Doing Math On My Possible Tablet Purchase

Kinda a short blog today. Still recovering from my trip to Kuala Terengganu.

On Friday, Maxis announced the latest addition to their tablet collection and packages. This new tablet, the HTC Flyer, boasts a 1.5 GHz CPU with 32GB on internal memory, a stylus pen (battery operated) plus having HTC Scribe and HTC Sense technology all in one. Only drawback is that the Flyer is still using the Froyo, instead of the Android 3.0+ Honeycomb, which is the currently used OS. Well, whatever the specs may be, Maxis is now offering the Fyler (RRP: RM2499) bundled with an Internet package in which one can get the Flyer as low as RM195. That's like a 93% discount for the Flyer. But of course, the Internet package is quite hefty. To enjoy the Flyer at the aforementioned price, you need to subscribe to a 16GB quota broadband package. The cost? RM152 after a rebate.

So, is it worth it? Let's do some Math here. If I'm not mistaken, all internet and broadband packages are still excluded from the 6% government tax (I don't see it on my Streamyx bill)

24 months of broadband package

RM 152 x 24 months = RM 3648.00

Price of HTC Flyer (Maxis)

RM 195.00

Total price

RM 3843.00

RRP of HTC Flyer

RM 2499.00

Actual monthly internet package that will be paid in 24 months

(RM 3843.00 – RM 2499.00) / 24 = 55.96 (around RM60)

 

Considering that the 3GB broadband package from Maxis is RM68, this may be something that I might seriously think about. But then, there is the upcoming LG Optimus Pad which is able to shoot stereoscopic pictures and, like the iPad, having a dual core processor. So, a few questions popping up on my mind:

1. Will Maxis be offering this device as well?
2. When will be LG Optimus Pad be launched in Malaysia?
3. Is the supposed rebate (RM96 to be exact) be for the entire 24 months, or sooner than that?

Awww…….my aching head.

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Just found out that actually I need to pay the RRP price upfront, and that the rebate is actually taken from my full payment of the device’s RRP (some rebate )

And so, doing my math (not gonna bore everybody with the formulae again), I’ll be actually spending RM6147 to have the device with a 16GB wireless broadband package.

I should wait for the LG Optimus Pad then.