HP's UMPC 2133 to cost $630 when shipping in April?

A report by the Commercial Times says that HP will launch its 8.9-inch UMPC in April for "more than" NT$20,000 or about $630 bucks. Sure sounds like the UMPC 2133 we showed you yesterday, eh? That's about right when you compare it to the $300, entry-level 7-inch Eee PC. The paper claims it'll run a "high-end" Penryn processor as well which is fine by us if true.

[SergeantSalad Posted Feb 20th 2008 12:29PM]

Sold!

[OneLove Posted Feb 20th 2008 2:25PM]

Wait, inventec is a taiwanese and HP ships out of china?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2008 7:02PM]

The original article states that it will cost more than $630. My guess is that it will be between $700-800 when it first comes out, as it's considered a high-end model. Maybe they'll have a good cheaper model for $500-600 if were lucky?


from the original article:
"The device will cost more than NT$20,000 (US$630) and will be considered a high-end model, added the paper."