ABC Melbourne Drive: laptops and questions

Is there such a thing as a cut-cost laptop? There might be soon, but you might need to wait a few months, as Pickr explains.

Is there such a thing as a cut-cost laptop? There might be soon, but you might need to wait a few months, as Pickr explains.

Finding your way to a less expensive laptop for the kids could be easier than ever soon, making it a potentially handy route ahead of back to school in the new year. While there are a good six months until that becomes an issue, tech companies could have new chips to thank, and consumers with them. What’s going on?

This week on ABC Melbourne Drive, we’ll dive into what’s happening and what it potentially means for parents and buyers of laptops in the future.

Plus there are plenty of questions to answer from ABC listeners, covering NBN upload speeds, AirTag-like devices for Android, and more.

Tune into the June 9 broadcast of ABC Melbourne Drive with Charlie Pickering to hear the segment, starting from the 1 hour 35 minute mark (1.35.04 to be exact).