Dell will also propose portable PC at rock bottom price

Asus has provoked an electroshock in the world of the portable PC with its Eee PC, a portable computer fitted with a tiny 7" screen, having as principal advantage its price, less 300 euros. This computer has met enormous success and Asus has already foreseen a 8.9" version.
After this surprise, the competitors have reacted and many Asiatic constructors have announced an equivalent model.
Dell does not want to leave this market to others and so it must also release something as soon as possible.
It must be stated that it is due to Intel that this makes the release of the Eee PC possible. The chip maker did not want to leave this market to VIA and has launched the Silverthorn platform which is marvelous for these products, thanks to the ratio of price/performance/packaging size.
As this idea becomes more general, one can wonder whether Apple will launch out in this new market.
It will be certainly the case that the education market will be tempted by these very cheap PCs.