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pinkie
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I'm interested in it for $125 too.
But Linux OS for me is hard to use, I think it can be change the OS to windows, right?
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| pinkie wrote: | I'm interested in it for $125 too.
But Linux OS for me is hard to use, I think it can be change the OS to windows, right?
Yan |
Sorry, no windows at all, Godson 2 cpus are based on Mips R10000 core, it's claimed to be 95% mips compatible. |
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Actually.........I'm plainly wondering, what's the point of making a 800-1gig system ? I don't see the logic in going back so many steps in technology...If they were to do something like that why didn't they at least try to invent the 2gig processor version or whatver ?
Alot of people , like me , will only see this system for it's lack of mhz !
Plus, 256mb ddr dram???..wow..don't push for more eh !
40-60gb HDD.?????? I could supply them this from my used parts box in the attic 
Pointless really...
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jd
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.....to add to this point......
What's the point of inputting technology that is already there? Who cares what the freakin' price is. Instead of wasting there time selling "ebay products" why not try to do better?
Go all the way, so what if it costs more? People are willing to buy $1500 systems anyways sooooooooo............
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JD, you are very much overestimating chinese market. IMO.
By the way, 800 MHz should be enough for a Linux box to operate finely. Why would you need more? The target audience is schools. 
And yes, people care what the price is.
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| slava wrote: | JD, you are very much overestimating chinese market. IMO.
By the way, 800 MHz should be enough for a Linux box to operate finely. Why would you need more? The target audience is schools.
And yes, people care what the price is. |
Only the poverty line of people care what the price is...The working people will pay over $400 for a new pc ! About probly over 70% I'm sure.These are facts. But yes, I did miss judge the use of the pc ..tis only Linux ! ....not much use at all 
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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remeber that in China the per capita income is only $6,800 so ALOT less then say Canada ($34,000) or the US ($41,800)
so yes WE would pay $400 for a PC, a chinese peasent wouldnt, and COULDNT
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slava
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| JD wrote: | | ..tis only Linux ! ....not much use at all |
There's more software to it than you can imagine. And it is not THAT hard to use. It is just a completely different ideology.
Yes, I know, you "can't" play games and use photoshop. Use emulation for that if you have the brains to set it up. It all does work actually
Oh, and the GUI is so much better than the Redmond thing. It is user friendly.
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pinkie
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In my city, most people pay about $400 for a pc(an AMD 3400+ fully loaded system with 17" monitor).
But China do not like US and Canada, some region and most people only have short income, I think $125 for a PC have a large market in China.
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I live in the Western world (that part that people call "civilised", an idea I would challenge...), but I can't afford to go pay $500 or more on a system that will be worth $100 within 12-24 months. I can't work because of my health, so appreciate when I see a good deal, and people who criticise those who provide systems that will put technology in the hands of those worse off, wherever they may be, would get my vote any day.
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| andamus wrote: |
Sorry, no windows at all, Godson 2 cpus are based on Mips R10000 core, it's claimed to be 95% mips compatible. |
There is another Taiwan company -RDC Semiconductor Co- which is also trying to enter the low cost computer market
The RDC has just announced their 300mHz x86 compatible system for the low cost computer market this September
and begin to have them massive produced this month (Nov )
and going to have the 800mHz machine within half year
http://www.rdc.com.tw/Eng/news_more.asp?newsid=44
Actually , the RDC team is the previous UMC team who design the UMC 486 series....
Btw , i ever bought their stocks at 52 and sold them at 58 this early year. they are 165 now.... |
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| chiptalk wrote: | Very interesting!
But 300Mhz x86 for $100 US? Multi-GHz laptops are now in the $300 range. |
It is part of the project of OLPC (One-Laptop-per-child)
therefore 100 USD is much more attractive
the news and another news pointed the cheapest VIA base laptop couldnt under 300 USD
and the AMD , intel base laptop is around 400-500USD
Therefore , the current VIA , AMD and intel CPU's couldnt make money from selling the OLPC 's laptop ( which is estimated a 1 billion machine market)
If one want to make money from the OLPC , he must have a 30 USD CPU ...
Before reading this news , i think there are only 3 active x86 company now -intel , AMD and VIA . But this news pointed out there is another x86 producing company (though very tiny company comparing with the intel AMD and VIA. )
Does anyone collect their x86 CPU(MCU)?
Is there any other active x86 producing company? |
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