REFURBISHED BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOKS SELLING FOR $150

Refurbished versions of the BlackBerry PlayBook are now available for as little as $150. Brand new versions of the tablet have been available for $199 for the past week in the US and Canada. Wait, there is more. RIM, the maker of the tablet, is now offering it to its employees for just $99. So is RIM trying to clear its tablet inventory by selling them at below cost? Well, RIM says that it isn’t. The company, reportedly, has no plans to exit the tablet space.


Here is a quick breakdown of the new cheap models.

Best Buy is selling refurbished 16GB PlayBook for $150. Refurbished 32GB and 64GB models are available for $170 and $200 respectively. The employee pricing for the tablet is as follows.

16GB tablet for $99
32GB tablet for $149
64GB tablet for $199

The BlackBerry PlayBook is a nifty little device with impressive hardware. The tablet launched with a $499 price tag, but demand has been pretty low. RIM is hoping that by slashing the prices it will be able to reignite consumer interest in the tablet.