Hello Kitty charges $891 for a netbook

Posted by John Brownlee, November 24, 2008 6:47 AM | permalink

Manufactured by the same mysterious and omnipresent Taiwanese company that makes and markets all spec-identical netbooks, the HK C1 does not deviate a jot from the standard paradigms: an Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive and Windows XP in a 10-inch chassis. Value: $350, give or take. But slap a Hello Kitty decal on the lid — the mute, anthropomorphic swaztika of Japan's character culture — and you can apparently get away with charging almost $600 more.

Hello Kitty C1 [Geekstuff4u via Slippery Brick]

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#1 posted by meerkat

, November 24, 2008 7:15 AM

First of all, that is an appropriately self-aware background (a computer inside a computer)and with a small sad bird on it, isn't that Kitty breakfast?

As for the price, what about this awesome piece of flair - http://www.geekstuff4u.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_1_5.jpg
A custom hinge knob? Hot.

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#2 posted by Not a Doktor , November 24, 2008 11:34 AM

I remember one of you looked at another Hello Kitty laptop and it was highly overpriced and crap.