India to manufacture $10 laptops

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    India has created a seismic shift in the computer industry by announcing plans to manufacture the world’s cheapest laptops at only $10 a unit. India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development unveiled the plan to produce a $10 laptop of computer, nearly one tenth the normal price, According to official sources, the $10 laptop scheme was created by India’s Vellore Institute of Technology, the Association of Computer Engineers at Bangalore and a group of computer programmers. The teams have already produced a $47 laptop but reportedly say their aim all along was to bring the price tag down even further to jut $10
     
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    That's way too cheap. How much did they charge to get them built? Probably not a lot at all! And they probably had to use cheap materials too.

    You get what you pay for.
     
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    Source of this news Anthony?
     
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    And what can we do on this $10 laptop...play Nintendo games :confused: ?
     
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    You expect to play PS3 games on something which will cost $10? :mad:

    C'mmon a laptop for $10 is like WOW, whatever it is, it is a laptop.
     
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    I think it's complete BS. I have high doubts about $100. However heard about something around $300 or little more (in that I probably believe). But $10 for laptop ??? Please give me a break:)
     
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    Doesn't sound realistic as the cost of materials are already more than that. Not counting the manhour and other costs.
     
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    Oh, and can I see pictures and technical details of "already produced" $47 laptop ?
     
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    great news ,
     
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    for $10, this could be how the laptop looks like:

    [​IMG]

    Laptop: How do you spell giraffe?
    kids: *pressing button* g.. i ..f .. a.. r.. .r e
    Laptop: NO! pls try again

    Lol, its hardly to believe the news without quoted source :D
     
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    It is fake news. I don't think it is going to be that cheap anyway.

    I myself live in India and I know that market is not that down for the computers, that also laptops. I am not telling that the thread starter is lying. But I myself cannot believe this.
     
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    Anthony - where did you get that from ?
     
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    anthonyn , please post the news source, ....

    Are you really sure about it??
     
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    Seems to be a bullshit news. may be possible after 10(or 20) years.
     
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    Sorry I saw this post after I posted...... But still 10$ I feel is toooooooooooooooooooooo less :eek:
     
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    I could probably believe 100 dollars, but 10???

    - Prilep :D
     
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    I heard you will be getting free laptops with your local Micky D´s happy meal package, now that would make you happy wouldn't it? :D
     
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    yeh i heard this too

    they rejected the 100$ laptop n said they wanted to build their own

    i guess it would be nothing more than a ... palm pilot kinda thing

    dont expect movies games or anything as such..............
     
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