Apple to Lower iPad Price to Meet Consumers’ Needs? [One More Reason Not to Buy the iPad, at Least for Now!]

9 Feb 2010

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As soon as the spell of Steve Jobs’s keynote wore off a couple of weeks ago we realized that the iPad is not the perfect device ever made by Apple. In fact there are plenty of reasons for not to buy the device, at least not just yet. And today we have one more reason for you to resist your first impulse of buying the device.

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The Wall Street Journal suggests that Cupertino is willing to drop iPad prices in case the device doesn’t sell in impressive numbers. According to analysts from Credit Suisse Apple could become more aggressive in pricing the iPad if needed but that’s not something confirmed by Apple yet.

Currently the cheapest iPad available costs $499 and it’s only capable to deliver Wi-Fi connectivity. That’s the 16GB version while the 32GB and 64GB models cost $599 and $699, respectively. The three Wi-Fi versions will be available at the end of March while the iPad 3G will start selling only in late April. The 3G feature costs an extra $130 which means you’ll end up paying anywhere from $629 to $829 for an iPad 3G.

So, what will you do? Will you buy any iPad version in the following months? Or would you rather wait and see if Apple is willing to drop the price some more? A while ago we showed you how much Apple is rumored to profit from every sold iPad. If those numbers are correct then Apple has plenty of room to maneuver should it have to cut down prices. One other plausible version would be subsidizing the device by bundling with new 2-year 3G data plans from carriers around the world.

Other analysts have suggested that the iPad will sell very well this year and the numbers should be in the millions. That’s something that Apple probably wants to do so the company could settle for a smaller profit in order not to risk low sales. After all, nobody likes a poor sales performance, especially not giants like Apple or Google.

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