According to the Wall Street Journal, the much rumored Mac tablet will be announced at the end of the month, and will be shipping at the end of March. John Biggs from Crunch Gear mentions a projected price point of under $1000.00, which in line with the bulk of the rumors in circulation. I find myself agreeing with Ben Parr from Mashable, who said that the price was still too steep for this product.
Other items of note are the 10 or 11 inch screen size, making it slightly larger than previously reported, and may include a nationwide WiFi service.
Of course, like all things that are enjoying a healthy amount of hype prior to any official announcement, I found this little tidbit on the Phone Arena website.
This is supposed to be a leaked copy of actual specifications for the Apple offering. I revamped the comparison table from my previous post.
| Apple | JooJoo | eDGe | |
| Weight | 2+ lbs | 2.4 lbs | 2.75 lbs |
| Display | 7.1 LCD | 12.1 LCD | 10.1 LCD |
| Resolution | 1440X1050 | 1366 × 768 | 1024X600 |
| Processor | 2.26 Intel Core2 Duo | Intel Atom Z530 | ARMADA 168 |
| Memory | 2G | 1G | 1G |
| Video | GeForce 9400 M | GMA 500 | Marvel |
| Storage | 120 gig SATA | 4 gig SD | 3 gig SD |
| Wi Fi | 802.11 b/g | 802.11 b/g | 802.11 b/g |
| 3g | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | Li-Ion | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Usage Time | 6 hrs | 5 hrs | 6 hrs |
| Software | Cloud Leopard | Linux | Android |
| Price | $899.00 | $499.00 | $490.00 |
I have my doubts about the validity of this set of specifications though. My biggest problems are with the screen size and with the standard SATA hard drive. I find it hard to believe that with the common size for e-readers and other tablet offerings is averaging 9 inches. The standard SATA hard drive is a bit fishy as well. All in all I have a hard time seeing these leaked specifications as being plausible for what should be a low power consumption durable device.
I guess that we will know the real deal when Apple makes the official announcement on January 26th.
Tags: Apple, Crunch Pad, Innovation, ISlate, Tablet, Tablet Computing
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