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The story behind the $10 'laptop' (rediff.com)
2 points by nreece on Feb 9, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Not much "story" there but interesting none the less.

Reminds me that when Clive Sinclair launched the ZX Spectrum all those years ago it retailed for £250 (paid up front with quite a wait for delivery) but they were being built for him by Timex at about £12 each. An admirable price/cost "spread" but does underline the fact that useful computing devices can be knocked out at very low prices - although everyone would have to adjust their expectations accordingly.




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