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thegadgetsite.blogspot.com - 12/4/2008

Coby to release $99.95 Netbook

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Coby will release a Netbook nay a Midget PC? And it's going to start at $99.95. The new Midget PC will be called “PogetMate-7″ and “Poget-Mate-9″. Screen size will range for 7 inch and 9 inch screens. To keep the costs low it will run Linux and will be available in March of 2009. via ...

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Coby prepping sub-$100 7- / 9-inch PoqetMate netbooks
Engadget — ... to boast a full QWERTY keyboard and a chassis like that of most traditional laptops, we suppose it'll pass. Reportedly, the company is looking to enter the increasingly crowded netbook market next March with the aforementioned PoqetMate-7 and PoqetMate-9, with the youngin' checking in at just $99.95. So, what will a nickle under a Benjamin buy you? A miniaturized laptop with a Chinese-sourced Loongson processor, though specifications outside of that are still under wraps. [Via thegadgetsite] Filed under: Laptops Coby prepping sub-$100 7- / 9-inch ...

Coby to Release $100 'Midget' Laptop to Sell in Rite-Aid, Kroger [NetBooks]
Gizmodo — ... differentiated by screen size (7in and 9in) will run Linux atop a Chinese Longsoon processor. Past that, I wouldn't expect much more than a Wi-Fi adapter and a few ports, bringing the PoqetMate in line with low-end netbooks like the Asus EeePC 701. Coby plans to bring these to discount retailers, including traditionally computer-averse stores like Kroger and Rite-Aid, by March, making the PoqetMate-7 the first $100 computer to be widely available in the US. [AKIndi via TheGadgetSite] ...