Sakar’s Kid-Friendly Netbook

I came across a not-so-old review by Laptop mag on Sakar's netbook today. The significance of Sakar entering the netbook market is that it is a big name in the toy industry that either acquires or licenses well-known brands, such as Crayola, Hello Kitty, Vivitar, Major League Baseball, Hulk, Jeep, etc., puts them on a wide range of toys and gadgets (digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, walkie-talkies, watches, etc.) for kids and sells these just about everywhere.

Sakar was at the recent Toy Fair 2009 and was displaying, of all these, a netbook. Given Sakar's extensive distribution network, the implications are huge. Unfortunately, per Laptop Magazine, Sakar's netbook seemed to be just another rebranded Exon PC701-XL. The 3K Razorbook 400, which is an Exon PC701-XL rebrand, just happens to be Laptop Magazine's least favorite netbooks of all time.

At any rate, Sakar didn't have the final specs but indicated the maximum price they will sell it at was US$299, which although it sounded good to Laptop Mag, seems still quite high for us. Nevertheless and notwithstanding Sakar's initial OEM choice, its entry, if and when it does start selling the netbook, will definitely drive the price war in the low-end of the already low-end netbook market segment. This can only mean more affordable netbooks for everyone. :)

You can read the entire review here.