HP drops price of Slate 7 Android tablet by $30-Priceangels.com

Companies can spin it any way they like, but discounting a new product — whether as a limited-time offer or a permanent price drop — is never a good sign. Such would appear to be the case for HP, which has already dropped the price on its much-ballyhooed Slate 7 inch android tablet, released in April, by $30.

When the company announced the Slate 7, its low starting price of $169.99 was one of its main selling points in the fiercely competitive tablet market. So the fact that HP has recently and quietly lowered the cost to $139.99 suggests that even that budget price was too high to muster sufficient sales. The $30 discount also applies to the pricier configurations with 16GB of capacity and optional red color choice.

Reviews for the Slate 7 have been middling at best, which may have blunted demand. For instance, our sister site CNET found that the tablet suffers from mediocre hardware, including a 1,024x600 resolution screen and lackluster cameras, and the lack of a gyroscope.

What do you make of HP's decision to lower the price of the 8 inch android tablet? Does it make you more likely to buy one? Or does it mean that it's one step closer to the dustbin, joining the company's other tablet failures like the Slate 500 and TouchPad?I'd opt for the new Novo 8 Discovery tablet that launched in June -- and is on sale this week for $159, normally $169 at Tablet Sprint.ds4324SG


The Novo 8 Discovery compares to the 8-inch mini iPad and offers fast Quad core performance and Bluetooth connection... and the 8" size is almost as compact as a 7" tablet but offers 65% more screen space to play with, which makes quite a difference in user experience. It also offers MicroSD storage, 16GB Memory, HDMI, a front webcam & 2 Megapixel rear camera, Bluetooth, a powerful 5000 mAh battery, and Google Play preinstalled with access to over 400,000 Apps -- Tablet Sprint also features $25 in free Bonus Apps that include an MS Office suite and several premium 3D Games, including Shadowgun.

Price was the only real strong point of the tablet, but even then there were better choices already competing with it. Typically with better hardware at similar or lower prices.Perhaps do something like release every tablet with an Android and Windows model. Same with phones.

At this price, this is one of the nicest under 150$ 7" tablets. Most don't have Bluetooth or a rear facing camera. Beats audio is waste on a budget tablet. This has to be the worst time to release a 7 " inch tablet. Samsung just released the Tab 3. Google and Amazon will release the Fire and Nexus updates soon (possibly any day). In the sub 150$ range I would recommend it, but for me I will wait to see the Fire and Nexus.