{"id":1473,"date":"2011-06-14T18:20:55","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2011-06-14T18:24:10","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:24:10","slug":"estimated-cost-of-chromebooks-seems-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2011\/06\/14\/estimated-cost-of-chromebooks-seems-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Estimated cost of Chromebooks seems high"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why is this – the cost of a device without the cost of a typical OS (say 7) is more than the cost of a device without the OS (I am assuming Chrome is free)? iSuppli places the cost of a Chromebook<\/a> at $500 based on an estimate of $330 in parts. How will such a device sell to more than the hobbyist or someone paranoid over malware? Even the wifi only version only saves you $70. Unlike laptops, the entire concept here is to rely on the web and that either comes with a data plan (3g) or wifi and a wifi plan. There will be some connectivity issues that will sometimes be a negative. Both connectivity and inconvenience are added costs.<\/p>\n

I had hoped this would be a wifi iPad with keyboard and with very minimal storage needs. Perhaps the iPad is subsidized by purchases through the store.<\/p>\n

Article here seems to argue that netbook experience is pretty substandard and getting users to buy in to an online-only approach will not go unless it simply works better than a netbook.<\/p>\n

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