A mini laptop was developed for the world's poor children,
dubbed 'the $100 laptop,' has reached another stage:
It is now officially on sale via the One Laptop per
Child Foundation's Web site, with production cost
now totaling $200.
The One Laptop per Child Foundation, founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Nicholas Negroponte, has started offering the lime-green-and-white laptops in lots of 10,000 or more for $200 apiece on its Web site.
The price increase is because of rising costs of certain components and currency fluctuations, but
costs should go down as production of the laptops begins soon in China. Lack of pre-orders
may have contributed to the $200 price tag, as only Uruguay, Peru and Mongolia have agreed to buy them.
Read more at....Here & GoogleNews
dubbed 'the $100 laptop,' has reached another stage:
It is now officially on sale via the One Laptop per
Child Foundation's Web site, with production cost
now totaling $200.
The One Laptop per Child Foundation, founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Nicholas Negroponte, has started offering the lime-green-and-white laptops in lots of 10,000 or more for $200 apiece on its Web site.
The price increase is because of rising costs of certain components and currency fluctuations, but
costs should go down as production of the laptops begins soon in China. Lack of pre-orders
may have contributed to the $200 price tag, as only Uruguay, Peru and Mongolia have agreed to buy them.
Read more at....Here & GoogleNews
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