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I wish UMPC makers would stop upping the specs and start dropping the price. Then maybe I'd actually consider a purchase.
Obviously you're not their target market... their target market is me. And I want better specs. Prices between 1000-2000 are okay as long as the specs live up to the asking price.
Upping the specs of the new generation basically means that the prices of the old generation UMPCs goes down.PC World in the U.K. was selling the Advent U1A (basically a rebadged Tablet Kiosk Eo i7209) for a smidge under £200. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0371743909.1190980781@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdladdmdlmefkicflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=356181&category_oid=-27757I'm sure you agree that that is a price we can all live with!
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Bob @ Sep 28th 2007 6:09AM
I wish UMPC makers would stop upping the specs and start dropping the price. Then maybe I'd actually consider a purchase.
Toots @ Sep 28th 2007 6:47AM
Obviously you're not their target market... their target market is me. And I want better specs. Prices between 1000-2000 are okay as long as the specs live up to the asking price.
ZSX @ Sep 28th 2007 8:05AM
Upping the specs of the new generation basically means that the prices of the old generation UMPCs goes down.
PC World in the U.K. was selling the Advent U1A (basically a rebadged Tablet Kiosk Eo i7209) for a smidge under £200.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0371743909.1190980781@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdladdmdlmefkicflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=356181&category_oid=-27757
I'm sure you agree that that is a price we can all live with!