I agree. 600 bucks is rather expensive for the Foleo. I'll most likely get one, but I'll certainly be waiting for the price to drop, but who knows what other products will pop up in the mean time with a more attractive price.
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Craig Froehle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Of what...the Foleo? Yep. At $299, it becomes a viable impulse buy, and > few are are going to try it out at $599 without some significant hands-on > time first. > > Heck, at $299, it competes well with the Nokia Internet Tablet thingie, > which is really it's primary competitor IMO. > > And the near future looks good for a $299 Foleo: LCD and flash RAM prices > keep falling quickly, and I would expect those to be the primary variable > cost elements in the unit. As a comparison, those kiddie "laptops" that > just play educational games often cost <$100 and the main differences > between the two are RAM and display. > > > On 6/7/07, colin.fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The price is going to have to come down. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
