Dell Streak Tablet Begins a New Competition with Apple iPad
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12 August 2010 | posted by: Andres Ruiz | One Comment
Dell Streak Dell begins presales of its Streak tablet today, retailing for $299.99 with a 24 months AT&T contract and $549.99 unlocked. The general opinion among technical analysts is that tablets have the potential to devour the traditional laptop market in coming years and Dell is hoping that the Streak’s abilities will distinguish it from the competitors with this device running a customized version of Google Android OS, with access to Dell-specific “interface enhancements” and Android Marketplace. It features a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 3G connectivity, built-in Wi-Fi capability and the biggest display on a mobile phone: a massive 5-inch WVGA TFT LCD ‘Gorilla’ glass screen, with a resolution of 800×480 pixels. Having also a microSD expandable memory of up to 32GB, a 5-megapixel camera and a navigation and street views coming courtesy of Google Maps, Streak is a mobile entertainment, navigation and social-connectivity device, according to the manufacturer. The tablets leading product is Apple iPad and even the cheap Asian producers was hesitant to fight on this ground, but Streak may become a competitor on this market. It will be not an easy job as long as it is twice the price of an Ipod Touch and it is also $50 more expensive than an Ipad with a 9.7-inch display, but Michael Dell and his team are determined to bring a surprise in the near future. Image Credit: |
Just got off the line with Dell and the $549.99 unit is still locked to AT&T. (Just no contract) So as of today’s pre-launch there is NO unlocked Dell Streak available from the USA store.
See transcript of this mornings conversation below.
08/12/2010 08:52:51AM Cam: “Anna, is the $****.99 for the Streak the Unlocked phone?”
08/12/2010 08:54:35AM Agent (E&A_Anna): “hello Cam, let me check that for you
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08/12/2010 08:55:04AM Cam: “Thank you. Much appreaciated”
08/12/2010 08:58:07AM Agent (E&A_Anna): “Thanks for holding, I was able to check here and this phone is locked for AT&T line”
08/12/2010 08:58:54AM Agent (E&A_Anna): “would you like to order the item now?”
08/12/2010 08:59:49AM Cam: “No thank you. I’m going to wait for the unlocked version as I travel internationally a considerable amount.”
08/12/2010 09:00:42AM Agent (E&A_Anna): “I understand that unfortunately we cannot guarantee you when will that be since we only have this Streak for AT&T line”
08/12/2010 09:01:36AM Cam: “I understand. I am in Europe next month and can always pick up a unit there.”
08/12/2010 09:01:44AM Cam: “Cheers and have a great day”
08/12/2010 09:01:50AM Session Ended
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