Start saving up for Apple tablet or netbook
The rumors about an Apple tablet or netbook have been revived thanks to a report in the China Times that says the device is on its way in October.
According to a translation in MacRumors Forum, three Taiwanese companies - Foxconn, Wintek and Dynapack - have received orders related to the device.
The story goes on to say the netbook/tablet will not compete against other major netbooks and will likely sell for $800. It's unclear to me if this is a tablet without a keyboard or a more conventional netbook. The story makes it sound like it's a 9.7-inch screen netbook with touch-screen capabilities.
Apple has said in the past that it's keeping an eye out but downplayed any moves into the market because it hasn't figured out a way to make something with those price limitations that's not a piece of junk.
Perhaps Apple has figured it all out. If it's a real netbook, will it be running OS X? Or will it be a souped-up iPod Touch running iPhone OS 3.0? If they can do a $999 Macbook, it's certainly possible to get to $800. But will Apple just strip down a computer or do something really interesting?
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