Pixel Qi should be VERY VERY cheap

ppw · 06-14-2010, 12:53 PM

http://www.technewsdaily.com/new-pro...omputers-0693/

"The XO-3 will be an 8.5 x 11 inch tablet with a Pixel Qi touchscreen. It will be about half as thick as an iPhone and use OLPC’s Linux-based Sugar operating system. OLPC has set a target price of $75."

The whole 8.5X11 device is $75, so the Pixel Qi screen should be very very cheap. Hope it delivers.

HarryT · 06-14-2010, 12:56 PM

The fact that the "target price" is $75 doesn't mean that they'll achieve that target. The target price for the original OLPC was $100, but I don't believe that the price has ever actually fallen below about $180.

bobulbous · 06-14-2010, 01:01 PM

With OLPC though doesn't it sell at an inflated price (180) for western markets, whereas in its intended markets the units are around 100 each. I presume it would be the same with this.

ppw · 06-14-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The target price for the original OLPC was $100, but I don't believe that the price has ever actually fallen below about $180.

I think you also had to buy two together. I admit I got excited when I saw the prospect. I really wish they can deliver it by 2012. In reality, it is probably a pipe dream.

HarryT · 06-14-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bobulbous

With OLPC though doesn't it sell at an inflated price (180) for western markets, whereas in its intended markets the units are around 100 each. I presume it would be the same with this.

For Western markets they double the price - it's a "buy one, contribute one", deal. I believe that the actual price to the target market is still around the $180 mark. Or at least, that was the case, the last I heard.

Shaggy · 06-14-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

For Western markets they double the price - it's a "buy one, contribute one", deal. I believe that the actual price to the target market is still around the $180 mark. Or at least, that was the case, the last I heard.

It's still over $200 as of April 2010, according to wikipedia. The "buy one, contribute one" deal costs $399 (plus $25 shipping).

Shaggy · 06-14-2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ppw

"The XO-3 will be an 8.5 x 11 inch tablet with a Pixel Qi touchscreen.

So was the XO-2, but that project was completely scrapped. Note, they said the XO-3 won't be available until 2012. This is just PR for now. As for the "target price"... well... that's already been covered in this thread.

Shaggy · 06-14-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

It's still over $200 as of April 2010, according to wikipedia. The "buy one, contribute one" deal costs $399 (plus $25 shipping).

If you just want to contribute one, it's currently $199 (according to OLPC's website).

gastan · 06-14-2010, 01:21 PM

Getting back to the subject title, The Pixel Qi screen should be not much, if any, more expensive than a regular LCD screen, at least according to what Ms. Jepsen has been saying in most of her videos. She claims that since the Pixel Qi can be made in the same fab as an LCD, using the same basic materials and mfg. tech., there should be very, very little price premium.

That makes the reported price premium for the Pixel Qi screened Adam, for example, very unwelcome. Either Mary Lou is wrong or the OEM's plan on making extra money as long as they can just because of the "wow" factor.

Dulin's Books · 06-14-2010, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

it's currently $199 (according to OLPC's website).

according to the link in the op

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they now sell for $172.

i wonder where they got that price?

Shaggy · 06-14-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gastan

The Pixel Qi screen should be not much, if any, more expensive than a regular LCD screen, at least according to what Ms. Jepsen has been saying in most of her videos. She claims that since the Pixel Qi can be made in the same fab as an LCD, using the same basic materials and mfg. tech., there should be very, very little price premium.

Claiming something and actually delivering something are two different things. She was also claiming that the original OLPC would be $100, back when she was their CTO.

Shaggy · 06-14-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

i wonder where they got that price?

Maybe the difference is an individual donating one vs a country (theoretically) ordering them in bulk?

Shaggy · 06-14-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by gastan

Either Mary Lou is wrong or the OEM's plan on making extra money as long as they can just because of the "wow" factor.

Or both.

Kali Yuga · 06-14-2010, 02:06 PM

Well, what can I say. Vaporware doesn't cost anything at all, does it?

dadioflex · 06-14-2010, 05:46 PM

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ppw Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 499180 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle DXG, iPad 3	Pixel Qi should be VERY VERY cheap http://www.technewsdaily.com/new-pro...omputers-0693/ "The XO-3 will be an 8.5 x 11 inch tablet with a Pixel Qi touchscreen. It will be about half as thick as an iPhone and use OLPC’s Linux-based Sugar operating system. OLPC has set a target price of $75." The whole 8.5X11 device is $75, so the Pixel Qi screen should be very very cheap. Hope it delivers.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The fact that the "target price" is $75 doesn't mean that they'll achieve that target. The target price for the original OLPC was $100, but I don't believe that the price has ever actually fallen below about $180.

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bobulbous Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Bebook Neo	With OLPC though doesn't it sell at an inflated price (180) for western markets, whereas in its intended markets the units are around 100 each. I presume it would be the same with this.

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gastan Addict Posts: 221 Karma: 801624 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: US Pacific Northwest Device: LePan II, Kobo Aura	Getting back to the subject title, The Pixel Qi screen should be not much, if any, more expensive than a regular LCD screen, at least according to what Ms. Jepsen has been saying in most of her videos. She claims that since the Pixel Qi can be made in the same fab as an LCD, using the same basic materials and mfg. tech., there should be very, very little price premium. That makes the reported price premium for the Pixel Qi screened Adam, for example, very unwelcome. Either Mary Lou is wrong or the OEM's plan on making extra money as long as they can just because of the "wow" factor.

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Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	Well, what can I say. Vaporware doesn't cost anything at all, does it?