Nokia Booklet 3G Will Cost $299 Through Best Buy

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By Mark Spoonauer
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Now this is a pleasant surprise. The Nokia Booklet 3G will cost $299 when it goes on sale exclusively through Best Buy. For that price you get 12 hours of battery life, 3G mobile broadband, and a sleek fanless design. If you want the device without a two-year contract the netbook will go for $599.

Granted, with $60 per month for data you're talking about a total cost of $1,740, but we suspect that a lot of Best Buy customers will be tempted by the sticker price. Plus, AT&T's Glenn Lurie promised during today's press conference that other data plan options will become available "down the road."

The system will be available for preorder on October 22nd and start shipping in mid-November.

Mark Spoonauer
Mark Spoonauer
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Responsible for the editorial vision for Laptopmag.com, Mark Spoonauer has been Editor in Chief of LAPTOP since 2003 and has covered technology for nearly 15 years. Mark speaks at key tech industry events and makes regular media appearances on CNBC, Fox and CNN. Mark was previously reviews editor at Mobile Computing, and his work has appeared in Wired, Popular Science and Inc.