RIM Blackberry Playbook - Firesale?

upandcumming

There are a few mumblings of a firesale across the water once again.
Last time it was the HP Touchpad, this time its the RIM Blackberry Playbook.

RIM has started allowing employees buy a 16GB model for $99, a 32GB for $149 and finally a 64GB for $199. Report here.
This coupled with the fact that they knocked off a whopping $300 off each model shows that something isn't right for RIM. Which means that something is right for us!

Gizmodo have a report on the whole thing here.

As an aside, this lad Chris Wade, the lad behind many jailbreaking programs has already rooted it, with the help of two others so far, so maybe we can have Android on it in the near future.

I'm not sure if this a real BA (yet), or if it will even materialise, but better to be alert than not!

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*gets cloth and polishes off f5 button

Rsaeire

I think a RIM Playbook fire-sale is just what we need for Christmas! Here's hoping they start floggin' 'em soon and for cheap.

massiveattack

I sweated my balls off getting a HP touchpad in the firesale, and have used it only a handful of times since, i wont be drawn in again







(i hope )

Ardennes1944

ohhhh boy oh boy oh boy!!

paddydriver

Word is HN's tomorrow at 9AM. 1 per customer...:D

massiveattack

paddydriver wrote: »

Word is HN's tomorrow at 9AM. 1 per customer...:D

Sure........ and ive one reserved in argos in anticipation of the price drop

Jovinho

massiveattack wrote: »

Sure........ and ive one reserved in argos in anticipation of the price drop

Argos selling them? ... Can't see anything on website

massiveattack

Jovinho wrote: »

Argos selling them? ... Can't see anything on website

paddydriver

Jovinho wrote: »

Argos selling them? ... Can't see anything on website

Ye see now what happens when people start goggling "playbook firesale"...

jamesd

Argos uk

paddydriver

jamesd wrote: »

Argos uk

This one? - Its touch based too.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/224356/Trail/searchtext%3EPLAYBOOK.htm

upandcumming

Jovinho wrote: »

Argos selling them? ... Can't see anything on website

You really want a cheap tablet! One post on this, and the other on the Touchpad!

jim_bob

$199.99 from bestbuy US - Sold out of course

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/BlackBerry+-+PlayBook+Tablet+with+16GB+Memory/2265381.p?id=1218323427073&skuId=2265381&cmp=RMX&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=2265381

massiveattack

paddydriver wrote: »

This one? - Its touch based too.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/224356/Trail/searchtext%3EPLAYBOOK.htm

Il have to pass mate, no way of getting ice cream sandwich on that, good find however for the budget concious individual who doesnt need 3g support and can live without a HDMI output. It would no doubt suit an image concious student who wants to do light browsing and maybe play a bit of angry birds, aided by the tablets ergonomic design. However the battery life mightnt suit all, and being a Chinese clone it will probably go on fire/turn into a communist and eat all your euros.

If this were HUKD id be adding heat as this is one hot deal

Vertakill

A lot of people are saying this is just an employee discount coming up to Christmas as opposed to an actual fire sale ?

groom

The $199 price wouldn't be bad even. I've seen one in action and they're pretty well built. HDMI out is a nice feature

ruddy1987

€239 currently here for 16gig version

<SNIP>

upandcumming

Vertakill wrote: »

A lot of people are saying this is just an employee discount coming up to Christmas as opposed to an actual fire sale?

upandcumming wrote: »

There are a few mumblings of a firesale across the water once again.

I'm not sure if this a real BA (yet), or if it will even materialise, but better to be alert than not!

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upandcumming

Vertakill wrote: »

A lot of people are saying this is just an employee discount coming up to Christmas as opposed to an actual fire sale?

upandcumming wrote: »

There are a few mumblings of a firesale across the water once again.

I'm not sure if this a real BA (yet), or if it will even materialise, but better to be alert than not!

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Vertakill

Oh, I'm in agreement that this could be a great deal, upandcumming, and I'll most likely buy one if they come in at the rumoured price.

But I'm just trying to mention that this could very well be a way of creating a stir for these and the discounts may never arise for us regular joe's.

Hopefully that's not the case but people shouldn't get their hopes up too much!

Basq

Thanks for the notification..

.. but not confirmed at all yet!

Repost when confirmed.

Closed!

Basq

OK.. I'm reopening this as this would suggest a Firesale is likely!

Still €405 on Pixmania IE though.

Hogzy

Basq wrote: »

OK.. I'm reopening this as this would suggest a Firesale is likely!

Still €405 on Pixmania IE though.

You linked the irish website though?

Basq

Hogzy wrote: »

You linked the irish website though?

Whoops-a-daisy..

.. yeah, I said it - so wut!

Fixed!

Zonda999

There's something not so appealing about this IMHO.. remember it is only a 7" screen so not exactly massive. The email is supposedly locked down unless you have a blackberry phone too.. I don't think the demand for this would be anything like the HP Touchpad...

davoxx

would not trust pixmania ...

ucd.1985

Zonda999 wrote: »

There's something not so appealing about this IMHO.. remember it is only a 7" screen so not exactly massive. The email is supposedly locked down unless you have a blackberry phone too.. I don't think the demand for this would be anything like the HP Touchpad...

Is this true?

Mr Trade In

What stores stock these on the high street here?

justsomebloke

ucd.1985 wrote: »

Is this true?

yes it is only a 7" tablet and there is currently no native email client on it. AFAIK though they will be releasing an update with an email client in the not to distant future

Do-more

ucd.1985 wrote: »

Is this true?

Yes, it's a security feature, no emails are stored on the pad, you can draft emails on it but they can only be sent and received via a paired Blackberry phone.

Wertz

Currys UK was discounting this last week at £249 and a further cashback offer from quidco, making it 150 according to HUKD. Most likely a sign of things to come.

CantGetNoSleep

Anyone with a BB phone use one of these?

daytob

Dont know what the story is with over here. however they are only 198 us dollars now in walmart, so I reckon its a worldwide price drop.

Jarren

In meantime

http://www.ebay.com/ctg/BlackBerry-PlayBook-16GB-Wi-Fi-7in-Black-/103154093?LH_Price=150..220%40c&LH_ItemCondition=1000&LH_PrefLoc=2&rt=nc&_aset=0&_dmpt=US_Tablets&_fln=1&_fsct=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_pcategid=171485&_pcatid=839&_pdpal=1&_rptype=4295&_trksid=p5360.c0.m299.l1513&_pgn=1

Happy Bidding

iguana

RIM is writing off the playbooks and planning to continue selling them off cheaply.

RIM to take a $485 million loss in Q3 earnings due to unsold PlayBooks

RIM has just come out with a sobering statement ahead of its December 15th earnings report to tell the world that it'll be "recording a pre-tax provision" of $485 million in relation to unsold inventory of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. In simpler terms, that means the company is wiping nearly half a billion dollars off the value of its inventory, simply because it doesn't believe it can recoup it in sales. RIM reiterates that it has "a high level" of unsold PlayBooks in its warehouses and that it intends to continue an aggressive promotional push to get them out and returning at least some sort of revenue.

150,000 PlayBooks were shipped to retailers in the third quarter, but RIM has seen very positive feedback to the deep discounts it has been pushing and claims that the number of sales to consumers during that period is higher still. Though these numbers are relatively small and the writeoff announced today is undeniably big, RIM has chosen to look on the bright side and intends to treat the discounted sell-off of the PlayBook as a constructive exercise that gives the PlayBook OS a wider audience and firmer foothold.

Contd>>>>>

http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/2/2605280/rim-blackberry-playbook-loss-earnings

Dickerty

So the lesson is - stick it out post the Christmas rush, and you'll see the price drop further...

Oafley Jones

Do-more wrote: »

Yes, it's a security feature, no emails are stored on the pad, you can draft emails on it but they can only be sent and received via a paired Blackberry phone.

Hahaha. Sure it is.;)



There's a native email client coming.

Hogzy

Do-more wrote: »

Yes, it's a security feature, no emails are stored on the pad, you can draft emails on it but they can only be sent and received via a paired Blackberry phone.

That is the most retarded feature i have ever heard of. No wonder they havnt sold. It was bad enough that the iPad required a computer to set up the tablet (which is no longer the case really with iOS5) but that feature is just mental.

iguana

Dickerty wrote: »

So the lesson is - stick it out post the Christmas rush, and you'll see the price drop further...

Not necessarily. They still want to make the biggest recoup possible for the tablets while getting rid of them. Surely the best way to do that would be to sell them before Christmas when people will want them for presents. After Christmas there will be less demand along with cheaper competition. They've already tested the water with the $199 sale where they sold very quickly.

quinnie123ie

ruddy1987 wrote: »

€239 currently here for 16gig version

<SNIP>

Thanks alot... i ordered one, and looks like the site is a scam... fair play for posting scam sites one here.. much appreciated!!!

thegift06

quinnie123ie wrote: »

Thanks alot... i ordered one, and looks like the site is a scam... fair play for posting scam sites one here.. much appreciated!!!

Relax will ye, how was he supposed to know

quinnie123ie

thegift06 wrote: »

Relax will ye, how was he supposed to know

doubt you would be too relaxed if you were stung for €250... so no, i wont relax... and hopefully anyone else who reads this will think twice about ordering from simplyelectronics.net too...

Do-more

quinnie123ie wrote: »

doubt you would be too relaxed if you were stung for €250... so no, i wont relax... and hopefully anyone else who reads this will think twice about ordering from simplyelectronics.net too...

Have you contacted your credit card company to do a charge back?

thegift06

quinnie123ie wrote: »

doubt you would be too relaxed if you were stung for €250... so no, i wont relax... and hopefully anyone else who reads this will think twice about ordering from simplyelectronics.net too...

you cant fully blame him, your the one that bought it. You should have come on and said listen everyone dont use this site cause its a scam, you cant start blaming other posters for your purchase

Basq

quinnie123ie wrote: »

doubt you would be too relaxed if you were stung for €250... so no, i wont relax... and hopefully anyone else who reads this will think twice about ordering from simplyelectronics.net too...

To be honest... you should always google a company you've never heard of before ordering from them - just because you read them on here doesn't make them reliable.

You've no-one to blame but yourself there buddy!

No signs of a RIM Firesale so I'm closing this!