Definitely,
It wasnt long ago that the $999 desktop, then the $999 laptop was a
massive breakthrough.
I hope someone (amd maybe) breaks the Atom monopoly and brings some more
cores, bits, fpu and pipelines to the netbook cpu market.
Dean
Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
Dean Hamstead wrote:
Hopefully an alternative to the Atom will hit the market soon
Need some competition to heat things up and bring prices down.
The cost and pricing model has changed completely.
12 years ago, you had to pay a premium for a small laptop. My NEC Versa
4200c
(no camera, but "mutlimedia" capable) cost around $6,000 retail (I used
it until 2004).
My Targa cost $1000 (with additional memory, firewire) in 2004.
Today, the Kogan Pro (with camera/microphone) is just $439 and the
Motorolla U9 telephone (with camera and voice recorder) running
Linux/Java is $99.
The Battery technology also contributes to the price and weight.
However, given
environmental concerns, I suggest this is the area where we need to and
hopefull
will see most improvements.
We might also go back to the future - with desktop workstations for
portable
devices.
Dean
yes, I saw similar articles (and it seems to be confirmed when
spec-browsing)
according to an OEM offer out of PRC someone showed me, the cost of OEM
XPH was USD30 or 35 (no idea if it was genuine)
also saw some article claiming Intel won't allow 1.6Ghz CPUs for the 11"
netbooks (as not to compete with laptops), and I see Acer's 11" is
1.3 CPU
not 1.6
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