but unfortunately I bought it for $225 about 5 months ago. It does have the capability of running Android apps by side-loading, so I have the Kindle e-reader on it, as well as other Android apps. I use it mainly for browsing, e-reading, as I download lots of books, plus the usual emailing and BBM.

The reason why the price of the 32 GB playbook has gone down is because a new LTE, 32 GB, 4G Playbook version was launched about a month ago.

https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/09/t...-now-available-from-candian-carriers-for-550/

 

[ames]

RIM...

Like so many other Canadian companies, their complacency will be their undoing...

As a Canadian I'm afraid of American companies seeping into the Canadian market (especially regarding telecommunication companies) because Canadian companies would get their arses raped.
As a consumer I so bloody wish they were allowed up here.

Canadian market = slow moving = no competition = static = no investment = no growth

Then again, that also helped us not get into the Shit-hole of a scenario such as the American Economy :rofl!:

 

[Knight Rider]

I do think that RIM is finally listening, but it may be too late for them. I have been reading a lot about the new Blackberry 10 O/S and smartphones, and it is quite a revolutionary change over what they have right now. But, with the BB10 release scheduled for early 2013, their undoing will probably be missing the 2012 Christmas and Back to School seasons. Right now it is a two man race between Apple and Samsung, with RIM right now in 4th place behind Windows.

Its not impossible for RIM to come back though. In 1996 Apple was against the ropes and pretty much written off my all the tech analysts, before coming back with the IPOD, ITouch and IPhone, so there is still some hope for RIM, but very small indeed. Maybe if they had been concentrating on the Blackberry 10 platform a few years ago instead of trying to buy an NHL team, they would not find themselves in the predicament that they are now in.

 

[Smooth]

Hey gang, if anyone was considering buying a tablet this IS the deal of the year.....walmart has the 32gb version for an astounding $118.00 I mean sheesh, I paid more than that for a refurbished one about 6 months ago...and the 16gb version was selling for $199 last week...

get em while they're hot and for all the naysayers, it's a good little tablet....I use it mainly as an ereader but still, it's cheaper than an ereader and you can do other things with it....

I am on my way to buy one.

 

[Danolo]

Hey gang, if anyone was considering buying a tablet this IS the deal of the year.....walmart has the 32gb version for an astounding $118.00 I mean sheesh, I paid more than that for a refurbished one about 6 months ago...and the 16gb version was selling for $199 last week...

get em while they're hot and for all the naysayers, it's a good little tablet....I use it mainly as an ereader but still, it's cheaper than an ereader and you can do other things with it....

Hmmm i gotta pay attention to this board....

I just phoned my local Walmart and they are sold out...

Ah well.. no doubt there will be another deal soon...

I am looking for a reader, so if anyone has a great idea, like tboy's, please let me know.

Thanks tboy.

 

[tboy]

danolo: i wouldn't bother with an ereader...they don't have backlit capabilities nor do they have brightness and contrast controls...least any that i looked at....that's why I went with a playbook for around the same price....I can read at night in bed and it automatically adjusts for room brightness. Plus you can do other things on it

If I didn't find the refurb one at that price, I'd have bought an android based one from www.tigerdirect.com. They have all kinds for under $200.00.

I can check out my walmart up here if anyone is interested....I know to ship one to toronto from here is about $20.00 so it'd still be a deal....let me know if you want me to call.....

 

[Danolo]

Yes please...

I'll be up near Finch and 407 tomorrow...

PM me for phone number if you want.

Thanks

 

[tboy]

Yes please...

I'll be up near Finch and 407 tomorrow...

PM me for phone number if you want.

Thanks

lol I'm a little further than that...like 2+ hours north...I live in muskoka lol.....hence why I thought I might find one here....let me call right now....

 

[tboy]

yeah, they're all gone....she said they sold out in 20 minutes from the flyer hitting friday morning......

 

[Danolo]

yeah, they're all gone....she said they sold out in 20 minutes from the flyer hitting friday morning......

Yeeah, i just phoned my local walmart and the one where I'm gonna be tomorrow... both said sold out...

One sales clerk said it all : "you snooze, you lose"...

Ah well...


HEY!!! Thanks for trying tboy..

 

[Danolo]

Future shop had them listed at $149... searched there... every Future shop shows "currently out of stock"

Ah well..

 

[tboy]

Yeeah, i just phoned my local walmart and the one where I'm gonna be tomorrow... both said sold out...

One sales clerk said it all : "you snooze, you lose"...

Ah well...


HEY!!! Thanks for trying tboy..

hey, you're more patient than I am...after the clerk said that I'd ask to be transferred to the store manager....then I'd tell him exactly what the clerk said....it'd be the clerk's last day on the job let me tell you......