Intel Expects $199 Atom Desktops

[HardOCP News]

If all goes according to Intel’s plans, consumers will see $199 Atom desktops by the end of the year. These low cost desktops are part the company’s plan to push Atom chips into new product categories beyond desktop PCs, like ultra mobile PCs and mobile internet devices.

Intel expects an Atom chip, code-named Diamondville, to be used in fanless desktop computers designed for basic tasks like surfing the Internet or viewing standard-definition DVDs. The company expects the systems to be priced in the $199 to $250 range.

 

[mitcity22]

from past experience I would guess it will cost $300

 

[Azhar]

You mean like how OLPC lappies were predicted to be $100 and EEE's were predicted to be $200? Sure Intel, we believe you.

 

[pxc]

You mean like how OLPC lappies were predicted to be $100 and EEE's were predicted to be $200? Sure Intel, we believe you.

The Eee PC wasn't the $200 laptop, that was the Classmate PC and the Classmate PC does sell for around $200 in volume.

Why would you blame Intel for the OLPC's pricing? St. Nick blew that one.

 

[pxc]

I wanted to add that $199 for a low cost Intel-based PC isn't a pipe dream. Shuttle's KPC uses a regular SFF motherboard and socketed LGA775 Conroe-L and goes on sale soon for $199: http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/03/05/shuttles-199-pc-will-ship-with-foresight-linux

 

[Azhar]

The Eee PC wasn't the $200 laptop, that was the Classmate PC and the Classmate PC does sell for around $200 in volume.

Why would you blame Intel for the OLPC's pricing? St. Nick blew that one.

I wasn't blaming Intel for OLPC. I was blaming prediction in general.

 

[Kendrak]

Wonder how it folds

 

[qkool]

Wonder how it folds

If it's in a laptop, I'd say it folds once in half with the monitor on one side and keyboard on the other

 

[ICOM]

Sounds like my garage computer that I build from old parts.

PIII 600 O/C'd to 800 mhz
Abit BF6 motherboard
512 megs of RAM
40 gig hard drive
Geforce 3 Ti 200 video
Windows 2000
19" Viewsonic PS790 CRT

Got 10 gigs of mp3's on her. She surfs the web great & plays all my tunes while I'm working in my garage. Just sharing...

 

[ssratt]

I think the Asus has not yet settled on what they are going to use as a chip for the "next gen" EEE so this might be in the running.

As long as they put in the best price/performance chip I'll be happy.

Other than that I can't see where it would fit in my life, the article ruled out HD so this is not going to make it as an HTPC (all I need is a case and card for one now anyways)