Coby to Release $100 ‘Midget’ Laptop to Sell in Rite-Aid, Kroger [NetBooks]
Posted by: admin in GamingCoby to Release $100 ‘Midget’ Laptop to Sell in Rite-Aid, Kroger [NetBooks]
Just as we’re coming to grips with the entire netbook phenomenon, low end manufacturer Coby comes up with something even lamer. “[Midget PCs] are smaller than a netbook but not THAT small.” Midget PCs. Lovely.
What’s makes a midget PC different than a netbook? If you listen to Coby’s marketing director, they’re a whole new category of computer meant for leaner times. As far as I can tell though, the PoqetMate-7 and PoqetMate-9 are just netbooks, albeit extremely cheap ones. Coby hasn’t offered many specs to ponder, but the models, primarily differentiated by screen size (7in and 9in) will run Linux atop a Chinese Longsoon processor. Past that, I wouldn’t expect much more than a Wi-Fi adapter and a few ports, bringing the PoqetMate in line with low-end netbooks like the Asus EeePC 701.
Coby plans to bring these to discount retailers, including traditionally computer-averse stores like Kroger and Rite-Aid, by March, making the PoqetMate-7 the first $100 computer to be widely available in the US. [AKIndi via TheGadgetSite]
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