Now, the Intel cheap PC not a rumor anymore, it’s officially declared as 2go PC and will hit real market in May. As we know the Indonesian version of this laptop already available in local market manufactured by Zyrex and known as Anoa. The 2go model created by CTL and has the same target: educational market.
The Intel 2go laptop PC powered by Intel Celeron M processor, 9-inch screen at 800×480 resolution driven by the 915GMS chipset, 512MB of memory, and built-in VGA camera. The laptop also supports WiFi 802.11 b/g and equipped with SD/MMC reader.
Via Engadget
Designed with entertainment in mind, the new Dell Inspiron 1525 was launched in the US market. As entertainment laptop, the pricing is considered very cheap, it costs only $500. So you will ask about the configuration and specifications, the Inspiron 1525 powered by 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 processor, 250 GB HDD (max), and 4GB of ram (max).
The Dell Inspiron 1525 is available in 15.4-inch wide LCD model at 1280×800 pixel of resolution. Are you ready to be entertained while you are mobile?
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Hewlett-Packard introduced new and cheap laptop from its Presario series: V6500Z. The price of Presario V6500Z start from $500. Running on Windows Vista, the top configuration of the laptop includes 2.0GHz AMD Sempron Mobile or 2.1GHz AMD Turion processor, 2GB of memory, 160GB of SATA hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M to drive its 15.4-inch screen.
In addition to the features mentioned above, the new HP Presario V6500Z also coming with Wi-Fi and bluetooth support, DVD burner, and various popular I/O ports such as 3 USB ports, Firewire and TV-out. The minimum pack of V6500Z configured with 1.8Ghz AMD Sempron or 1.9Ghz AMD Turion processor, 512MB of ram and 80GB of SATA hdd.
Via Gadgetizer | Choose and buy Compaq Presario Series at Amazon
A 12-years-old kid (SG) has been tested an OLPC and then he wrote a review in 687 words that you can read here. That is a long writing, as an adult i never wrote that long. After reading the review, basically, the OLPC is easy to understand and the best feature it has is the internet.
But the main problem of the laptop is how very slow it is, he said that he need two minute to get onto one application and getting slower and slower the longer he went without rebooting. Other downside include no warning when it was out of power. Finally he concluded that the laptop is great but need to be faster to become perfect.
Via engadget
Linux start adopted by major Computer/Laptop manufacturer including Dell. Yess it is Dell that become major Linux player begin with the release of Dell Inspirion E1505. The new E1505 boast intel Dual Core Pentium T2080 (1.73GHz clock speed), 512MB of random access memory, 80GB HDD, and Intel GMA 950 graphic chip to power its 15.4-inch screen.
Of course it comes with cheap price tags as low as $599 and luckyly the buyers also get CDRW/DVD combo drive.
The OLPC (One Laptop per Child) project is non-profit organization created by faculty members of the MIT Media Lab to design, manufacture, and distribute the laptops. The organization intended to distribute inexpensive laptop computer to children around the world, especially to those in developing countries, to provide them with access to knowledge and modern forms of education. But 19 governors of U.S. interesting to join the program.
And as reported by PC Mag: “We can’t ignore the United States. … We are looking at it very seriously,” Nicholas Negroponte, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology academic who founded the project.
The estimated price is $176 per laptop not $100 as known before, but in the next time the target price is $100. About the technical specification, the OLPC laptop comes with AMD processor and flash memory instead of HDD. The operating system …
Toshiba continue adding its lower priced product lines, now they released their first 17-inch screen with price about US$1000. The new Satellite P205 bring embedded webcam and Labelflash. Labelflash is new Toshiba’s technology for instant DVD/CD labelling.
“This a beautiful product inside and out,” said Jeff Barney, vice president of marketing, Digital Products Division, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. “The 17-inch Satellite P205 provides a user experience that is unrivaled in its class, not only is this product stunningly beautiful, it has the power to entertain, be used to communicate with distant family, produce DVD labels with professional precision at the attractive sub $1,000 price point.” - Press Release
Available in three different models S6237, S6267, and S6287, all of them utilize Windows Vista™ Home Premium as the operating system, Intel GMA 950 as the GPUs, DVD SuperMulti …
As reported by Taipei Times, Asus the major matherboard manufacturer, is expanding the product lines into low priced laptop this year. The move as a result of their partnership whith Intel, the largest chip maker. “Tech giants such as Intel Corp don’t want to miss out on the potential of the budget PC segment, and we are working with [Intel] to tap into the market,” confirmed an Asustek official as interviewed by Taipei Times reporter.
The laptop will be produced in five models which the retail price will set between US$199 and US$549. It won’t utilizes standard hard drive but flash memory (40GB max) instead. The laptop will have 7-inch panel but still there are no more details yet about the technical specifications. This move was reported as Asus answer to Quanta who mentioned as the biggest laptop supplier in the low priced laptop …
