u cant blame consumers for having negative mentality on malaysiaz product. Use ur finger and count what are the products with quality which we've produced so far?

anyway cheap tablet pc like this could also be a quality 1. the question is, will they produce a cheap quality product or will they start off with more money going into their pocket than money spent in producing them.

and so? EEE PC 2GB space also. you might as well bash EEE PC as well.



of course it'll suit. just because people are from "younger generation" that doesn't mean they need more disk space. a typical document uses like what, 50 - 100kb space, and do you know how long / how many documents it takes before even reaching 1GB?

not enough space? use USB Drives, cheap nowadays.



the EEE PC is low spec but surely not a loser in terms of responsiveness in use. same can be done for MCPC.



you sure have narrow view on IT.

your whole post is crap.

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Added on December 2, 2007, 2:51 am

i don't think we should EEE PC vs MAKCIK PC.

however, if you notice so far i'm using EEE PC in defence of MAKCIK PC.

i don't think the higher-end MCPC would be a worthy buy since EEE PC is a few hundreds more BUT on the other hand i think the lower end MCPC should be nice, assuming it comes with WiFi and all, it's a handy device to bring around.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Dec 2 2007, 02:51 AM

yeah well said, MCPC is not too bad, with price tag below rm600 hv touch screen, wifi capability, stop comparing MCPC with your called "high end" pc, still no news on the spec tho

and for someone who live in cave and know nothing about eee pc and simply bash MCPC, pls click link below... learn something from there and stop posting crap

http://eeepc.asus.com/global/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC

eee pc come with 2gb, 4gb and 8gb version and the price is between us$199-us$399

This post has been edited by syazone: Dec 2 2007, 10:11 AM

IMO, makcik pc is good start for those who doesnt know to use pc, especially local 'makciks'. many of them afraid to use normal pc because:

-too high end. afraid might damage the pc.
-dont know how to use it
-cost a lot for maintainence (especially rural areas, where pc shops always take advantage to these makciks with charge them with 'insane price just to remove virus'.

for me, this PC purpose is not for work 100%, it just to introduce the basics of pc to 'makcik', and of course, the younger generation (i mean very2 young, like those in kindergarten).

the GUI for this pc i think doesnt have much difference with the device use at petrosains (for those who once use it). very user friendly.

makcik pc?hahaha..very funny this name

this would be awesome al-cheapo tablet pc that can replace papers, very useful in test-lab environment
*touchscreen/stylus would be super awesome

y knot make it into Tough boook! like Panasonice!

ekekeke... u dont we all think about using this so called "makcik pc" for our little children as their toy? rather than buying stupid useless smart shop kiddie laptop with monochrome lcd... this 1 is really a good gadget for teaching and educating~ both "makcik" and her little kid can enjoy their free time with this... later MyBroadband will be here... everywhere (not really everywhere) will hav wifi connection for free by govn~ this thing is a good startup gadget for surfing wifi b4 buying pc or if dont hav enuf budget for a new pc...

having free wifi with great area coverage brings more good than bad?
could u explain more on that? advantage/disadvantage

where to buy? i need one now, really good

i think its a very good effort to provide very cheap PC especially for rural area people/low budget ppl but i'm not very happy with its name though. They should come up with more attractive name...

A good start from government

The funniest part was that at the booth, they didn't use any female model. Instead, it was a pakcik.

It shows the target user. I think it was a good idea to use an elderly man instead of a model as it shows it's easy to use.

opps, earlier i was lost think bout low-end desktop, misread it earlier.

You know what would be a good idea is if they can rent it like a landline phone. So you apply for a phone line, and instead of getting a phone, you'd get one of these things.

i think that's too much for malaysian... local mentality still cant except changes and "dumb youngster" who loves vandalism would like to try on the gadget... unless it is equipped with bullet proof shield to cover its lcd, aloy casing, anti rust and highly durable...

actually, what is the real name for this "pc" (not sure to call it pc or not coz i'm not clear with the spec but seems that it's using embedded OS, non windows nor linux).. all i know is "makcik pc"...

seriously..

why the tablet pc named as "Makcik PC" ?

sound stupid =/

True the thing needs to be durable. People by and large don't like change, that's why people study change management in colleges

there will be two type of tablet pc's:
1) makcik pc(MCPC) for rural makciks (seriously)
2) eRazr(pronounced like 'eraser') for students for k-school project

MakcikPC is aimed to overcome the digital divide problem in Malaysia where rural people are digitally left far behind the urban people.

eRazr is, obviously, to cater the needs for (real) smart school environment. for those who went to MIMOS booth during NICE exhibition you will notice the section on IPv6 source specific multicasting(SSM) media streaming. this also to cater for k-school project.

it's still in development. there's some problem with the wi-fi and sound card (but wi-max is working)

these two are REAL low-cost PCs. so if you want something with gamers' spec, this is not for you. forget the hype, they were designed to fulfill what they need to->low cost PC everyone can afford.
hard disk space will be varied, so don't worry much about it. i myself not interested in this product, but if i want something for my grandma, this will be perfect.