The $100 PC: How do we get there?
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Steve Ballmer says the world needs a really cheap computer, but Mike Ricciuti warns that cheap doesn't come easy.
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Way back in June I suggested you hold off on buying a new PC until systems with PCI Express shipped. The new technology has the potential to dramatically improve performance because it replaces the pokey old
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PC giant also wants to be your supplier of high-end home electronics. Also: How your desktop gets bolted together.
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Via Technologies, best known for chipsets and tiny motherboards, announces a new design for budget ultramobile computers. Its Nanobook will weigh 1.9 pounds, be capable of running Windows Vista and cost less than six bills.
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By David Prosser  What does it cost to set yourself up at home with a decent computer, internet and e-mail access, plus all the software you'll need? Buy your computer from a mainstream retailer and you'll pay pounds 1,000 or more.
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The tech world is abuzz with reports that Apple is preparing to introduce an inexpensive personal computer, with a price tag below $600, at its trade show later this month.
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The so-called "$100 laptop" has moved one step closer to reality, with 2,500 units set to ship later this month to eight developing nations. If the small test proves successful, mass production of the units would begin.
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Blog: It's cheaper than ever to take the quad-core plunge, but don't spend money on cores you don't need.
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The retailer trots out a bargain portable PC that packs Wi-Fi. Is it getting ready for a laptop push for the holidays?
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Plenty of 15-year-olds would be happy to have a personal computer of their own. For Sophie Foreman of Austin, Texas, it's not enough. Her complaint: The PC is too plain.
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A computer developed for the world's  poor children, dubbed "the $100 laptop," has reached a  milestone: It is now selling for $200.
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Despite sub-$1000 prices, the answer still depends on what apps you run.
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The PC maker is eyeing in-home services to go with its new consumer electronics line.
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MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte's much-touted $100 laptop is now officially on sale via the One Laptop per Child Foundation's Web site, with production cost now totaling $200. The organization previously said the laptop would cost $176 in April and raised that estimate to $188 last month.
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A fast PC doesnât mean just a fast processor. Hard-drive speeds, memory and other considerations all affect a systemâs performance.
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Preview Smaller than a laptop, bigger than a PDA - the perfect PC size?
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Microsoft has introduced pricier higher-end versions, as other PC components have fallen in price. So how does it all add up?