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Dixons has removed pricing and pre-order information from the Motorola Xoom page on its PC World website. Earlier today, the retailer said on the page that it would charge £450 for the 10.1in Android tablet, and invited interested punters to "pre-order today". Motorola Xoom at Dixons Then... Within hours, the offer had …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Spectacularly Cheap?

    "If you think £450 is spectacularly cheap for a large tablet"

    If you think £450 is spectacularly cheap for a large tablet then you have too much spare cash and should give it all to me :)

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  2. Giles Jones Gold badge

    How to estimate the price

    If you want to know the real price find a US price in dollars and replace the $ with £.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Software update

    Flash will be available when Motorola releases a software update - so, based on their Android phones that will be never then.

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  4. Anonymous John

    Re If you think £450 is spectacularly cheap

    Because it's WiFi only? Does adding 3G capability really add more than a few pounds to the cost.?

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    1. chr0m4t1c
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      Yes it does

      You do understand that Wifi and 3G are different technologies don't you?

      Adding 3G will require adding a 3G chipset and all the necessary gubbins like somewhere to put the SIM, a reasonable amount of additional wiring and a suitable antenna.

      On top of that there's the additional development costs and the additional approvals.

      Being able to buy a chipset for a few pounds does not mean it only costs a few pounds to add it to your device, not by a long way.

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  5. Anonymous Coward
    WTF?

    Rain -> Change -> Fair.

    According to Motorola's page this thing has proximity / ambient light sensors and a gyroscope (natch). Apparently it also has a barometer.

    I can't decide if that is spectacularly useless, utterly cool, or both.

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  6. Professor Yaffle
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    Tablet Tabulation Tragedy...

    What happened to the promised ever updating tabulation of tablet technology?

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    1. Tony Smith, Editor, Reg Hardware (Written by Reg staff)
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      Re: Tablet Tabulation Tragedy...

      When some new ones actually become available to buy we will update.

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  7. Mr_Happy
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    Can't Wait

    Got the money ready and waiting, any 10.1" tablet is going to be better than either iPad I or iPad 2

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  8. Anonymous Coward
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    If you think £450 is spectacularly cheap

    I don't.

    It's 800 USD in the states, isn't it?

    About 494GP, and I don't think that spoken-of price is for anything left out.

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  9. Alan Twelve

    Archos 101?

    Tony

    Do you mean the likes of the Archos 101, which you have actually reviewed, and yet doesn't appear on your tablet tabulation..?

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