Motorola Xoom Wifi Priced and Dated [Updated]

Motorola’s WiFi-only XOOM will apparently launch on March 27, in accordance with a Staples flyer, providing a 3G-free and less costly version of the Android three.0 Honeycomb tablet. Spotted by Droid Life, the flyer ideas a $599.98 cost tag for the XOOM WiFi, much more high-priced than we saw it listed at Sam’s Club earlier within the month.

It is exactly the same value as Verizon is asking for the 3G-enabled XOOM on contract, which will tie you into a two-year information strategy agreement. The XOOM 3G is obtainable contract-free, but that is priced at $799.99 - a complete $200 much more than the WiFi-only version.

With no 3G you shed the flexibility of anyplace connectivity - plus the promise of a 4G upgrade later in 2011 - but for largely residence users of the tablet we envision that is an acceptable compromise. Interestingly, the image of the XOOM employed inside the Staples flyer appears to become of the silver-backed version, believed to become a European exclusive. It is achievable Staples simply utilized the incorrect graphic in their promo, nonetheless.

Update: In accordance with developer Al Sutton‘s sources at DSG inside the UK, the XOOM WiFi is expected in UK shops on April 9 2011.

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