LG X120 3G Netbook Down to $49 For Holidays at RadioShack
Image Credit: RadioShack
James pointed out a holiday price drop on the Nokia Booklet 3G this morning, so I’ll be fair to the other kids in netbook land — the LG X120 is down to $49 through Christmas Eve at RadioShack stores. Like the Booklet 3G, the X120 pricing requires a 2-year commitment to AT&T’s wireless broadband service at $60 a month. So regardless of the great deal up front, you’re looking at $1,440 over 24 months unless you decide to ante up an early termination fee of $175 along the way.
LG’s X120 netbook is your typical fare: a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom, 1 GB of memory, Microsoft Windows XP Home, 160 GB hard drive and 4400 mAh six-cell battery. The 10.1″ display is a little short in terms of resolution, however — 1024 x 576 is what you’re looking at, which is a far cry from the 1366 x 768 offered in the Booklet 3G. On the plus side for the X120 is SmartOn, the SplashTop-powered “instant on” Linux partition for fast booting and browsing.
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I was curious… are these netbooks (this and the Nokia, as well as others) locked to the carriers? I mean, a $175 termination fee isn’t so bad if you get a device that is unlocked (particularly for those of us who travel out of the US quite a bit).
I don’t think it can be locked like that?? Good questions @Fernando
If the carrier is subsidizing this particular netbook, how can you use an alternative one? I ask this because JK mentioned this possiblity in an earlier thread (maybe a couple of months?). It was in response to the thought that if your subsidized netbook is lost or stolen, wouldn’t you be screwed? He claimed one could use another netbook (unsubsidized).