Everex plans sub-$300 Linux notebook for 2008
Read all the way to the bottom of this iTWire article about low-cost pre-loaded Linux systems -- the Asus and Everex -- and you'll learn, as I did, that Everex is planning a pre-loaded Linux laptop:
As for the fact that the gPC is only on sale at about 600 Walmart stores in the US, I'm fairly sure Everex would be happy to accommodate orders for kits from distributors in Europe and elsewhere. Right now, however, Walmart provides a good testing ground for whether the market is as ready for a low cost entry level plug-and-play Linux desktop computer as it appears to be for sub-notebook.
What's needed now is a low-cost plug-and-play Linux notebook to fill the gap between the Eee PC and the gPC. Hopefully, that's what Everex is planning with its under $300 notebook, flagged for release in early 2008.
I don't have any figures at present, but I have a pretty good feeling that laptops at least match desktops, if not outsell them outright, in the U.S., and this could be another game-changing hardware play in the Linux space.
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"I'm fairly sure Everex would be happy to accommodate orders for kits from distributors in Europe and elsewhere."
There is a very nasty habit of making $100 US into £100 UK. The present exchange rate is a little more than $2=£1. OK if something is manufactured in the US there should be a little extra for shipping. (But not if it is made in China.)
I came across a case recently where am Israeli computer has cheaper shipping in the US than it has in Europe. Duh! Europe is closer to Israel!
Asda in the UK is owned by Walmart. It will be interesting to see if they ever sell the $199 computer - and whether it is for £199 or nearer £100.
Posted by: arochester
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November 7, 2007 5:56 AM
The exchange rate is such a huge factor these days. The dollar is doing so poorly -- and even worse today (Nov. 7) against the euro that we, in the U.S. are getting hammered on stuff from China and Europe.
But you are right -- when I see stuff for sale in Britain, it doesn't seem all that cheap when you take into account the exchange rate.
$200 U.S. is a good price, though. For $20 you can stuff it with 1 GB of RAM. ... then, when you feel like it, for another $20 to $30 swap out the DVD-ROM for DVD-R.
I've tried to put together a box from TigerDirect or Newegg, but once you add all the crap you need (drives, fans, RAM), you can't do it under $200.
Posted by: Steven Rosenberg
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November 7, 2007 12:45 PM