But if you're hoping to wander into your local box store or electronics shop to get your hands on the ultra-cheap Galaxy Tab, think again. Samsung doesn't spell this out clearly, but as near as I can tell, the only physical store carrying the Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab will be CompUSA. Using Samsung's Website to look for retail locations in various regions across the country there was only one physical retailer available. So unless you happen to live near a CompUSA, your best bet is to buy the Galaxy Tab online from Circuit City, CompUSA, TigerDirect or Frys.com. At the time of this writing, the device was available for pre-order at three of the online retailers excluding Fry's. You can find more information about where to buy the Galaxy Tab here.
Despite the fact that the Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab will be a little hard to find, a $350 7-inch Galaxy Tab is a great price for those unwilling to shell out an extra $150 for the cheapest iPad or Blackberry PlayBook at $500.
The Galaxy Tab's 7-inch display features 1024-by-600 resolution and runs Android 2.2 (Froyo). The device also has a 1 GHz processor, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, 3.2 megapixel rear facing camera, and 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera. One discrepancy to note is that Samsung's announcement says the Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab comes with 32GB onboard storage, but my checks with online retailers and Samsung's own Website shows the device sports just 16GB of flash storage. The Galaxy Tab also includes a microSD slot that can support up to 32GB of removable storage. Check out PCWorld's head-to-head comparison of the Galaxy Tab, iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom (video) for more information about the Galaxy Tab.
If you're in the market for a sub-$500 tablet, and don't mind picking up a device that doesn't run the latest and greatest version of Android, now is a great time to be looking at the Galaxy Tab.
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