The Macalope Weekly: Come on and Xoom Xoom Xooma Xoom

26.02.2011

According to (motto: this Top 10 List isn’t complete until it has 10 items!), the Xoom compares favorably to the iPad.

Motorola Xoom pricing starts at $600 for a WiFi-only model.

True! Except that device . As an aside, apparently there’s no Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Tab either. That Android choice factor sure seems like a great deal for the carriers who’d rather force you to buy a 3G model. Less so for consumers.

The device will cost $799 for a 3G version. At first glance, $799 might seem like a lot to pay for a tablet. But when one considers that the high-end iPad retails for $829 and it doesn’t have the same feature set in the operating system or as powerful components, it becomes clear that the Xoom is delivering a good value.

Right! Who cares if it’s , doesn’t have , and lacks a solid base of optimized apps. It has more checks on this grid of boxes of not-yet-available features that Reisinger just made!