the LTE TAB has effectively killed the xoom

[snovguy]

So I have been considering taking the hit and replacing my Xoom with a Tab with LTE.

Part of that decision was to try and get a rough idea of why my Xoom was worth on the used/trade market.

Gazelle was one of the first places I looked. I realize that they tend to be at the lower end, but they have been good in the past for ballpark purpose.

So this morning the price they will pay for a 3g Xoom is $118

That is it and is actually lower than the wifi only Xoom.

So my Xoom becomes a bigger albatross....

Motorola for so totally screwing your customers

 

[cparker5]

Then if you want to sell it, trade it in as trade in as verizon credit on verizon trade website and get $300

 

[snovguy]

Then if you want to sell it, trade it in as trade in as verizon credit on verizon trade website and get $300

Thanks for the tip. Interestingly when you actually try to go through with it you get an error and are told to contact them.......That can't be good

 

[Maikai.Guy]

Where do I begin? Oh heck... I won't start. I just sit here in slack jawed disbelief at what gets written here sometimes. ;-)

eBay has several XOOMs for sale, all with multiple bids, all well in the $400's. Heck, there is a WiFi only XOOM selling within a minute for $420 and 31 bids.

Motorola Xoom 32GB Android Tablet WIFI MINT | eBay

But if you'd like to sell your 3G XOOM for just over $100, send me a private message and I'll take that piece of crap off your hands. ;-)

I crack myself up... really... I do!

 

[anon(224455)]

Where do I begin? Oh heck... I won't start. I just sit here in slack jawed disbelief at what gets written here sometimes. ;-)

But if you'd like to sell your 3G XOOM for just over $100, send me a private message and I'll take that piece of crap off your hands. ;-)

Me too. Also, you can try Craigslist - you'll get a decent selling price for it.

But unlike maikai, i'll give you 200 for the POS, and if you go to verizon, i'll give you 1.00 above their price

 

[tntdroid]

Don't sell to that one place as eBay and Craigslist are selling for much more. And the f bomb is not acceptable here.

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[snovguy]

Don't sell to that one place as eBay and Craigslist are selling for much more. And the f bomb is not acceptable here.

sent by CyanogenMod X

Thanks and understood about the words... Read an initial look at the new Samsung and temper got the best of me....

 

[dhendriksen]

I still love my XOOM as much as ever, and frankly don't see anything the Samsung Tab has over the XOOM. I wouldn't trade my XOOM today if I was given the option. Was $799 a lot ot pay for this thing? Yes...it was. But, that's the price you pay to be the first to play. I have been enjoying this thing for 6 months and now the Samsung is finally coming out, and is $70 cheaper for a model with similar specs? I think the XOOM is doing very well.

Also, there is no reason this should ever be worth less than a WiFi only XOOM. It does everything the WiFi only XOOM does...and more.

I love the XOOM...I'm typing this on it right now using the Motorola Bluetooth Keyboard. This thing rocks!

 

[Maikai.Guy]

I still love my XOOM as much as ever, and frankly don't see anything the Samsung Tab has over the XOOM. I wouldn't trade my XOOM today if I was given the option. Was $799 a lot ot pay for this thing? Yes...it was. But, that's the price you pay to be the first to play. I have been enjoying this thing for 6 months and now the Samsung is finally coming out, and is $70 cheaper for a model with similar specs? I think the XOOM is doing very well.

Also, there is no reason this should ever be worth less than a WiFi only XOOM. It does everything the WiFi only XOOM does...and more.

I love the XOOM...I'm typing this on it right now using the Motorola Bluetooth Keyboard. This thing rocks!

Well put!

 

[p08757]

I still love my Xoom. It will be even better an a few months when it gets LTE and SD card support. (I hope) For what I have invested in it so far, I'm perfectly fine with keeping it for another 19 months until my contract expires, or upgrading in 15 months.

Wow! 15 or 19 more months.... Thats a long time.

 

[gitit20]

They are not screwing the customers lol I don't think it will kill the xoom for one the xoom had HDMI and USB ports micro SD card slot and full metel back and just feels better built xooms on eBay are going for 400+ used so I have to kindly disagree...

 

[RHChan84]

After playing with the Tab and Xoom, I feel comfortable with the Xoom. Just feels like a better build and HDMI, micro SD and USB, is a bug plus. HDMI might not be useful for a good amount of people but I use it a lot, even on my DX.

 

[tagacapiz]

of course it kills the xoom.

the lte tab is rumored to have HDMI, microsd. samsung has abandoned the plasticky feel and used actual metals. lastly, it has displaced the old xoom as the new GED and gets updates first.


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[anon(194966)]

of course it kills the xoom.

the lte tab is rumored to have HDMI, microsd. samsung has abandoned the plasticky feel and used actual metals. lastly, it has displaced the old xoom as the new GED and gets updates first.


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I have it in my hands right now... no microSD, HDMI via adaptor... the back is still plastic but its not as bad as people complain about.

I think I will enjoy the Tab just as much as the Xoom... both in hand, I rather hold the Tab, speakers are better (on the sides not the back), buttons are nicer... it also vibrates for more feedback (minor gimick, i know)

 

[Major]

I seriously doubt that a great many people on thees boards actually wait out a two year contract on either their phones or tablets. My last three phones have been an HTC Tilt2, a Samsung Captivate, and now a Motorola Atrix, and I'm fairly certain that's been within the last two years alone.

We should start up a poll to see how many people have actually completed a two year contract with a single phone.

 

[Maikai.Guy]

....
lastly, it has displaced the old xoom as the new GED and gets updates first.

?!?!
I highly doubt that claim. Where did you hear that? Provide a ink to official announcement or you're making stuff up.

 

[tntdroid]

?!?!
I highly doubt that claim. Where did you hear that? Provide a ink to official announcement or you're making stuff up.

I think it safe to say he was joking and being sarcastic.

sent by CyanogenMod X

 

[freeky1]

I just bought a Wifi Xoom at Staples for less than the final price of that one on EBay!

Sent from my Etch A Sketch

 

[Maikai.Guy]

I think it safe to say he was joking and being sarcastic.

sent by CyanogenMod X

So he's making stuff up. ;-)

Overly dry humor in the written word just flies past me. I "get it" when I can see someone's smirk, but when it's just text... how the heck can you tell that was a joke in mid rant?

 

[tntdroid]

So he's making stuff up. ;-)

Overly dry humor in the written word just flies past me. I "get it" when I can see someone's smirk, but when it's just text... how the heck can you tell that was a joke in mid rant?

Lol I hope he's joking. Just the tab replacing the Xoom would just never happen so that did it for me.

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