WOW .. $35 dollar "laptop" from India

askyn · 07-23-2010, 11:03 AM

Intersting read here ( small news blub ),

Seems its a $35 dollar Laptop system, touch screen runing Linux.

Im guessing from description that the programs etc are embedded in the firm ware vs having a hard drive some sort.

$35 dollar "Laptop" to be released in 2011

wodin · 07-23-2010, 01:39 PM

Yahoo News has a little more detail here.

It looks like it uses a SSD, which means that Linux apps like FBReader should work. The question is, for $35 including dislay and touch screen overlay, how much can you afford for CPU/memory/storage/battery etc. Now if it has an SD card slot ... well ...

Anyway, it should make dedicated reader manufacturers sit up and look, after all it has to be more capable than say, a JetBook.

Ravensknight · 07-23-2010, 01:45 PM

After India's other foray's into cheap electronics [failed cheap laptop is what I'm thinking of], I'll believe it when it happens, not before...

charleski · 07-23-2010, 08:07 PM

It has 2GB of flash, so not exactly an SSD, but still very usable as a reader.

Unfortunately, the devil is in the rather large detail of actually making it:
"This is just a prototype," education expert Zubin Malhotra told Newsxlive. "We need to find people who will be able to manufacture these devices at these price points and continue to develop them going forward."

Um, right... That $35 price-point will probably go the way of the $100 OLPC once the realities of manufacturing take hold. Still, even at twice the price it's fairly attractive.

Dr. Drib · 07-25-2010, 12:36 PM

"WOW, No thanks!"

Don

GeoffC · 07-25-2010, 04:23 PM

The BBC's take on this ....

carld · 07-25-2010, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charleski

Um, right... That $35 price-point will probably go the way of the $100 OLPC once the realities of manufacturing take hold. Still, even at twice the price it's fairly attractive.

I could see $100 getting you a reasonable, if not state of the art, tablet. We aren't too far from that already.

happy_terd · 07-25-2010, 05:05 PM

It would make a good gift.

GeoffC · 07-26-2010, 10:34 AM

For ?

columbus · 07-26-2010, 10:37 AM

Is this - what's his name? - Max Headroom at it again?!

ardeegee · 07-26-2010, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by columbus

Is this - what's his name? - Max Headroom at it again?!

Yes, these will be available five minutes in the future.

happy_terd · 07-26-2010, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

For ?

35 bucks to be able to do what it does is awesome.

Consider it a kick ass 35 dollar calculator.

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wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Yahoo News has a little more detail here. It looks like it uses a SSD, which means that Linux apps like FBReader should work. The question is, for $35 including dislay and touch screen overlay, how much can you afford for CPU/memory/storage/battery etc. Now if it has an SD card slot ... well ... Anyway, it should make dedicated reader manufacturers sit up and look, after all it has to be more capable than say, a JetBook.

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