Genesi i.MX 53 netbooks, nettops to take Freescale machines deeper into the cut price basement

Back in March, Genesi announced its plans to focus on emerging markets by dropping the cost of its Efika MX Smartbook and Smarttop machines. Those devices packed i.MX 51 CPUs, and post-bargain tags of $199 and $129, respectively. Now the San Antonio-based outfit is hinting at any even bigger price break for the developing world with the introduction of its i.MX 53 netbook PCB. In keeping with a Genesi rep on the Freescale Technology Forum, the board, that is significantly smaller than its predecessor, is “as cheap as we will possibly make it,” and may likely power much more cost efficient Genesi computers inside the near future. No word on just how low Genesi is willing to head, but it’s shooting for an i.MX 53 debut sometime this summer. If cheap is your thing, look into the PCB in all its glory after the break.

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