  Dell matches the economy class XO and Asus Eee laptops by permanently chopping its $700 Vostro 1000 to $399. It's got superior specs to both: 15.4-inch screen, 1.7 GHz dual-core Athlon64 X2, 1GB RAM, 256MB integrated ATI gfx card, 8x DVD burner and 802.11g Wi-Fi card, running XP Home. The super-cheap laptop market's getting nicely competitive. [Dell via Valleywag]
Well it looks like the Asus Eee Pc and the One Laptop Per Child XO-1 are starting to stir up some real commercial competition. Its a shame that it takes someone making an affordable alternative in order for prices to come down on something. Though I am sure sagging pre-holiday sales had something to do with it. So is it unreasonable to think that soon there will be a $50 laptop? It might be rather limited and look a little toy like but then some of the ones available now are already that. I believe if you were to combine a $50 laptop with a Ubuntu operating system now that would be a real winner. Stay tuned Wedsday when we look one final time at the MIT inspired (OLPC) One Laptop Per Child plan and the machine that will help it become a reality. Labels: Editorial
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