http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/ Engadget Comments for $100 Nova Navigator cloud-powered nettop in the wild 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/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 7th 2009 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/
On the other hand, 256MB storage is not a lot, the system memory on my 10 year old computer was bigger than that. What good is 50GB of online storage when you can't even download it cause the operating system probably takes up a big portion of that 256. I hate to see the system memory on this thing, 1024KB?]]>Mar 7th 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 7th 2009 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 7th 2009 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 7th 2009 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/
Uh, how else are you going to sell a service? I'm not going to spend $500 on this knowing that it'll only work as long as the company survives, nor will I spend $500 on it knowing that, no matter what I can only use it for a set amount of time. And why should the company sell you something for a fixed price not having any idea how much it's going to cost them? They're selling a service, they're going to charge as a service.]]>Mar 7th 2009 11:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/For ultra portable netbooks with long battery life the Atom is great, sure.

For $120 at newegg you can get:
MicroATX board with 2.0GHz AMD Athlon (Barton core) = $40
512MB of RAM = $18
80GB HDD = $34
MicroATX case w/ power supply = $28

Sit someone down in front of that PC and a Nettop and see which one they'd rather use day to day!]]>Mar 8th 2009 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/
Oh yeah and it's also missing a HDD which IS on my list.]]>Mar 8th 2009 4:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/

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$100 is irrelevant when you don't have a keyboard, mouse, or MONITOR. It'd be cool if someone from India here could post an estimate of the additional cost. Or are they expecting that I use the peripherals from my perfectly good computer with one tethered to an expensive subscription?

That's not the most irritating thing.

A $15 ENTRY-level subscription? Why would I move from a reliable (more so than an internet connection, anyway) $30 / hard drive approach to an expensive subscription service? Two months could pay for my hard drive, and I still need to pay for internet? Hello? Is it the convenience of the service? Do they think people in India can't use open source software? Go to eLance and see how many of the most successful IT professionals there are Indian.

$15 bucks is HUGE in a country where more than half the population still works in agriculture. Just a bit of economics from Wikipedia: India is 2nd largest in population but 12th largest in economy. 4th in purchasing power but...per capita is....get ready...**$977**. If I'm living off less than $2 a day by purchasing power am I going to pay $15 / month for my kid to use the Internet? F*** no.

This is an insult. It's like buying a price-slashed SUV and paying high gas prices. It's like getting the first hit free...lol. Pardon my simile but I would love it if one person could explain how this system is a socially responsible entrepreneurship, and if that's completely out (it is), how this will turn a profit. People that can afford the monthly payment will have their own machines minus the subscription BS.

And I'd love to chat with anyone affiliated with this project.

writejulian@gmail.com]]>Mar 8th 2009 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/
I bought the Nova Navigator at Rs. 3999/- (USD 80) in Dec-2006.
This does not include the Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse obviously - I got it separately at Rs. 2500/- (USD 50).
The Monthly subscription I pay is Rs. 199/- (USD 4). By paying this i get to use the Basic subcription + Linux with open office. Recently they launched Zoho absolutely free for their customers. I found Zoho good and has the look and feel of Microsoft windows.

The above are not the only benefits that I have seen - This service is completely free of any viruses and spams. I personally have not come across any virus or spams in my two years of usage neither I have had any hardware or software issues.

They have recently tied up with BSNL which has given me a 10% reduction of my broadband plan as i am an existing customer of BSNL.
]]>Mar 9th 2009 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/Mar 8th 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/If you aren't familiar with cloud computing I suggest doing some research on cloud computing and it's uses/benefits b4 leaving comments. ]]>Mar 8th 2009 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/
So I'll step back from my earlier comment :)]]>Mar 9th 2009 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/07/100-nova-navigator-cloud-powered-nettop-in-the-wild/
At the time, I was convinced that the "dumb terminal" really was the dumbest idea in existence. Twenty five years later, it's STILL the dumbest idea in existence, except now we're calling it "cloud computing." Why are we so eager to return to that dark period in history? There's absolutely no practical purpose for a server-dependent computer now that prices have dropped through the floor. Please, just stop this nonsense.]]>Mar 9th 2009 7:37AM