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. Another iTWire article on Everex. Read more Steven Rosenberg posts at Click. |
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