Earlier on Saturday, we told you about an
analyst who is expecting the entry level
Apple iPad to be priced at $299 . Now, we
have another report stating that there
will be 12 variations of the smaller Apple
tablet and that the price of the Apple iPad
mini will start at $329 . Sources for
9to5Mac say that the entry level model
will have 16GB of storage and offer Wi-Fi
connectivity only. Two versions of the Wi-
Fi only model will have more storage
(32GB and 64GB) and be priced at $429
and $529 respectively.
The version of the Apple iPad mini that
connects to a cellular network (GSM/LTE)
is expected to have the same premium to
the Wi-Fi only version, $130, as the third
generation of the Apple iPad has. That
would mean the Wi-Fi plus cellular price
for the Apple iPad mini would be $459
(16GB), $559 (32GB) and $659 (64GB).
Now, we are sure that some of you eagle-
eyed math whiz types are saying that this
adds up to only 6 variations and we
opened this story by talking about 12
variations. The remaining variations are
based on color. There will be a white
model and a black model .
This report compares with the pricing
expected by Europe's largest electronics
retailer, Media Mrkt , which shows 16
different variations of the Apple iPad
mini. The retailer's inventory system
shows 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB
models of the device in both Wi-Fi only
and cellular versions available in black or
white. That report had the 16GB Wi-Fi
model going for $350 which comes pretty
close to the $323 estimate that the
source for 9to5Mac is calling for.
We've mentioned before how the Apple
iPad mini is expected to compete with
the low priced 7 inch Android models like
the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the 8GB
(soon to be 16GB) Google Nexus 7 , both
priced at $199. Can Apple really compete
in this arena with a price starting $130
above the competition? Apple's media
event on October 23rd will introduce the
tablets and the battle will begin.
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