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:CNET News: A $100 Laptop Prototype for $150
CNET News: A $100 Laptop Prototype for $150
Nov 17, 2006, 20 :30 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (6892 reads)

(Other stories by Stefanie Olsen)

"The One Laptop per Child project on Thursday showed off the latest prototype of what's widely known as the $100 laptop for school children in developing nations. The only hitch is that the computer costs $150 to make.

"Walter Bender, president of software for the Massachusetts-based nonprofit OLPC, said that higher-than-expected costs for the laptop's display and battery (made of nickel-metal hydride) hiked up the price..."

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I don't know what the OLPC's ave ...   They should sell them to the public   
Ken Jennings
Nov 18, 2006, 02:25:38
 
Yeah, I'd buy one and hack it.  In a ...   Re: They should sell them to the public   
judecn
Nov 18, 2006, 05:20:53
 
hear! hear! i'd love one to hack on. ...   Re: They should sell them to the public   
jonny daleside
Nov 18, 2006, 18:23:13
 
 I don't know what the OLPC's av ...   Re: They should sell them to the public   
DrXym
Nov 18, 2006, 20:53:56
 
Learn it.  Love it.>> The only hitch is  ...   It's called "Economies of scale"   
Jimmy the Geek
Nov 19, 2006, 23:57:57
 
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