Intel to offer low-cost laptop – Classmate for under $500
After all the buzz surrounding the low-cost Classmate PC laptop it designed for school kids in other countries, Intel is talking to computer manufacturers about offering an updated retail version in this country within months for less than $500.
We’re expecting to see Classmate PC in the U.S. by the end of this year,” said Agnes Kwan, a spokeswoman with the Santa Clara chip maker. “In the past 18 months, we’ve been getting a really good response from customers . . . as well as from consumers asking about the product. We realized there was a big interest out there.” Although the second-generation laptop is expected to cost from $250 to $350 to make, it would be priced higher for retail sale after it’s loaded with various software applications, Kwan said.
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