Low cost netbooks may have taken the world by storm, but one place where they haven’t really taken off is India. Last year only 40,000 netbooks were sold in India, and this year analysts expect that number to hit about 300,000. But in a country with around a billion people, that still seems like peanuts. One way PC makers are apparently looking to boost sales is by working with telecoms to bundle mini-laptops with 3G wireless internet service much the way they’ve started to do in the US, Europe, and Asia.
India’s Business Standard reports that computer maker HCL Infosystems, Asus, and Dell are all working on deals with wireless carriers to bundle 3G enabled netbooks with 3G service.
As we’ve learned in other parts of the globe, over time you end up paying a lot more for a netbook with a 3G data plan even if the laptop is cheap or even free up front. But the cost of purchasing the netbook and data contract together is still usually cheaper than buying them each individually.
I bought an Acer Timeline 4810T a month ago and its really doing well.The good thing about Acer is that they give us the choice of selecting features, which we require and not thrown at us and that too, at affordable price. I think, where Acer scores over other laptops is more value for money.
There are many that will swear by their Acer laptop computers and this is amply evident when you come across a great many advertisements expounding on the virtues of such laptops. However, it is not such a good idea to go by advertising claims alone and it is also necessary to first check out different manufacturers and sees what’s on offer before making a considered decision. It should give you peace of mind that Acer is a worldwide company and it is known for providing practical and first-rate solutions for the marketplace. For this reason it will be worthwhile to consider an Acer Timeline.
All right! but we have to see how they perform…
should be interesting to see how they perform in the cluutter