Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2 Review

2. roldefol posted on 16 Dec 2011, 08:27 4

All the Android tablet makers need to take a page from the Amazon playbook. I know they're not willing to sell at a loss like the Fire does, but look at how that model is selling. If Google wants to make a serious (ie >15% US market share) dent in the tablet market, the major manufacturers need to be willing to sell at smaller margins. Being as good or better than the iPad isn't enough to match it on price, especially on contract. They need to make a credible argument that an Android tablet offers something an iPad doesn't. Since they can't really do that yet, they need to fight with dollars. $300 for WiFi-only would significantly undercut Apple, yet make it easy to argue more functionality than the Kindle for not much more money.

3. bossmt_2 posted on 16 Dec 2011, 09:26 3

The xyboard is a day late, a dollar short, and has the worst name in the biz.

Seriously though, I'm sure it's a fine tablet, but given the price, it's just not worth it. On the market right now it's not even the top tablet and in a week or so the Transformer will come out and crush the Xyboard in performance and since the Xoom2 (better ring to it) isn't available on WiFi it's severely limiting it's market since it is more expensive than the WiFi tablets like the iPad, Transformer, Galaxy, Sony Tabs, Toshiba tabs, etc.

Motorola right now looks like they're slowly correcting launch errors of old. First by offering a smaller cheaper option, second by having a 32 gig and 16 gig model. Now they need to work on launching a WiFi model at launch and lower the pricing point about 50 bucks

4. downphoenix posted on 16 Dec 2011, 13:06 2

Did Motorola learn nothing from the launch of the Xoom?

6. ledbetterp3 posted on 16 Dec 2011, 19:59 4

I wonder what the score would be if price wasn't an issue? an 8 maybe?

7. KingKurogiii posted on 17 Dec 2011, 00:39 0

i LOVE what Motorola did with the Interface! every OEM should pay attention here because this is what they need to do. Stock w/ customized Icons, Fonts, Widgets & Function Keys. the Droid Xyboard would be an ideal Tablet for me. i have a pretty ballin' Laptop so i can't really justify a big Tablet that's not portable enough to just grab on a whim and i don't want something so small that it just seems senseless to use over my smartphone for much so between this and the Galaxy Tab 7.7 they just nail it with me. price is in serious need of adjusting though.

8. ardent1 posted on 19 Dec 2011, 15:18 0

I was playing with one at a Verizon store and they want $600 without a contract or $420 with a 2-year contract.

Motorola is doing EXACTLY the same thing wrong when they introduced the first gen Xoom -- it's overpriced and a poor value given other tablets in the marketplace.

10. ILikeBubbles posted on 19 Dec 2011, 23:15 0

conversely? i'm pretty sure that choppy = live wallpaper and smooth = static.. im really not usually a grammar nazi (i promise!) but that's pretty much the opposite i think of what should have gone there.. who writes these? do they get grammar check?

11. Pugs53 posted on 29 Dec 2011, 13:11 0

Can someone please tell me which currently available tablet is better in all areas than the Xyboard? IPad is 3G vs Xyboard is 4G.