http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
It takes .5 presses. I mean, 50.]]>Jul 30th 2008 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
Mine takes 9 CTRL+R's.]]>Jul 30th 2008 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
@ John

I will assume that you simply misunderstood BigD145's comment. It was a little ambiguous, I'll give you that.

He meant to say spending $100 in America is liken to spending $10 in India. Not that $100 would amount to a $10 purchase in India.

Those numbers work out though. Average American income ~ $30,000, average Indian income ~ 3k. Power of ten difference in real purchasing power of equal amounts of currency.]]>Jul 31st 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
I meant Fred. Fred is an idiot.]]>Jul 31st 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/$100.00.
If anyone could make $100 laptops, China could?
So why don't they?]]>Jul 30th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
Don't make me be that guy!]]>Jul 30th 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
Ready?

If your hand is up, you're an idiot.

Sorry, Paul.]]>Jul 30th 2008 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
1) Not XP.
2) Not extremely tiny.
3) Not quite a $10 laptop.]]>Jul 30th 2008 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/- Computer running good OS
- Very portable
- Cheap
- Not slow
- Buyable
- Screen bigger than 7in

Note that:
Current Netbook can't offer that (600$ isn't cheap or you get cheap battery or smaller screen)
I was just pointing that really cheap fast computer running good OS are easily buyable.
And personally, i don't care if the OS is Win 2000, XP, Vista, OSX, Linux or even Windows Mobile, I can do all my stuff on all of those. For me, the race is currently on the hardware.
]]>Jul 31st 2008 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 31st 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
right now you can buy a meal for $10. heck, a freaking USB cable cost $30]]>Jul 30th 2008 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/My bet it $160 per "something like a laptop" :)]]>Jul 30th 2008 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Correct way to read it:
My bet is...]]>Jul 30th 2008 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/

They were developing a $100 laptop. wtf. ]]>Jul 30th 2008 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Well, you guys weren't entirely sure it wasn't possible either:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/india-developing-10-laptop-gartner-says-100-laptop-at-least/

This reminds me of many months ago when Nilay claimed XP SP3 would have a 10% performance boost one day, then claimed it wouldn't have any performance boost a couple days later, and then lied about it when someone pointed it out. Good times, good times!]]>Jul 30th 2008 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Your XP SP3 article linked to the original post too.]]>Jul 31st 2008 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 31st 2008 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Even if it's 100$ (in India), 100$ transport will get you to 200$.]]>Jul 31st 2008 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/
a laptop for 20 quid

was never going to happen really was it?]]>Jul 30th 2008 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 30th 2008 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/10-indian-laptop-to-actually-cost-100-anyone-surprised/Jul 31st 2008 2:20AM