[nfbcs] Netbook from Rigel Technology (Formerly Assistive Technology Center)

[Buddy Brannan]

On Apr 24, 2009, at 12:48 AM, Robert Leblond wrote:

> [...]
> This unit is super light in weight but big on features.  Weighing a  
> measly
> 2.5 pounds, this bad boy has a 10 inch screen, 3 USB 2 ports, stereo
> speakers, built in microphone, wireless LAN, plus 10/100 wired LAN,
> multiformat card reader, 1.6 GhZ Intel processor, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB  
> Hard
> Drive, with your choice of Operating System (XP or Vista).  One Year
> standard warranty.  This is priced to sell, at only $599.

Priced to sell? Huh. I just bought a Samsung N120 with similar specs,  
only 0.3 pounds heavier, the 160 GB hard drive, for $472 after  
shipping, and I understand it can be had even cheaper now, just a week  
later than when I put in my order at Newegg. And that's at the high  
end of the Netbook price curve. Serotek even sells their Lenovo  
Ideapad S10 for $499, which, while more expensive than you can find it  
retail, you can get them to preconfigure it and all that. $599 seems  
like quite a lot, even with a 2 GB upgrade. Which netbook is this  
based on, anyway? With a 120 GB hard drive, I'm supposing a three-cell  
battery, too. Most netbooks now come with the 160 GB hard drive as  
standard equipment.
>
> [...]

> Add System Access Stand Alone Screen Reader for $399 and have a fully
> functional talking computer for under $1000.

Buy System Access atom edition direct from Serotek (or any of their  
dealers, one presumes yourself included?) for $149 and have the same  
talking computer for even less.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 746-4127 or 888-75-BUDDY