According to The Korea Times, subsidies from Korea Telecom in conjunction with the switch to AMD processors can make the Q1 drop from its Korean price of 1.2 million won ($1,267) to the equivalent of $739 or below—a whopping 41.6% cut.More details over here.
The Q1 could go down from $1,099.99 to just $642 if the same plunge occurred in the U.S., although it's not clear what kind of drop—if any—users outside South Korea can expect.
Samsung to use AMD processors for next UMPC
Posted on Tuesday, June 06 2006 @ 5:32 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck