[Arm-netbook] 12in laptop story

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Alain Williams <addw at phcomp.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 07:27:01PM +0000, Luke Leighton wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Alejandro Mery <amery at geeks.cl> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 16:19, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
>> > <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> folks hi,
>> >>
>> >> been very quiet on this list because i have been working behind the
>> >> scenes, putting the pieces together for an ARM-based 12in 1280x800
>> >> laptop.  there are several "great" 1024x600 ARM laptops out there, but
>>
>> >> so - i haven't gone away: i just didn't want to natter on mindlessly.
>> >> if anyone's interested let me know, ok?
>> >
>> > Hi luke,
>> > and what price range are you targetting? how much ram? ...
>>
>>  BOM of about $150 to $160 translates rouughly into $250 to $300
>> (realistically).  1gb RAM of course :)
>
> Is that with $1 == #1 or $1 == #0.62

 manufacture in the far east it's $1 = $1.  20% VAT, now, and tax on
tax on shipping on customs on tax on duty is what makes $150 turn into
£150... *sigh*...