Fusion Garage's new Grid 10 tablet
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Fusion Garage)
Fusion Garage's new Grid 10 tablet is selling for a healthy $200 below its originally announced price.
Available for sale in the United States and scheduled to start shipping this past Monday, the Grid 10 is being served up in two versions--a 16GB Wi-Fi-only version for $299 and a 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G edition for $399. Those numbers compare with the previously announced prices of $499 and $599, respectively. Shipping is free.
A spokewoman for Fusion Garage told CNET that the company was able to lower the price after negotiating its supply chain costs with a manufacturing partner. Customers who already ordered the tablet following its official August 15 launch date will be compensated for the price difference.
Beyond the U.S., buyers in the U.K. can preorder the Grid 10, but it won't actually ship for them until October 24. The tablet will also start launching for other countries in Europe this week and next.
However, U.S. customers are now looking at a delay as well.
On Monday, Fusion Garage CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan revealed that the new tablet won't actually start shipping until October 1. Rathakrishnan attributed the delay to a revision... [Read more]
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