Motorola Xoom up for in-store pre-order at Best Buy, $800 for Thursday availability

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No more stunt prices, no more premature web appearances, this (we hope) is finally Best Buy's fully official listing for the Motorola Xoom. It brings no great surprises to those who've been tracking the tablet's progress to retail shelves, offering first dibs to buyers willing to make the effort and pre-order one in store today, with full availability coming on Thursday, February 24th. The $800 3G-equipped model is accompanied on Best Buy's site by a $40 portfolio case, a $50 basic charging dock, a $130 stereo speaker dock, and a $70 Bluetooth keyboard, but there's no sighting of the cheaper WiFi-only Xoom. There was some suspicion that the $600 SKU would launch a little later on and that is indeed what appears to be happening. One final note of caution: even if you're intending to use the Xoom as a pure WiFi-only device, remember that you'll be required to activate data with Verizon for at least a month first -- don't ask us why.


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via Best Buy

[psychotic_penguin]

Got mine done today, got $250 in gift cards for my efforts so all accessories are on the house

[wicked]

Got mine done today, got $250 in gift cards for my efforts so all accessories are on the house

Awesome! You lucky penguin!

[tp76]

I gotta wait it out - WiFi only is what I am looking for

[wicked]

I gotta wait it out - WiFi only is what I am looking for

Same here. Let's hope it's not too far behind.