Imminent Price War Among Tablets

choi

(1) Monica Chen, Google tablet PC believed to be targeting Kindle Fire. DigiTimes, Jan 5, 2012.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120104PD212.html

(2) Press release: Acer Expands Popular Tablet Lineup with Iconia Tab A200, a Full-Featured HD Tablet at an Attractive $329 Price. Acer, Jan 5, 2012 (1 Hr ago).
http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/press/2012/28687
(10.1 inch; arrive in US on Jan 15, 2012; free upgrade to Android 4.0 (known as Ice Cream Sandwich), which will be available in mid-February; 1280 x 800 resolution; eight hours of cable-free battery life; 16GB of memory for $349.99, 8GB of memory for $329.99)

My comment: Click the tab "Products" on the top horizontal bar and go to tablets for A and W series, where A series includes A100 and A500 already on the market for about half a year.

(3) On Jan 2, 2012 Sony announced $100 price cut for its tablets.

Tablet S. Sony, undated.
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs ... 7498&XID=O:sony tablet s:dg_tablet_gglsrch:e&k_id=7d256439-4dba-4f28-72a9-00004006b9b4
("save $100 instantly"; 16GB memory drops from $499 to $399, and 32GB from $599 to $499)