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Dell Dumps Keyboardless Windows RT Tablets

Posted by Unknown on from the you-win-this-round-laptops dept.

jfruh writes "On Friday, Dell was selling Windows RT tablets for as low as $300. By this morning, the cheapest one on offer was $479. The difference? The only tablets they're selling now come bundled with keyboards, which may indicate that customers are finding even the Metro-focused RT version of Windows 8 too irritating to navigate by touch alone. (If you really want a 10-inch Dell tablet without a keyboard it looks like you can still get one on Amazon, at least for the time being.)"

5 of 186 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Be fair since you aren't being fair ... by LordThyGod · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows RT tablets are a collectors item and you'll be able sell them on E-Bay for a tidy sum. And this is a great reason to buy one today.

    Probably true in 10-15 years when the current inventory is down.

  2. Re:"Press F1 to continue..." by rudy_wayne · · Score: 4, Funny

    She brought hers out to our writer's group last night with the intention of getting sued to it.

    Best unintentional humor of the day.

  3. Re:not low enough by Delarth799 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It must be ergonomic

  4. Re:Hardly surprising by tripleevenfall · · Score: 5, Funny

    That is all predicated on the faulty assumption that anyone wants to use Windows 8 in the first place.

  5. I guess the problem was the price. by dccase · · Score: 5, Funny

    Making it more expensive should fix it.