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- OLPC Chair: Nicholas Negroponte
- OLPC Sponsor Organizations: AMD, Brightstar Corporation, eBay, Google, Marvell, News Corporation, SES, Nortel Networks, Red Hat, Intel
- Public Sale Date: November 12, 2007
- XO Laptops contain no moving parts. No hard drive, CD or DVD drives.
- XO Laptops have 1 GB of flash memory and an SD memory card slot to expand memory.
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The XO Laptop is an inexpensive laptop computer being distributed to children in developing countries through the non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child (OLPC).
The laptop was developed by faculty members of the MIT Media Lab and has been alternately known as the XO-1, the $100 laptop and the Children's Machine.
The XO Laptop will be available to U.S. consumers beginning on November 12, 2007 as part of a "get one, give one" promotion. For the cost of $399, customers will receive one laptop and a second will be sent to a child in the developing world.
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XO Laptop Questions
Does any company buy used IBM Thinkpad laptops? 1 AnswerFor an older model like that, my guess is that your best bet would be to find someone that recycles electronics and computer components. the problem with the va... read more
I know desktops are the way to go for online gaming, but I need something for when I'm on the go. Any suggestions for a good gaming laptop? 2 AnswersAsus makes good gaming laptops. Your best bet is to custom order one with lots of RAM, a graphics card with lots of dedicated memory (512mb-1gb usually), and a ... read more
What are the best laptop brands on the market? 8 AnswersI think Apple makes the best laptop, I have a a compaq labtop. I got it for $350, and it works great, so I would rather spend less money, but overall Apple is t... read more
Looking for best price on a 2.8 ghz processor with 1gb ram and 12gb hd laptop. 3 AnswersI'm not sure what you're doing that requires a high end CPU and so little RAM. A more balanced system will be a lot cheaper and perform faster. I will recomme... read more
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XO Laptop Information and Reviews
- The OLPC Wiki: XO Laptop Hardware - XO Laptop Software
- Ars Technica: A comparison of OLPC's XO laptop and Intel's Classmate PC
- PC World: Experts Test XO Laptop -- And the Kids Love It (September 23, 2007)
- BBC News: Factfile: XO Laptop
- 37signals: The technology of OLPC's hundred dollar laptop
- Slashdot: David Pogue Reviews the XO Laptop
- vishots.com: Justin reviews the OLPC and reveals some neat applications (May 18, 2008)
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Ryan dropped by the office to meet up with Ideals. First time to see the XO computer produced by One Laptop Per Child. :)
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http://twitpic.com/qm8ft - Ryan Letada, eKindling core member, splashed water & dropped XO laptop - to show it's a tough computer. :D
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RT @curiouslee: At OLPCNY mtg yesterday, many were interested in Sdenka Salas's book 'The XO Laptop in the Classroom': http://bit.ly/4aIuvw
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RT @olpcnews: RT @curiouslee: At OLPC NY meeting many were interested in Sdenka Salas's book 'The XO Laptop in the Classroom' PDF http:/ ...
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RT @curiouslee: At OLPC NY meeting many were interested in Sdenka Salas's book 'The XO Laptop in the Classroom' PDF http://bit.ly/4aIuvw
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