CherryPal's $99 "Odd Lots" Netbook

Robotech_Master writes "CherryPal, which Slashdot last covered back in 2008, has released a $99 netbook, the Africa, aimed at the developing world but (unlike the OLPC) available for sale to the consumer. But unlike most netbooks, the Africa is not actually made to a set design. Instead, it uses a hacker-like approach similar to the way home PC builders build their cheap beige boxes. CherryPal purchases odd lots of whatever components are available most inexpensively, builds netbooks out of them, and calls them Africas. The resulting machines will at least meet and may exceed the minimum specs given on CherryPal's website, and may be built around an ARM, MIPS, or X86-based CPU depending on what parts CherryPal has on hand at the time. The device ships with 'at least' Windows CE or CherryPal's custom 'Green Maraschino' Debian-based Linux distro."

Comments

In other words

[jyoull]

they're using the "Dell Method"

Re:In other words

[MBGMorden]

Thanks for the explanation, but I already knew that ;).

I was merely commenting on the fact that it was only a 55Mhz jump that did that. Kinda like old folks reminiscing about how sodas used to cost only a nickel :).

Re:Hmm, I wonder if I can cherry-pick parts

[Anonymous Coward]

Cherry-pick your Cherry-pal? Genius!

Re:seems a bit pricey

[killmenow]

A bag of random crap shouldn't cost more than a dollar. But at that price, I'd buy three.

Re:It's the anti-apple

[mcgrew]

They're slogan should be "works with nothing."

Dew knot truss yore spill chucker.