Why the Specs craze??

[original00]

Do manufacturers ever check with customers before adding all these specs they think we all want? Give me these specs this year at $400-$450 and tell me this wouldn't sell tons

10" (1024 x 768)-Current ipad quality screen
Wifi only
16GB with micro sdhc support
700-1gb ram
Snapdragon dual core MSM8660 1.2GHz (I can actually live with the samsung's current hummingbird with the SGX540 powervr gpu which is a beast at gaming)
Stock android HC or HTC sense


I don't need a rear camera ( Who is really going to be taking pics with a tablet when they probably own a 5-8mp cellphone with them?)
I could live without a ffc (hardly use it on my evo and the networks can't really support a fluid experience today)

Anyone with me? I guess I'm just hoping the Xoom doesn't start at $600/700. I guess we'll find out in the next few weeks

 

[Baconator]

Mine would be the Motorola Xoom with 4G for $499- $599

 

[dsignori]

Do manufacturers ever check with customers before adding all these specs they think we all want? ...

I don't need a rear camera ( Who is really going to be taking pics with a tablet when they probably own a 5-8mp cellphone with them?)
I could live without a ffc (hardly use it on my evo and the networks can't really support a fluid experience today)

Anyone with me? I guess I'm just hoping the Xoom doesn't start at $600/700. I guess we'll find out in the next few weeks

I for one, want the specs the XOOM has, which by the way aren't all that different from those you posted really. And I do think it is priced too high from the leaked prices seen so far. If the question is: do we want just about the same thing at a lower price, I think that would depend on what is given up, and just how low the price would be. Your specs, with no cameras .. I'd take the XOOM at $699 .. But others might not. I don't think there's any set of specs that we all want to be honest ...

That said, there is most definitely a "specs craze" as you put it going around. To me the UI and the overall usefulness and experience of using the device is going to count for much more.

 

[qnet]

It probably would sell more starting off like that, for those who didn't want a Ipad and preferred a Android tablet with Honeycomb.

For me, I would just keep my Ipad. One of the reasons I want this tablet is because of the specs and more storage but, that's just me. I wished I had got a 32 or 64GB Ipad now instead of a 16GB. After putting on all my music, pictures, apps and movies, that 16GB (14Gb usable) goes away quick.

 

[Maikai.Guy]

Sorry, not with you

I want all the specs the XOOM offers.

I'll use them all, except for the front facing camera. I'm one ugly SOB already. Looking up my nose while I talk will not be a sight for the faint of heart. ;-)

Even the 4G will be important for me. I already do most of my work in the "cloud" (I really hate that term!). What I can't do in the cloud is design boards and compile code. So I'll use my home system remotely via PocketCloud for remote design and code writing/compiling from hotel rooms. The high speed link, 1GB of SRAM and fast graphics processor will all be very necessary for this link.

The only thing I won't be able to work with is development boards, but that's OK... for now. ;-)

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

The thing is with technology today, you have to innovate and find ways to "wow" consumers and techie's alike. We already have quite a few "meh" Android and other tablets out there that have the very basics. Motorola has touted this as a Google Experience device, and the more features you add, the more likely you are to garner attention.