What’s the one single factor that must be met by MID producers to make sure that their internet device has even a tiny chance of succeeding in the market? Price, and dirt cheap. With full laptops now available with Linux for less than $500 the only way that MIDs have a chance to compete is to be at least as cheap as those other fairly small alternatives. UMPC Portal is reporting that TegaTech, Hugo Ortega’s retail outlet in Australia, has offered the first Intel MID for pre-ordering and the GigaByte M528 will set you back, sit down please, AUD1199! What components does this baby sport? It doesn’t freaking matter at a price far north of $1,000. They will NOT sell stripped down devices for double the price of an EEE PC. Not at all. Sheesh. Kudos to Hugo for being the first to offer an Intel MID and I hope you do well.
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