{"id":44811,"date":"2009-11-19T10:05:47","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T15:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theappleblog.com\/?p=36009"},"modified":"2009-11-19T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2009-11-19T15:05:47","slug":"rumored-apple-tablet-now-rumored-to-be-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/44811","title":{"rendered":"Rumored Apple Tablet Now Rumored to Be Delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Ever entertaining\u2014if unreliable\u2014DigiTimes<\/a> has not one, but two big tablet rumors today. The mythical device<\/a> (subscription required)\u00a0has been delayed from early 2010 to the second half of next year, and there will an OLED model. Seriously.<\/p>\n

According to anonymous sources inside that the electronics supply chain, Apple changed the launch from March\u2014as opposed to January<\/a>\u2014to “switch some components” and to add a model with a 9.7″ OLED screen. The OLED model will be manufactured with a display from LG Electronics, as part of a $500 million dollar contract with Apple. That model would be in addition to an LCD tablet with a 10.6″ display. <\/span><\/p>\n

If making two tablets with different size screens seems a curious decision, the price of the OLED tablet is extreme. According to DigiTimes, a 9.7″ OLED display would cost about $500, and display price is typically a third of total cost, so $1,500 would be the price to manufacture the tablet. Even accounting for cost reductions by next year, the retail price could be as high as $2,000.<\/p>\n

That’s probably about right (the price, not the rumor). The Sony XEL-1 TV<\/a> has an 11″ OLED screen and retails for $2,500, but can be found for as “little” as $1,800. However, even with a subsidy from a wireless provider, there is no way Apple is going to recreate the Cube failure in two-dimensions by selling a tablet in the range of $2,000. Look for an LCD tablet for around $800 early next year.<\/p>\n

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