Apple has the iPad, Amazon has the Kindle Fire HD and Barnes & Noble has the Nook HD+. Clearly feeling left out, Best Buy is going to enter the tablet fray with its own device, the Insignia Flex.
According to Reuters, the tablet will sell for between $239 and $259.
Best Buy released the specs on the Insignia Facebook page last week and the specs are as follows:
9.7-inch screen
Dual-core 1GHz processor
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
10-hour battery life
Best Buy didn't offer any details about the screen type, onboard storage or connectivity, but given the low price point, we're not expecting it to compete against the higher-tier 10-inch tablets. The tablet should hit stores on Nov. 11.
Call us crazy, but with so many good inexpensive tablets on the market, we're not sure the Insignia Flex will make much of an impact. We do look forward to seeing how Best Buy shifts its shelf space to showcase the iPad mini as well as its house brand.