HTC Flyer tablet gets priced in the UK

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UK retailer The Carphone Warehouse is now listing the Flyer, HTC's unique 7-inch tablet, for pre-order for £599.99 (~$960). This fits with earlier pre-order prices for the device -- way back in February Amazon Germany listed the Flyer with a price of €669, which at current exchange rates is almost exactly £600.

While the Flyer is a neat little device (we got to play with it at MWC and CTIA), we definitely think that such a high price point will deter a lot of customers. At £599.99 it's £20 more expensive than the UK 3G Xoom, which offers a larger screen, superior internals and Honeycomb out of the box.

We'll see how this price goes down with consumers when Carphone begins shipping Flyers in "early May". [Carphone Warehouse]

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