Remember the JoinTech JL7100? It’s the $99 netbook that’s hardly even really a netbook. The problem isn’t that it’s got a slow 400MHz CPU or that it runs Windows CE. While I generally prefer to put Windows CE devices in a different class from typical netbooks, it’s possible that you could install Linux on the JL7100. And more importantly we’re…

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While there’s no doubt that the Windows CE-based Jointech JL7100 is pretty cheap by subnotebook, or even PDA standards, it appears that this Eee PC look-a-like might not be quite as inexpensive as I’d originally reported. While the product page proclaims the JL7100 costs just $99, it turns out you need to order in bulk to get that price. And…

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Maybe the Asus Eee PC never hit the mythical $200 price point, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pick up a laptop style device with a 7 inch display for a low, low price. In fact, Jointech appears to have even the OLPC project beat. While the XO Laptop still costs somewhere between a C note and $200, the Jointech…

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