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$199 would be reasonable. ATM this thing is three times more expensive than superior netbooks. And less useful. Or put differently. I can buy a dual core x64 laptop with 500 GB harddisk, 16" monitor and so on for the same price. Or quad core if it is stationary.
And remember, the prices in Europe will be approx. twice those of USA (it'll cost the same as the sam440).
Well,
compare to this:
https://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/
it is $299.
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2006-01-04
$499 only sounds good because all Apple products are really expensive and every Apple pundit expected $899 or ยง999.
But let's face it. It is a 10 inch screen + a ARM-like CPU + 16 GB of flash + some RAM (how much?) + cool aluminum body.
$499 is not great for that hardware. $299 would have been.