3K Computers gets extra official with RazorBook 400: now $299

Our feelings are largely unchanged about the lackluster RazorBook 400, but hacking a full Benjamin from the asking price is sure to get people looking. Yep, the subnote we previously heard would run around $400 has just been officially announced by 3K Computers at $299. Specs wise, everything is remaining the same -- less than 2-pounds, 7-inch display, 4GB of internal flash and a promised boot-up time of under 8-seconds -- but it just got a lot harder to brush this one off and look elsewhere.

[Flashpoint @ May 28th 2008 4:50PM]

THE PERFECT THROWAWAY for someone who drives around town looking for a WiFi signal to make death threats and upload confidential information - before dissapearing into thin air !!!

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 28th 2008 4:51PM]

Are you stalking me? ;)

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 28th 2008 4:51PM]

perfect for my son. He's been begging for a laptop, and this is dirt cheap for a laptop.

[Pochi @ May 28th 2008 4:58PM]

And that 7" screen will all but ensure total blindness before he reaches adulthood.

For the love of God at least give the boy a 9" screen.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 28th 2008 5:02PM]

the boy uses all his free time on his cellphone (laptop sub.), looking at a small-ass 2 inch screen. I think he can live with that.

[Pochi @ May 28th 2008 5:10PM]

All the more reason to get him large.

[Big Al @ May 28th 2008 7:13PM]

@Pochi:

Wait, are we still talking about the laptop?

[Pochi @ May 28th 2008 7:47PM]

@Big Al

No we're not.

[ManekiNeko @ May 28th 2008 7:49PM]

Pochi: Oh, please. I grew up with a GameBoy... a friggin' GameBoy! If I could survive that with my eyes intact, some other kid can get by with a seven inch color screen.

[Pochi @ May 28th 2008 9:04PM]

@ManekiNeko

The graphics and text you view on a GameBoy and the graphics and text you view on a laptop are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT stories. Don't compare apples to oranges.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 28th 2008 9:07PM]

he actually likes his small ass phone

[TIMMAH! @ May 28th 2008 5:01PM]

How is this different from the Eee 700?

[IT-Accountant @ May 28th 2008 5:10PM]

slower, cheaper construction, and somewhat closer to the original planned price point of the Eee.

[Fusion @ May 28th 2008 5:26PM]

HAS ANYONE SEEN DELLS MINI LAPTOP? SHOWN ON THIS LINK

http://gizmodo.com/393815/exclusive-dell-mini-inspiron-their-first-mini-laptop

[j.d.ripper @ May 28th 2008 5:32PM]

That Dell looks nice.
More competition in the low cost subnotebook market I hope !

[phanbouy @ May 28th 2008 5:52PM]

HAS ANYONE SEEN MY CAPS LOCK KEY?

[quiksilv3r @ May 28th 2008 6:09PM]

Nope, but it seems like you found it.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 28th 2008 9:06PM]

Ahem:
It's a Giz link!! He's a witch! Burn em'! Burn em'!

[Joanna Stern @ May 28th 2008 5:32PM]

If you want to read how this laptop is different from the Eee PC read here:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/3k-razorbook-400-mini-notebook-mini-review

[Steffen Jobbs @ May 28th 2008 5:43PM]

All these cheapy machines around the same price range. How they do manage to make any profit? Is there a large market for these throwaways?

[LarryLarryLarry @ May 28th 2008 8:47PM]

They recoup the manufacturing costs with bezel size.

[ronald.raygun @ May 28th 2008 5:48PM]

just thought i'd let everyone know im coming out with a subnote pc for $298 its very similar to this though, but i think i'll do it anyway, what the hell right?

[Jason Burk @ May 28th 2008 5:56PM]

went to buy it and the priced changed from $299 to $399 on the last step of the checkout process....

[niftydl @ May 28th 2008 6:16PM]

No webcam = fail. These are basically portable e-mail/skype units, I can't imagine a crappy little cam adding more than $20 per unit. Oh well.

[Sean @ May 28th 2008 7:13PM]

I've never wanted or needed a webcam, and while I may need one sometime in the future my *budget* laptop doesn't require one.

[Some Kid @ May 28th 2008 7:32PM]

what is the point of getting a 7 inch notebook with nothin in it but some plastic keys and no webcam for more than ten bucks

and, btw phanbouy, your caps lock key is UP YOUR ASS

nah, but this computer is completely unneccesary