Indian Company Shows Off Sub-$200 Laptop

geo_2677 writes "The Indian company which came out with the Simputer has now come with a PC which cost roughly INR 10,000; that's just about US $200. The project was backed by the Indian government R&D department Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)." Geo2677 points out an article on the low-cost computer at hinduonline.net and another at the Times of India, and writes "The new PC is Linux-based and has office applications, a browser and audio/video capabilities. With a keyboard that can be rolled up, it looks pretty sleek. A U.S. company is already using it in pilot projects, and many more have shown interest. The Indian government hopes that this will push the PC revolution to the masses. It aimed for home users and small businesses/shops. The PC penetration in India is very low, at a measly 13 million, due to the high costs involved."

Comments

Re:Ok, so, no storage...

[mbadolato]

I found it VERY suspicious that they were touting the price when they aren't including any storage space.

Maybe they actually ARE including storage, but it's very cheap because they outsourced it to China! :)

sick, poor

[minus_273]

sick? poor? no home? no food? doesn't matter get this magical computer and fix all your problems.