PC Makers Rally Behind Kitchen PCs
Now that netbooks are part of the mainstream, hardware manufacturers are looking to start making PCs that fit into a completely new category. Dell, HP, ASUS and MSI have launched “kitchen PCs”, touchscreen-enabled devices that would look well hanging on the wall above your counter or sink.
At about $600 to $800, kitchen PCs could be to desktops what netbooks have become to notebooks today: cheap, cheerful alternatives to overpriced, overpowered machines. Kitchen PCs offer a stylish form factor, a touchscreen interface to get to e-mail, weather forecasts, calendars, news or recipes — all wrapped up with an attractive price tag.
The companies hope that these kitchen PCs will be as much of a hit as netbooks are. The devices possess the same traits that made ultraportables popular: they’re inexpensive, attractive and cover all the basics of modern computer use. While touchscreen capability adds new flavor, it does so at the cost of portability. Will the kitchen PC be able to match the success of the netbook?
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