May 14, 2009 | Posted At: 07:10 AM | Author: Brian Nadel | Category:
Laptops/Tablets
When it comes to netbooks, the bottom might reach about $200 this fall, and that’s good news for schools looking to buy inexpensive notebooks for students and staff. NorhTec is expected to show a small notebook designed for schools at next month’s Computex show in Taiwan that undercuts similar machines by at least $100. Called the Gecko EduBook, the system is based on an XCore 1GHz processor, 256MB of RAM and an 8.9-inch screen. It won’t be the best equipped notebook around but with Ubuntu Linux it should do well in schools. Because it uses so little electricity, it can run on 8 AA batteries or a rechargeable power-pack. Look for it this summer.
