Averatec is now taking orders for the Averatec Buddy netbook, which is another in a long line of rebranded MSI Wind laptops. Not that this is a bad thing. Especially not when you factor in the price: Averatec is charging $450, which is about $30 less than the going rate for an MSI WInd with a 3-cell battery. Of course, you can pickup an MSI Wind for as little as $430 with the right rebate, but if you don’t want do deal with the hassle of rebates, the Averatec Buddy looks like a good deal.
The order page for the Averatec Buddy is a bit… funny. For example, the computer is named as the “Averatec Buddy Noteebook 10.2 in.” But the product description says it has a 12.1 inch screen. It doesn’t. There’s also no mention of the battery capacity, but the official product page shows that this model sports a 3 cell battery.
But if you’re willing to take the risk that Averatec will ship you a 12.1 inch notebook with a 6 cell battery by accident, it looks like you can get your orders in now.
via Engadget
if this was an ecs g10il rebrand i’d be all over it. they don’t actually planning on making money with this thing…after all those same rebrands.