Want a Cheaper Tablet? Just Wait.
Rock-solid, take-it-to-the-bank prediction for consumer technology: It gets better, and costs less, over time.
Today’s reminder comes via the analyst team at J.P. Morgan, who predict that the average retail price for a tablet will drop 15.7 percent next year — from $529 to $446.
It’s also worth noting that 20 percent downward lurch for the current quarter. That’s due primarily to Amazon’s entry with the $200 Kindle Fire, which at the very least seems to be moving a lot of units. Apple’s lowest-priced iPad, for reference, starts at $500.