All the daunting thoughts and guessing of the official pricing for the Motorola Xoom is now over. This 10.1″ beatuiful tablet with cost $599.99 w/ a two year contract, or $799.99 off contract. You will be able to pick up this device starting Thursday, and a data plan to go with it starting at $20.00 per month for 1GB. Check out the full press release below.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Feb. 22, 2011
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI), today announced the Feb. 24, 2011 availability of the innovative new Motorola XOOM™ tablet, which won the coveted CNET Best of Show award at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show for being “the most potentially disruptive technology.” The first device to run Google’s new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system, the Motorola XOOM will be available for purchase from Verizon Wireless for $599.99 with a new two-year customer agreement or $799.99 without a contract. Wireless 3G data service for the Motorola XOOM will begin at $20 monthly access for 1GB. The Motorola XOOM will be upgradeable to 4G LTE service at no additional charge in the second quarter of 2011.
A powerhouse in both software and hardware, the Motorola XOOM is built around a 1GHz dual-core processor and 10.1-inch widescreen HD display. The sleek, stylish design features a front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats, as well as a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera that captures video in 720p HD.
The Motorola XOOM showcases the innovations of the Honeycomb user experience that improves on Android favorites such as widgets, multi-tasking, browsing, notifications and customization, as well as featuring the latest Google™ Mobile services. The Motorola XOOM also features full support for tabbed browsing and support for the Adobe® Flash® Player, available soon as a free download, to enjoy all the video and other rich content available on the Web. For additional information about upgrading their XOOM to 4G LTE, customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/Xoom4GLTEUpgrade starting Thursday, Feb. 24.
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To learn more about Motorola XOOM, visit www.verizonwireless.com/xoom.
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High end tablets will have high end final costs it seems. For those tempted by the $600 tag on contract, just keep in mind it will cost you $1K+ after the 2 years is up with only 1GB of data per month. If you do want this tab the most cost efficient will be the wifi only at a rumored $600 especially if you have an android 2.2 device or rooted device with free wireless hotspot. Plus the lack of flash until the Spring would cause me to wait until then to work out any bugs or anything else. Looks like this product may have been pushed out a bit early but there is no doubt android is a player in the tablet realm now.
i’m still not sold on these tablets. i could buy a real nice laptop for that price. what exactly is the point of these devices, watch youtube videos and check mail plus a few pointless games. i know i will eventually get one, but not for a few more years………
I would consider purchasing the Xoom is there was a WiFi version for 399.99. Otherwise, I’m not buying it!