BlackBerry PlayBook discounted to $199 ?

A leaked flyer reveals that the office retail chain store, Staples is planning to offer the BlackBerry PlayBook at $199 on November 25th as part of the stores Black Friday offerings.

The PlayBook was recently reduced to $299 to compete with the Amazon Kindle Fire, which set a new pricing standard for 7-inch tablets. Originally the 16GB Wi-Fi version was priced at $499 but had to reduce it's price due to poor sales.

There are a couple of things to keep in mind. The offer will be valid in stores only and not online. Also the pricing will be available at one unit per customer as a 'Door-Buster' sale which will be on between 6 AM and 12 NOON on Black Friday.

While this may be a great deal for the tablet anyone interested is warned that the PlayBook has been plagued with poor sales since it's lauch which may be due to the lack of some core apps like the calendar and email. Also compared to it's Android competitors, the app selection on the PlayBook is quite small.

If you are still interested in trying the device out, let us know if you get your hands on the deal on Black Friday.


source - PhoneArena