HCL rolls out low-cost MiLeap laptops for India
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jan 16th 2008 3:19PM
posted Jan 16th 2008 3:19PM
HCL's already brought some low-cost desktops to India, and it looks set to do the same for laptops as well, with the company now taking the wraps off two budget-priced models made "with a little help from Intel." As you can see above, one of those, the MiLeap X, is more than a little familiar-looking, although HCL seems to be doing its best to distant itself from the Classmate PC brand, and claims that the laptop has been "designed exclusively for India." Suffering from no such confusion is the slightly higher-end and more UMPC-like MiLeap Y model, which boasts the same 7-inch screen and built-in WiFi, but adds an 80GB hard drive, Bluetooth, and Vista Home Premium in place of the MiLeap X's Linux OS, among other features. No word on a release date for either just yet, but the MiLeap X will apparently be available starting at Rs 13,990 (or about $350), while the MiLeap Y will start at under Rs 30,000 (or roughly $760).
[Thanks, Sandy]
[Thanks, Sandy]
Well thanks sandy for the piece of info.. But how effective is this kinda pc is? Is it possible to execute all levels of operation like we use an ordinary laptop?
A simple case of rebranding
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/05/kohjinsha-sh-series-umpc-bumped-to-intel-a110-processor/
India...or Bezelstan?
Whats this Bezelstan?
Hydrochloric Acid?
;)
Yo dude you know that most of the so called "american" call centers are based in India, right.
That will be today's fun fact to know, lol
Hey souravgh, you could always buy the eeepc from Asus, it is around 300$ I think
Who will they be calling for tech support?
they don't need tech support, they know what they are doing unlike us foolish Americans
soon the US economy will head into a superdepression, and Americans will offer tech support and call center support for so called 3rd world countries. tables will turn..... Grrrrr.
I'm going to go stand in front of the mirror and practice saying (in my best American accent) "Hello, my name is Samir. How may I help you today?"
We don't need tech support in India..
You may find 2 out of 10 ready to support your learing sensation :D.
Moore eeepsies. Hooray.
damn. hope they sell them here.
at least they arent lime green
Awfully pricey if you ask me! You could buy a regular computer for that much.
where would you find a regular comp for $350? do say, i live in india and am yet to see one.
You can check out dealnews.com . Usually dell or hp has some specials. I bought my PC from OfficeDepot (USA) for only $300 (AR). Of course I upgraded all the components and it didn't come with a monitor, but it was still very much usable without the upgrades. It had Pentium Dual Core e2140, 1gb, 160GB, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium.