JAKARTA, KCM - Not to be outdone by the machine XO from One Laptop Per Child Foundation (OLPC), Intel Classmate PC and Asus EEE, Indonesia is also developing low-cost laptops. Even the government computer hard entrepreneurs in Indonesia to do for the U.S. dollar 150.
"I'm with existing models of computers (laptops) for 150 U.S. dollars, I want to see," said Cahyana Ahmadjayadi, Director General of Telematics Applications Department of Communications and Information Technology IR opening Indocomtech 2007, Wednesday (14/11).
The news was justified Timothy Siddik, President of Product Development Department of the Interior of Indonesian Computer Business Association (Apkomindo). However, to realize the value of U.S. $ 150 (about Rp1.400.000, 00) thinks is still difficult at this time.
"The prices of some components are still very expensive, especially LCD and flash drive to replace the hard drive he said on the sidelines of the launch site in the region www.banggaIndonesia.com Zyrex Indocomtech 2007.
However, Timothy is also the president Dirktur PT Mandiri Buana Zyrexindo he predicted a price of about U.S. $ 200 remains probably developed locally in the near future. Indonesia has seen assembled desktop and laptop computers to develop local brands, such as Zyrex, Ion Metrodata, Toshiba, Relion, and Mugen.
According to the Secretary General Gunadi Apkomindo Sutiono, some employers are looking for cheap laptops this development will be a trend next year. Not only economic but also small and light.
For the future, the development of inexpensive computers on a prospective basis because of local components that have been used in computer products are assembled in the country reached about 30 percent. As hard drive, casing, and keyboards are produced in the country. In addition, imports of components for computers are exempt from import duties.
"We already have approval ITA (International Trade Agreement), WTO (World Trade Organization) to free the import duty component," said Hidayat Tjokrodjojo, president of the Foundation Apkomindo.
What kind of cheap laptops manufactured in Indonesia? Wait a bit.
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