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Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by gamblor956 »

wongarsu wrote: post #113
gamblor956 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The UK price is VAT inclusive. (Advertised prices in the UK must generally include tax.) The US price is pre-tax (since there are several thousand sales tax rates that could apply, based on customer location).

UK value-added tax is 20%. $499 * 1,20 = $598.8, which is about £478. Selling it for £499 would have more than covered the tax difference at current exchange rate, so where do the other £100 come from?

As was pointed out earlier in other comments, Google generally uses a 1:1 convention for USD->GBP for pricing. (This 1:1 generally accounts for minor f/x fluctuations and for customs duties for importing goods into the U.K.)

GBP 500 x 120% = GBP 600 (rounded)

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by cachvico »

Jedd wrote: post #243
outofpaper wrote: post #203

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It's a missed opertunity to add a teeny bit of compute to it. This dock is essentially the same as what Lenovo released a couple years back only that was also a bluetooth speaker.

> teeny bit of compute You mean, a whole other processor + memory + firmware + microphone + network + ... ?

Yes, like in the thing that they practically give away (Home Mini for $50)

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by x0x0 »

solarkraft wrote: post #248

Am I having a stroke? 700€ for a tablet? That doesn't support a pen? That doesnt have a good ecosystem? I get that Pixel is supposed to be a premium brand but it looks to me like they're trying to out-Apple Apple in pricing while at the same time trying to establish a new product category (let's be honest, Android tablets are kind of a joke right now). I'm glad Android tablets might make a comeback, but at that price…

I'm in the same place -- I can't understand what is the case for buying this instead of an ipad. If anyone can make a case, I'm curious.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by Spivak »

wilg wrote: post #232
tomComb wrote: post #227

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That was the headline error in the Verge's coverage too ... The Pixel Tablet is half of what it could have been https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/11/23718860/pixel-tablet-doc... But I really don't understand - that would require the dock to have a screen, a SoC, mic's etc. That would be a completely different and much more expensive piece of hardware. No way they could have included that with the tablet, unless they ca…

Put the $49 Google Home Mini in the dock and charge $99 for it as an add-on.

Or honestly just include it for free since there was a time when Google was literally just giving the minis away.

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Post by nkozyra »

LeifCarrotson wrote: post #69
bryanlarsen wrote: post #50

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Wireless is usually a lot slower than plugging it in, so i suspect it'd be better on batteries rather than worse. But the best way to save your batteries is to not charge to 100%.

I wish there were standard software in Android and iOS to limit charge percentage and battery temperature during charging. It's ludicrous to me that the default behavior is plugging in your phone to a 30W ludicrously fast charger when you go to bed in the evening, where it then climbs to 100% charge and holds there while you sleep. I should be able to tell it I'd like it to reach 85% charge as of the time my alarm go…

> I should be able to tell it I'd like it to reach 85% charge as of the time my alarm goes off in the morning, timing that in a way that minimizes battery heating.

Isn't this precisely what adaptive charging does?

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Post by p1necone »

LoganDark wrote: post #236
p1necone wrote: post #171

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72dpi was normal/standard... about two decades ago. About the closest thing we have to a "normal" desktop dpi nowadays is probably 24 inches @ 1920x1080, which is ~92dpi.

> About the closest thing we have to a "normal" desktop dpi nowadays is probably 24 inches @ 1920x1080, which is ~92dpi. Funnily enough, 96dpi is actually the reference that Windows uses. 200% scaling factor is therefore 192dpi, and 250% is 240dpi. Explains why Windows defaults to 250% scaling on 15" 4K monitors, like laptops. Or 125% on 15" 1080p monitors!

I was curious about the reason for the 96dpi number and found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_per_inch#Computer_monitor...

There's interesting history behind these numbers.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

Freedom2 wrote: post #233
vineyardmike wrote: post #207

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When I recently worked at we did “market research” and we basically came to the conclusion that apple is probably waiting to see reactions to pixel tablet dock to decide if it should be an iPad first or HomePod first.

What's interesting is that even when Apple follows a design or trend, their fans can often claim that Apple innovates it at the same time. For example, Android has had wireless charging and USB-C ages before Apple, but when Apple started to use them, their fans said something along the lines of 'Apple refined and innovated on the prototype concept, and are first to deliver a working, solid product', despite the Andro…

Apple still isn’t using USB-C for phone charging. How good are the MagSafe equivalents in android land?

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Post by JohnTHaller »

solarkraft wrote: post #248

Am I having a stroke? 700€ for a tablet? That doesn't support a pen? That doesnt have a good ecosystem? I get that Pixel is supposed to be a premium brand but it looks to me like they're trying to out-Apple Apple in pricing while at the same time trying to establish a new product category (let's be honest, Android tablets are kind of a joke right now). I'm glad Android tablets might make a comeback, but at that price…

US pricing is basically identical to Apple:

Pixel Tablet: 128GB for $499 or 256GB for $599

Current iPad: 64GB for $449 or 256GB for $599

If you want to use a pen with the Pixel Tablet, you can use any USI 2.0 stylus you'd like. And the Pixel Tablet has a laminated screen unlike the 10th gen iPad, which makes for an arguably better stylus experience. I personally hate non-laminated tablet screens.

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