Tech Test: How Well Do Cheap Laptops Perform?

December 132009

The push to get low-cost laptops to children in developing countries is being spearheaded by two competing units, the OLPC and the Classmate PC. The AP looks at how well these units fared when compared to more powerful PCs. (Jan. 24)

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13 Responses

  1. Targetf Says:

    lol, why by 2012? …
    lol, why by 2012? Lifts eyebrow*

  2. mpurdham2 Says:

    There is an awesome …
    There is an awesome offer at ezlaptop (dot) com (slash) (question mark) r=841770 (use period instead of word dot and such) where all you have to do is read emails to get a free laptop.

  3. policeboy8 Says:

    Tottaly agree
    Tottaly agree

  4. helehole Says:

    lol your right
    lol your right

  5. EmilxLollipop Says:

    i live in denmark …
    i live in denmark too.. the answer is simpel.. most rich people have their own laptops.. the laptops you just saw if far from a gaming laptop and the schools is to greedy to buy a laptop to every student xD

  6. fuzzywzhe Says:

    > LMAO, and that …
    > LMAO, and that makes it more better how? lol

    Linux is far less likely to be hacked for one, and it also has lower memory requirements for 2. Also the software can be easily updated, or entirely replaced with Linux. That means anybody can develop on it.

  7. fuzzywzhe Says:

    I think it’s funny …
    I think it’s funny there is a HUGE PUSH to get laptops into every kids hands

    BUT

    The idea of simply publishing textbooks online, textbooks that are paid for by public money, there’s absolutely no initiative to provide that.

  8. atlaschooty Says:

    this is nice man… …
    this is nice man…. cheap laptop’s for everyone that’s really cool it can do all the basic stuff like word processing… internet, e mail and stuff… these children could be starting to learn a lot…. i’m thinking of getting one cause these laptops are sooo cool…. these are not Alienware but still these are Gre8 laptop’s which has a decent graphic solution…. Lol children in developing countries have great ideas on some issues which children in developed countries dosent… Thanks man.

  9. mnxprd10A Says:

    were can i get one? …
    were can i get one? tell me

  10. helehole Says:

    LOL i live in …
    LOL i live in denmark and in my school does we have 1 freaking computer per class!!!! wtf why does the poor children live better than the rich!!!!!????? (no offence XD)

  11. jamal03 Says:

    LMAO, and that …
    LMAO, and that makes it more better how? lol

  12. SuperShabzz12 Says:

    UHm them kids wil …
    UHm them kids wil lsurvive with a fking laptop

    some people want to keep there laptops

  13. cbolt95 Says:

    wot a load of shit
    wot a load of shit

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