Nokia's "not a netbook" gets £650 price tag

£650 for an Atom powered device. Methinks not.

By james016 on 18 Dec 2009

Ouch

It is a well made bit of kit but £650! Crikey you could buy a laptop for that sort of money!

By JStairmand on 18 Dec 2009

Dissapointed

It's the Atom Z, with soldered-on RAM and the atrociously-supported GMA500 graphics chip. Apart from the huge battery and the purportedly exceptional build quality, this is a sub-par netbook and I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole for half that price!

By theloz1 on 18 Dec 2009

Not fooled

A netbook by any other price is just an overpriced netbook!

By cheysuli on 18 Dec 2009

mac design rip

Looks similar to a macbook pro in fact the 13" one that I am using. Not worth £650 for sure. Nokia once again failing to innovate beyond the box.

By 00lissauers on 18 Dec 2009

Ouch!

£650 for a netbook? Who do they think they are, Apple?

By Lacrobat on 18 Dec 2009

pre-orders "not a word" when orders will do

What is the difference between an order and a pre-order? Please tell me because I have a dictionary on order (but not on pre-order!)

By BornOnTheCusp on 18 Dec 2009

That makes the Apple MacBook look like a bargain. OK, the MacBook is a bargain for the spec, but this is a typical no-spec Netbook for heaven's sake!

By SwissMac on 18 Dec 2009

And as it has Windows 7 Starter, you even have to pay for get a proper OS, just as you would have to if you bought a McBook.

By verdot on 19 Dec 2009

How useful is AGPS in a netbook? You're hardly going to drive with in on your lap!
When you buy a PC from a mainstram manufacturer you typically pay 10%-20% over cost of manufacture. When you buy Apple or Nokia you pay 40%-100%. In the long run with open software like Android and Korean and Chinese manufacturers to contend with Nokia and Apple can only loose market share, unless they change their pricing.

By milliganp on 19 Dec 2009

Atom Processor - Check
10.1" Screen - Check
1GB Ram - Check
160GB Hard Drive - Check
Windows 7 Starter - Check

Yep, it's a netbook!

By Grunthos on 19 Dec 2009

Yawn

This is to make it look like an amazing bargain at £500. There will be some takers, chiefly among those who do not pay for their own equipment, and who don't want to be seen in the business class lounge with something common now that everyone has a shiny smartphone.

By antevans on 19 Dec 2009

Nokia's lost it!

Nokia seem keen to make over-bloated, sluggish communication machines... and try and sell them as if they are "premium" items. Lacrobat is right... they are reminiscent of Apple in the 90's... except without any of the asthetic beauty.

By mcmpro1 on 20 Dec 2009

Presumably they only really want to provide them as part of a contract, so by putting the price this high can be fairly sure that few people will buy them outright.

By davidbryant4 on 21 Dec 2009

Do no evil

...and taxes are evil, right?

By Josefov on 21 Dec 2009

£300 premium?

Dear PC Pro reviwers, on my planet an average netbook is more like £250. What features are there in a top end £350 netbook that aren't available for £230 inc VAT.
Cheap netbooks that tick moist boxes are under £200.

By Drushmore on 24 Dec 2009