There was a lot of coverage yesterday about a new manufacturer from Sweden offering a laptop with a reasonable spec for £76 ($150) - they had allegedly reduced the price as they'd bought a factory in Brazil, could manufacturer cheaply and were trying to compete with the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child project).
I tried to get on to the ordering site to check it out - it took some perseverance but did finally manage. After checking out the people taking the credit card details, they are definitely legit, just not so sure about the company selling the laptop!
I obviously hope it is real - it will be a useful extra machine, but hopefully if not the credit card merchant and the credit card company will have protected my £76 - what this space!
Medison £76 Laptop on Slashdot
Company website - offices in the UK?
Product Site - includes specs but not a lot else.
Update: I've just heard back from the company handling payments - they say they have no reason to doubt that it's a genuine offer, and don't release the payment to the supplier until I've received the good! Sounding a little more promising!
Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Use Ubuntu on an Acer Aspire One and you can now get a fantastic laptop for £180 - I'm using mine every day. Buzz me again some time with your news! - Michael H.
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