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jp10558Premium
join:2005-06-24
Willseyville, NY | reply to wifi4milez
Re: something for free...? said by wifi4milez:said by Ark:Nobody buys the Linux versions of netbooks (the $240 one you referenced), they have been returned in droves due to confusion over what they are. In fact, some manufactures have stopped producing them due to upwards of 75% returns on the devices. A new, XP netbook will run you $350 and up. You can get an older model for less online, but we are talking about new devices here. OT, but really, I don't get the point of the Windows based netbooks. How is $400-$600 an attractive price point? Heck, I'm not sure how $350 at the bottom end is an attractive price point. I can often get a full laptop (on a semi regular sale) for $400, with beter specs.
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New York, NY | said by jp10558:said by wifi4milez:said by Ark:Nobody buys the Linux versions of netbooks (the $240 one you referenced), they have been returned in droves due to confusion over what they are. In fact, some manufactures have stopped producing them due to upwards of 75% returns on the devices. A new, XP netbook will run you $350 and up. You can get an older model for less online, but we are talking about new devices here. OT, but really, I don't get the point of the Windows based netbooks. How is $400-$600 an attractive price point? Heck, I'm not sure how $350 at the bottom end is an attractive price point. I can often get a full laptop (on a semi regular sale) for $400, with beter specs. You raise a good point, which is why the 'sweet spot' for netbooks is just around the $400 mark. As for XP, the reasons are obvious. The overwhelming majority of software is made to work with XP. Any programs you might have (Outlook, Word, etc.) will all work if you buy an XP device. Dont get me wrong, I have a number of Linux machines at home myself but they simply arent mainstream enough for 99% of users. People simply want all their 'stuff' to work when they buy a new computer, and with Linux that just not the case.
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 pfakBow before me for I am rootPremium
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| Not to mention, the Acer Linux distribution that is included on their netbooks is worthless.
I bought one of the Acer Aspire One's for my girlfriend for Christmas, the first thing she did was install Windows XP on it.
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$400+ is not an attractive price point. You could get a low-end 14" laptop for that.
I bought mine for $240 from Amazon with 1.6GHz Atom, 8GB SSD, 1GB RAM, and Windows XP Home, for $240, no tax, free shipping. That was about the most an ultra-portable 9" 2lb device should cost.
Maybe it's just a recent thing with the Windows XP Home Edition ULCPC program, but I think Acer can pay a lot less for ULCPC licenses than regular XP Home licenses, even though it is the same product. Microsoft just limits the computers OEMs can put that on, such as 1GB max ram and stuff. Maybe a few months ago these weren't available with Windows XP at $240 and the cheap ones did only have Linux. That seems to have changed if it was the case, since you can find plenty of sub-$300 netbooks with XP Home now. | |
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