AGOPC, a new UMPC reseller, have today launched their first product, the ago7 UMPC.
In a press release received from the company, agopc highlights better pricing as the way to broaden the UMPC market and has launched the Amtek T700-based ago7 with 512MB RAM and a 40GB drive at $899.
The ago7 goes head-to-head in America against the Tablet Kiosk v7110 as it’s basicaly the same device under the logo but with a $100 price advantage you’ll have change left over for the 6-cell 5-hour battery.
Its an interesting move by agopc. Only a few days ago I posted my opinions on how UMPC’s will be marketed and lowering the price was one of my least favoured options. However, the customer side of me is very happy about this!
Agopc will be stocking the standard range of accessories including the 6-cell battery, the 3-cell battery a car charger and a unique, low-cost Ethernet adaptor that plugs into the docking port at the base of the unit and if you’re quick, ago7 ships with a free flexible keyboard!
Competition is always good and its nice to see more resellers coming on board. Good luck agopc!
Carrypad data sheet - AgoPC Ago7
Regards
Steve.
August 15th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Now to be honest, If the price dropped another $100 or more i’d be able to afford a UMPC. right now it’s so close it’s teasing me!
I only say that instead of biting the bullet and buying one because from the student-customer standpoint the next few weeks many college students will be going back to school, cutting working hours, and having to pay exorbitant amounts for college text books. Spending money will be greatly reduced.
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August 16th, 2006 at 5:56 am
What does this “USB Interface Wireless 802.11b/g solution” mean? Does it have 802.11 on board or not? Like ya said I am almost there on a purchase, and a built in 802.11 is very important. I’d would really like this for Christmas if my parents are reading this!!! LOL //bob
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August 16th, 2006 at 9:37 am
Hi Bob.
Yes. Its a bit misleading. It means that the Wifi and BT modules are placed on the USB bus internally. This is a common (flexbile and cheap) way of adding components to a pc motherboard.
The alternative is to have a seperate chipset on the processor bus like in a Centrino architecture.
So, ‘on board’ is the answer you are looking for.
Regards
Steve.
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August 17th, 2006 at 9:28 pm
Thanks Steve that clears it up for me! I didn’t know they did that with USB, but now said it makes since! //bob
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