Intel wants in on the bargain-basement laptop market

Iria · Mar 31, 2006, 01:54 AM

Back in December, Intel board chairman Craig Barrett dismissed MIT's new US$100 laptop as a "gadget." Today comes news that Intel has plans for a cheap laptop of its own, a diminuitive PC known as the "Edu-Wise."

Unfortunate name aside, we don't yet know much about the Edu-Wise apart from the fact of its existence. Oh, and that it will include "unique hardware and software features that meet the needs of students and teachers in developing countries," according to an Intel spokeswoman. The one other detail that we do know is the price, currently estimated at US$400, making it a superb value for students in the developing world.

Okay, so that last bit was tongue in cheek. Intel's machine is estimated at four times the cost of the One Laptop Per Child program that MIT is involved with, but Intel's laptop is designed to have more functionality.
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nForcer · Mar 31, 2006, 06:25 AM

...but they can't. AMD already holds the low-quality, low cost market. Would be like asking Mercedes to make a 2 door, 4-cylinder car. It'd be an insult to themselves. Especially if other companies are already doing it - and failing :P

Mar 31, 2006, 01:54 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Intel wants in on the bargain-basement laptop market Back in December, Intel board chairman Craig Barrett dismissed MIT's new US$100 laptop as a "gadget." Today comes news that Intel has plans for a cheap laptop of its own, a diminuitive PC known as the "Edu-Wise." Unfortunate name aside, we don't yet know much about the Edu-Wise apart from the fact of its existence. Oh, and that it will include "unique hardware and software features that meet the needs of students and teachers in developing countries," according to an Intel spokeswoman. The one other detail that we do know is the price, currently estimated at US$400, making it a superb value for students in the developing world. Okay, so that last bit was tongue in cheek. Intel's machine is estimated at four times the cost of the One Laptop Per Child program that MIT is involved with, but Intel's laptop is designed to have more functionality. __________ Read More / Source: Ars Technica

Mar 31, 2006, 06:25 AM	#2
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	...but they can't. AMD already holds the low-quality, low cost market. Would be like asking Mercedes to make a 2 door, 4-cylinder car. It'd be an insult to themselves. Especially if other companies are already doing it - and failing :P