Producing a laptop "100 USD" for the organization One Child One Computer (OLPC).Photo: Cnet
After years of price cuts, notebook companies - Taiwanese contract manufacturers Quanta, Compal and Wistron - decided they could not stand it any longer and are asking customers to order , including HP, Dell and Acer share the burden.
For contract computer manufacturers, this could end many years of slippery profits but it could also lead to a price. Because this is a time when shoppers in Europe and the United States turn to a search mode of bargaining rather than willing to pay more for a notebook. Instead of buying an affordable or genuine notebook, more and more people opt for sub-notebook computers.
This product is expected to attract new customers rather than just offering cheap products as a solution for more expensive models.