I don’t get it. No, I really don’t. If Asus Eee PC is meant as a mass-market device does this mean ASUS R50a UMPC is like its polar opposite? Because the price is a far, far cry from the price of the well-known Eee PC.
The ASUS R50a UMPC has a tag price of US$1,839. No, I didn’t add a number to that figure. This UMPC really does cost that much for a reason only the company knows. I mean sure, it’s touch screen and has both 3G and WiFi, but so do more affordable devices, such that the combination has almost become a norm. OK, it does come with a wireless keyboard and an external optical drive, but I can pick those out somewhere and not even justify a fourth of the price of this gadget. The other specs are even more mundane – 32GB SSD, Windows Vista OS, 3.5 hours battery life, 1.33GHz Intel Atom processor and Bluetooth connection. While we do wonder at the price of the device, it’s not like we’ll even be tempted to get one – the ASUS R50a UMPC is offered in Spain by Madrid-based company Informatic.
via SlashGear
