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		nextparadigms on July 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chromebooks on sale at Amazon for $349 They don't really need to skimp on hardware. They just need to use the inexpensive ARM chips over the expensive Intel chips. That should cut at least $100 from the retail price. I can't believe they did the same mistake as with Google TV.

tedunangst on July 25, 2011 [–]

The Atom N570 costs $86, so unless ARM is literally paying people to use its chips, dropping $100 seems unlikely.

listic on July 25, 2011 | [–]

I think Atom N570 needs a chipset, too (maybe it's a single chip now, but still.)

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