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Is it looking likely that they will hit the target? They already had HN bump and most Ubuntu fans were made aware of the project already.

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If I were them I'd offer a 32 GB version for $600, for people who will only/mainly use it as a phone, and not a full-time computer. It's still plenty of space.

That price level seems to have been pretty popular, and at that price level they may be able to hit the target. I'm not sure why they absolutely need to sell only a 128 GB version.

Also, they'd be insane not to add 802.11ac Wi-fi.

> I'm not sure why they absolutely need to sell only a 128 GB version.

I'm just guessing here but it might be more expensive to make smaller batches with different models the to just make one.

They can give them the same model with only a 32 GB partition on the flash. And then charge $200 for an upgrade to 128 GB. It's a proven business model. :-)

Unfortunately it sounds like the $600 price point only covers their BOM right now. If they put in extra engineering to disable some hardware, that's a net loss for them per unit (but they'll make it up in volume!). All the people who would upgrade have already splashed out for the 128GB model.

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