With the PC market crashing, Intel says $200 Android laptops are on the way

PC chip giant Intel has revealed it is working with hardware partners on laptops, using the company’s Atom processors and running Android, that could cost as little as $200. Intel’s executive vice president and chief product officer Dadi Perlmutter told CNet that while the low price point could be reached with Android, laptops running Microsoft’s […]

Andrew Sadauskas 02 May, 2013

PC chip giant Intel has revealed it is working with hardware partners on laptops, using the company’s Atom processors and running Android, that could cost as little as $200.

Intel’s executive vice president and chief product officer Dadi Perlmutter told CNet that while the low price point could be reached with Android, laptops running Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system could be more expensive.

“We have a good technology that enables a very cost-effective price point,” Perlmutter says.

“[The price of Windows 8 laptops] depends on how Microsoft prices Windows 8.