In 2008, Dell will bring to the Asian market more cheap laptops like Vostro 1000. Photo: Laptoping
Dell's most prominent low-cost laptops in 2007 were the Vostro 1000 and Inspiron 1420. Dell Vostro 1000 is a low-cost laptop for business and small businesses, running Red Flag Linux operating system, AMD processor. 2 GHz Sempron, currently sold in the Chinese market for 3,999 yuan (US $ 561). Meanwhile, Dell Inspiron 1420 is a laptop for general users, equipped with 1.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, running Windows Vista Home Basic operating system and sold in China for 5,799 yuan.
Currently, the segment of cheap laptop market in emerging economies is becoming extremely attractive to major computer manufacturers. In addition to Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Acer are also scheduled to be available this year. This is considered an inevitable consequence of the success of the Asus Eee PC "super small, super light, super cheap" laptop in 2007.
Asked if Dell intends to offer a product that competes directly with the Asus Eee PC, Dell Asia-Pacific President promises only that 2008's product lines will be available. Many different prices, suitable for many customers.