http://gigaom.com/mobile/avertecs-netboo/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/mobile/avertecs-netboo/#comment-364655 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:18:38 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/avertecs-netboo#comment-364655 whats funny is in a way Averatec started the “low cost” ultraportable market, relatively speaking. back long before the EEE 700, Averatec released their “1000 series” which consisted of 10.6″ laptops that competed directly with Fujitsu & Sony. but while Fujitsu prices started at $1600 & Sony prices started at $2k, Averatec’s prices started at $899. which was an AWESOME deal at the time. Plus you have to consider they used standard ultraportable parts at the time, Pentium-M & 1280 x 768, there was no Atom & 1024 x 600.

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