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From: Greg Russell on 23 Jul 2010 13:34 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/as_india_supercheap_computer $35 maybe in India, but the shippers and retailers will certainly add a great deal to the cost in the U.S., as there's no way it could be manufactered here for that price.
From: General Schvantzkoph on 23 Jul 2010 13:59 On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:34:57 -0700, Greg Russell wrote: > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/ as_india_supercheap_computer > > $35 maybe in India, but the shippers and retailers will certainly add a > great deal to the cost in the U.S., as there's no way it could be > manufactered here for that price. It's a scam, you could never get a display that size in a $35 computer. Without the display it's possible, you could probably build something that's capable of running a Puppy style Linux for a few bucks, all you would need is a single chip processor, 256M of RAM and 2G of flash.
From: mjt on 23 Jul 2010 14:22 On 23 Jul 2010 17:59:34 GMT General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > $35 maybe in India, but the shippers and retailers will certainly > > add a great deal to the cost in the U.S., as there's no way it > > could be manufactered here for that price. > > It's a scam, you could never get a display that size in a $35 > computer. Without the display it's possible, you could probably build > something that's capable of running a Puppy style Linux for a few > bucks, all you would need is a single chip processor, 256M of RAM and > 2G of flash. http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/35-tablet-from-india-looks-to-be-worth-every-paisa-video/ Official press release: http://trak.in/tags/business/2010/07/22/35-usd-computing-device-launched-mhrd-india/ -- "When you are in it up to your ears, keep your mouth shut." <<< Remove YOURSHOES to email me >>>
From: Rui Maciel on 23 Jul 2010 15:59 Greg Russell wrote: > $35 maybe in India, but the shippers and retailers will certainly add a > great deal to the cost in the U.S., as there's no way it could be > manufactered here for that price. I'm not sure if it is impossible to put together a computer for 35 dollars. On the other hand, a product's price is defined on the basis of how much money the seller can rip off of the potential clients, not the manufacturing price. Rui Maciel
From: Rui Maciel on 23 Jul 2010 15:55
General Schvantzkoph wrote: > It's a scam, you could never get a display that size in a $35 computer. > Without the display it's possible, you could probably build something > that's capable of running a Puppy style Linux for a few bucks, all you > would need is a single chip processor, 256M of RAM and 2G of flash. It appears to be a government project, which means that it could very well be heavily subsidized. Rui Maciel |