This computer will be available for as low as $99.00, IF you sign up for their optional on-line storage service for $12.95 per month. Without the monthly service, the device will cost about $250.
Zonbu to Roll Out $99 Linux-Based Computer This Summer
There's a cheap computer on the way that undercuts them all, the $99 Zonbu, due this summer in a silent-running form factor that's about the size of a paperback book. It has 4GB of flash memory on board, and automatically backs up a copy of your data online. Besides that $99 purchase price, you'll also pay $12.95 a month (for 25GB,scales up to 100GB for more money) to store its data on the Zonbu servers, giving you the ability to compute anywhere with this tiny device, or access your data from other PCs. If you don't commit to a service plan, the little PC costs $250.
Of course, you'll have to buy a keyboard, monitor and mouse for this diminutive computer, and you'll need a broadband Internet connection, too, but the company says its little Gentoo Linux-based mini PC has all of the applications most people ever need already preloaded. This sounds intriguing, but what applications are included, and can you actually get any work done with it? [...]
See the article for screenshots and more details. There is also a feature on the device at Softpedia:
Tiny Linux-based PC. Only $99! - Zonbu will release a cheap computer this summer!
Another device is comming out from SD-Omega:
Ultra-compact Core 2 Duo system supports Linux
Hong Kong-based mini-PC manufacturing specialist SD-Omega has launched a new system claimed to be the smallest Core 2 Duo PC to support both Linux and Windows Vista. The SD635 is based on an Intel 945GM/ICH7M chipset and measures 6.2 x 10.1 x 2.2 inches (156 x 256 x 56mm).
Despite its small size, the SD635 is fairly substantial, weighing in at 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms) when "fully equipped." The diminutive system has room for a slimline optical drive and a 2.5-inch hard drive, and it appears to be constructed with a steel case. [...]
See the article for more hardware specs. The company offers 20 different Linux-friendly models. At least one model has been demonstrated running both Linux and Vista (see article for link).
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