HCL $350 Laptops “MiLeap X” another small after Tata’s Nano
Small is definitely a big theme of this year. In less than a week, after Tata Motors launched its Rs 100,000 ($2,500) car, Nano, another Indian firm, HCL Infosystems, Tuesday launched a laptop for the masses for Rs 14,000 (about $350).
HCL launched two variants of the laptops, called HCL MiLeap X Series priced at Rs 13,990 and HCL MiLeap Y Series at Rs 29,990.
"Our objective was to launch a laptop that will take technology to the masses. We have not compromised on any feature at all and it is just like any other laptop," Ajai Chowdhry, chairman and CEO, HCL Infosystems Ltd, told a press conference here.
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I don't know about HCL they are known to produce one of the worst kind of hardware and worser after sales service.Compared to the cheap quality they offer, they are expensive.
Below is a news article about a company called ACi based from Singapore they produce much better computers at the same price, look at the photo compare the features and decide.
I would never go anywhere near any HCL product!
ACi Announces Rs. 15,000 Notebook in India
Monday, 14 January 2008
Allied Computers International-Asia (ACi), a company known for delivering low-cost laptops in India has announced that they will push out a sub Rs. 15 000 (¬US$380) 7 inch notebook in the Indian market that will go by the name ACi ‘Ultra-mini PC’. The notebook which is based on a VIA Ultra-Low Voltage CPU weighs about 950 grams and will hopefully be available towards the end of the month.
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The specs of the ACi Ultra-mini are:
* 7-inch LCD screen
* VIA 1.0 GHz ULV Processor
* 512MB Memory
* 40GB HDD
* WiFi & Bluetooth
* Webcam
ACi has plans for two models, high- and low-end models, where the high-end model will have a bigger memory and will include a touch screen. Interestingly it will also reach nearly 12-hour battery life by trapping solar energy. The high-end model will have a price-point of about Rs 22,000.