WiFi BlackBerry PlayBook priced at $500 in Office Depot’s systems

Now this is what we’re talking about! Sure, we’ve been well aware of RIM’s plans to take the PlayBook to Sprint (and maybe even Verizon ), but if this Office Depot listing is to be believed, a 16GB, WiFi version of the 7-inch tablet will also be heading to some retailers for the very competitive price of $499.99. It’s really the first solid PlayBook pricing we’ve seen, and we’ve got to admit, we’re happy to see that RIM followed through on its word to offer the touchscreen slab for under $500 . (And hey, it sure beats the leaked Xoom pricing we saw earlier this week.) Unfortunately, the screenshot above doesn’t reveal much more, although it lists the QNX-powered slate as hitting Office Depot stores on “Week 17,” which we are assuming is sometime in the March or April timeframe. That certainly lines up with what we’ve heard before — now we’re just stuck waiting for spring to start and hoping Office Depot’s cut out its shady practices and is willing to sell us one of these without an extended warranty . [Thanks, Braden] WiFi BlackBerry PlayBook priced at $500 in Office Depot’s systems originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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