OLPC XO Laptop

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO-1 laptop becomes available today for purchase in North America (for "logistical reasons" the program is only being offered in the USA & Canada although there are ways that people from other countries can purchase one too) through the Give 1 Get 1 (G1G1) program. This program lasts for only 2 weeks. For $400 ($200 of which is a tax-deductible donation), a person will be paying for 1 laptop to go to a child in a developing nation and will receive 1 laptop for themself. Although/because/despite (depending on your perspective on how things work in real life!) these laptops are designed for children in the developing world, they include a lot of features that are either not found in other commercial laptops or which cost a lot more (there are a couple of good technical video presentations that cover these features in some detail here and here).



Source: http://bc.tech.coop/blog/071112.html

Buying a laptop, rugged, contributing to charity, and best of all, it's light. Good for travels?? With a linux platform and mainly loaded with free open-source applications, this would definitely be a great tool for those who are looking to stay away from the usual Microsoft-dominance as we know today!

The size of the laptop just measures 242mm × 228mm × 32mm and its weight is about 1.5kg, which handy for those on the road, and need a laptop for browsing the web, and doing simple stuff like checking the mail. The battery power is apparently long-lasting and has multiple ways of recharging it.

Something tells me that it looks like a Mac. Remember the old clamshell G3s??



Well I thought they looked similar. HAHA.