The iPad has shown that there is consumer demand for tablets, and in 2011 a whole lot of major brands will (finally) launch various models. When the iPad was launched it set the benchmark for pricing, with the expectation that Android tablets would be cheaper... cheaper even than the cheapest iPad. But as the major brands start releasing their pricing information, we’re finding that they’re setting their prices closer to the iPad range, leaving that sub-$400 area open for the Shanzhai.
