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