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Slim Linux laptop has potential (LinuxDevices)
Slim Linux laptop has potential (LinuxDevices)
Posted Jul 16, 2007 21:28 UTC (Mon) by tomsi (subscriber, #2306)In reply to: Slim Linux laptop has potential (LinuxDevices) by evgeny
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The point is that these computers should be "cheap as chips". This is of course to sell a lot of them.
My first thought when I saw the Foleo was "Neat. But it is way to expensive".
Tom
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Slim Linux laptop has potential (LinuxDevices)
Posted Jul 16, 2007 21:40 UTC (Mon) by evgeny (subscriber, #774) [Link]
OK, it's $250 already for the base version (http://www.eeeuser.com/). And I bet the final price will be closer to $400. Indeed, if the new Fujitsu costs above $1k (http://www.dynamism.com/u8240/pricing.shtml), this just can't be so cheap... And I even don't talk about Sony UX or OQO2. OK, there is no tablet input and HD, and the design obviously looks cheaper, but still...
Slim Linux laptop has potential (LinuxDevices)
Posted Jul 17, 2007 16:52 UTC (Tue) by thebluesgnr (guest, #37963) [Link]
<i>OK, it's $250 already for the base version (http://www.eeeuser.com/). And I bet the final price will be closer to $400.</i>
They simply dropped the cheaper versions with 2 and 4GB storage capacity, the base now has 8GB and costs $250. I see no reason why the price won't be what ASUS already said it will be.
Keep in mind the Eee PC is coming real soon now. It was supposed to ship in July, but then moved to August. If they weren't planning to release it so soon I might agree with your point, but as it is...