The supporters of ARM- architecture processors assert that to the end of years on the market can appear immediately several notebooks which cost less than $200, that use ARM processors and the operating systems Linux or Google android.
The small Chinese company guangzhou skytone transmission technologies Co. Ltd developed the prototype of notebook alpha 680 on base of ARM11 processor with 533 MHz frequency and operating systems google android. The screen resolution is 800 X 480, and it is combined with 128 MB DDR-2 (possible expansion up to 256MB), solid-state disks with 1 GB volume (with the possibility of expansion up to 4GB) and wi-Fi networks access adapters .
One of the main notebooks advantages - small mass and modest overall dimensions. With the weight not more than 680 Gram. The cost of notebook will not exceed $250 - this not so cheap, as some experts promised, but the potential of price reduction interest important producers.
Alpha 680 can appear on the market in three months. Companies like Dell, HP, Asus and Acer already expressed their interest in notebooks on base of ARM- architecture processors .