RadioShack to sell $100 netbook

[Craig White]

On Tue, 2008-12-16 at 22:59 -0700, KevinO wrote:
> koder wrote:
> > Josef Lowder wrote:
> >> RadioShack to sell $100 netbook
> >>
> >> http://blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2008/12/microsoft-worki.html
> >>
> >> Acerblog We've seen a recent wave of the new small and light laptops
> >> known as netbooks, produced by the likes of HP, Asus and others.
> >>
> >> Starting Sunday, RadioShack will sell the 2.44-pound Acer Aspire, one
> >> mini-laptop at the awfully aggressive price of $100, provided you also
> >> sign up for a two-year AT&T DataConnect mobile broadband plan. ...
> > 
> > So... What is the cost of the 2 year DataConnect contract?
> > 
> > 
> > Is this enough to give you a ball park figure?
> > DataCoonct advertised monthly rates half way down the page.
> > 
> > http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/popup/dataconnect-comp-table.jsp?wtLinkName=AvailableDataRatePlans&wtLinkLoc=BDY
> > 
> Here it is on Radio Shack's page:
> 
> http://www.radioshack.com/home/index.jsp
> 
> "...on rate plans $60/mo or more."
> 
> So... It is a tiny $1540 laptop that includes a free wireless service.
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and it runs Windows XP Home

and if you don't want the 'free wireless service' - $349 at Costco...

http://www.costco.com/Common/Category.aspx?cat=78453&eCat=BC|84|78453

Craig