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_Hotsauce_ 02-03-2012 07:37 AM

Playbook price drop
 
Have you been considering a Playbook? Well for this week only the 16gig version has dropped to $149.99 at Telus stores.

Yes, the BlackBerry PlayBook will be dropped to $149.99 (16GB and 32GB) | MobileSyrup.com

Presto 02-03-2012 07:44 AM

Will any of the big boxes PM this?

_Hotsauce_ 02-03-2012 08:20 AM

I'll be heading to Futureshop/Best buy to check it out in an hour or so, will update the thread in abit

Psykopathik 02-03-2012 12:04 PM

lol the 32gb are $149. go PM at Futureshop and Bestbuy, no one else will allow it.

EDIT: now buy direct form Telus, no team web login needed

http://www.telusmobility.com/en/BC/b...ok/index.shtml

DEAD now

dangonay 02-03-2012 12:14 PM

And RIM is giving free Playbooks to Android devs if they write/port an App over.

Who's going to waste time doing that when you can buy one for dirt cheap?
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Firmware 02-03-2012 12:34 PM

^ For some people it is easy as pie.

Telus is getting rid of them so that they can pick up the 3g ones in Q2.

wasabisashimi 02-03-2012 12:43 PM

well, hello hoarders on craigslist. They've got some ordering to do

_Hotsauce_ 02-03-2012 12:46 PM

I picked one up, I think it's a steal of a deal. I'm not huge on applications and just wanted something bigger then my Nexus S for the internet....this is just perfect. Speedy multi-tasking, looks slick, plays HD video.

I'm happy.

gars 02-03-2012 01:04 PM

I tried ordering one a few times on their site - it kept on saying checkout is temporarily unavailable, annnnnnd now it's off the site.

Gonna stop by a store later and see if they have any.

Firmware 02-03-2012 01:04 PM

Don't forget the emulators that you can play on the playbook!

gba and genesis !

skyxx 02-03-2012 01:09 PM

All gone....

Jermyzy 02-03-2012 01:37 PM

Black's selling for $149 too. OOS online, but you can try in-store?

Black's - Product (Blackberry Playbook 32GB WiFi)

_Hotsauce_ 02-03-2012 02:55 PM

I'm pretty stoked for OS 2.0 and the Android Player...so it'll be just as good as an android tab!

rJZx 02-03-2012 03:03 PM

Anyone know if this deal is at bestbuy too?

Coren 02-03-2012 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilmatic (Post 7784697)
Anyone know if this deal is at bestbuy too?

Its a deal between RIM and Telus. Only deal at other stores is price matching. Some will, some won't.

For example, I called BestBuy to see if they will price match. The guy on phone said yes so I drove down there (probably took 15 minutes). Girl there went to get one from the back and then told me "Telus removed it from their website so we are no longer price matching." Well, that just wasted me half hour.

Presto 02-03-2012 03:55 PM

One of my co-workers went to the Telus store, today. They had a 32GB in stock, and when she got there, they had just sold it. The guy contacted London Drugs, and they price matched $149. She may be a unique circumstance, though. YMMV.

LiquidTurbo 02-03-2012 05:25 PM

IPad user here. Is there a way to load up emulators for SNES and NES for the playback and then use a controller to play it? Wouldn't mind making a old school gaming tablet.

GLOW 02-03-2012 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firmware (Post 7784572)
Don't forget the emulators that you can play on the playbook!

gba and genesis !

i dont see any on the app market

_Hotsauce_ 02-03-2012 09:50 PM

Favorite feature of the playbook is def the multi-tasking, hands down the most intuitive system that I've seen on a tablet. I've tried streaming 1080p video, working on a resume and checking facebook. I experienced no slow-downs what so ever in changing from applications. Also, the actual movement of switching is flows very well; it's not awkward I guess.

stuff99 02-03-2012 10:38 PM

Metro Telus stores claimed they didn't even have stock right at opening.

Teh Doucher 02-04-2012 02:15 PM

Fawk just bought one at fs for $199 last week. Let's see if they price match.
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Levitron 02-04-2012 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuff99 (Post 7785134)
Metro Telus stores claimed they didn't even have stock right at opening.

Same deal in downtown.

gs430 02-04-2012 02:38 PM

I picked one up at visions for $150.XX tax in after they price matched plus 5% off. I tried going back to get a couple more and they told me they coudnt price match any more cause they made a mistake and didnt see the " while quantity last" on the telus web site


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