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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | reply to AVD
Re: Nothing new here said by AVD:because adding ms windows adds $100+ to the cost of the unit. over 33% to the base cost which breaks the price point of the unit. You can currently buy a Windows machine for around $300 (retail). Any kind of bulk discount will drive that cost below the $300 mark. That being said, why would anyone pay the same amount of money for a proprietary (Kayak) OS or little used (Linux) OS?
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Onion, NJ | said by wifi4milez:You can currently buy a Windows machine for around $300 (retail). Any kind of bulk discount will drive that cost below the $300 mark. That being said, why would anyone pay the same amount of money for a proprietary (Kayak) OS or little used (Linux) OS? You can't buy any decent laptop for $300 and the incremental cost of a free OS vs. a proprietary OS is real and significant. Bill Gates ain't giving it away for free. | |
wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | said by AVD:said by wifi4milez:You can currently buy a Windows machine for around $300 (retail). Any kind of bulk discount will drive that cost below the $300 mark. That being said, why would anyone pay the same amount of money for a proprietary (Kayak) OS or little used (Linux) OS? You can't buy any decent laptop for $300 and the incremental cost of a free OS vs. a proprietary OS is real and significant. Bill Gates ain't giving it away for free. Not really sure how you came to that conclusion, however I am assuming you havent heard of a netbook. They typically run between $300 and $400, have the same exact form fact (size, weight, etc.) as the OLPC garbage, AND they come with XP pre-installed. Sure, they arent powerhouses (typically 1.6Ghz processor, 1GB or 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, 10 inch or smaller screen) but they are flying off the shelves.
Check one out here »www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GI···i=507846
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1 edit | I know what a netbook is, but I wouldn't call it a "decent laptop" and the linux version are cheaper. | |
wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | said by AVD:I know what a netbook is, but I wouldn't call it a "decent laptop" and the linux version are cheaper. Whats wrong with netbooks? Sure, you arent going to play the newest graphic intensive games on them but thats not what they are meant for. They arent meant to be CAD rendering stations either, they are meant to be simple everyday computers. Let me put it this way, the computer I am using right now (my computer at work, brand new as of a few months ago) is a Dell Latitude D620. It has a 1.6Ghz processor with 2GB of RAM, the exact same specs as 99% of netbooks on the market today. The only real difference is that my work computer has a much bigger screen. My primary computer at home has an even slower processor (1.2 GHz I think), and I have never once had a problem doing anything I wanted to with it. I guess it all comes down to what you (the end user) wants to do with a computer. I personally use my computer (at home) for surfing the internet, checking email, word processing, and for troubleshooting networks (its small and easy to carry around). You on the other hand might need a gaming laptop with 4GB of RAM and a 3GHz processor, so a netbook wouldnt work for you. Keep in mind that the OLPC crowd isnt going to need anything more powerful than a netbook anyway, as I dont think they will be playing FPS games sitting in their 3rd world country homes!
As for the Linux versions of netbooks, you are correct they are even cheaper than the XP version. However as I mentioned, the reason the majority of them are returned is because people buy them expecting all their programs to works (outlook, photoshop, etc.) only to find out they wont. With XP at the tail end of its supported life (MS is dropping it very soon), I suspect the price will come down even more for 3rd world applications.
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