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Wow, that seems a little pricey for what is offered. I would think they would be able to use an "off the shelf" netbook that already costs ~300 dollars, without
by choko 15y ago
Wow, that seems a little pricey for what is offered. I would think they would be able to use an "off the shelf" netbook that already costs ~300 dollars, without Windows, and sell it for ~200. Windows accounts for a nice chunk of the price of a netbook, does it not? I know they don't pay store prices for Windows, but I'm sure they are still paying a decent amount. Does anyone have an insight in to how much Windows adds to the price of netbook hardware?
- sahaj 15y agoFrom what I understand Windows volume licensing cost is around $30-$40 per copy depending on who the hardware vendor is.
- shoota 15y agoAccording to this article http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/06/microsoft-currently-asking-45-to-55-for-windows-7-starter.ars http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/06/microsoft-curr... which is a bit dated it seems like the cost of windows could be as low as $15-30.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoNetbooks are priced what they are because of their component parts. The 2 Chromebooks released so far are the size of a normal notebook/laptop. The parts are similar (except for the processor) to that of a notebook, which explains the price. The Series 5 cost $334.32 to make.[1] [1]http://www.thechromesource.com/with-what-it-costs-to-make-is-the-samsung-series-5-chromebook-overpriced/ http://www.thechromesource.com/with-what-it-costs-to-make-is...