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school website yourself. What will you write today's school news to be?Archive page for Thursday, 18 October 2007
Th, Oct 18, 2007Cheap laptop for schools
The Eee PC
laptop will be branded for RM as the Asus MiniBook. The 890g, 22.5 x
16.5 x 2.1-3.5cm unit is based around a 7in display, has 256MB or 512MB
of memory, a choice of 2GB or 4GB of solid-state storage, and a 900MHz
Intel Celeron M processor.
The unit has an integrated 0.3-megapixel (VGA) webcam and 802.11g Wi-Fi, along with a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port and an on-board dial-up modem. RM also said it plans to offer an optional 3G datacard for the device. There are earphone and microphone ports, an SD card reader and three USB 2.0 ports too.
The MiniBook will run Linux, open source operating system fans will be keen to hear, and RM touted the laptop's 15s boot time. We're more impressed with the price: £199 inc VAT for for the 256MB, 2GB model, rising to just £234 if you want a MiniBook with 512MB of RAM and a 4GB Flash drive.
The machine's pitched at schools, but we can see plenty of folk considering the MiniBook as a simple, inexpensive web surfing device.It's meant to compete with in the one-laptop per child initiative. Here's another one.
Both models are due to go on sale over here on 1 November.
The Guardian has a story on it today. How it currently just runs Linux, Firefox and Open Office. You can't add any more software. If it screws up, you reset it to it's defaults. Just like the applications on your mobile phone.
At this price, you don't need any more. Certainly not in the classroom, with all the support issues that go with futzing. Certainly not in the homes of non computer literate parents.
This approach has been tried a few times. The sealed computer in a box. But I think this is nearly there, maybe the next billion computer users will not be through a smart phone but through a sealed laptop.
As for me and mine. We have enough computers here. They love big screens, use Firefox, Thunderbird, Word well and will be moving on to Photoshop soon. But still I was nearly tempted at this price level. I think many schools should be thinking of them.
The unit has an integrated 0.3-megapixel (VGA) webcam and 802.11g Wi-Fi, along with a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port and an on-board dial-up modem. RM also said it plans to offer an optional 3G datacard for the device. There are earphone and microphone ports, an SD card reader and three USB 2.0 ports too.
The MiniBook will run Linux, open source operating system fans will be keen to hear, and RM touted the laptop's 15s boot time. We're more impressed with the price: £199 inc VAT for for the 256MB, 2GB model, rising to just £234 if you want a MiniBook with 512MB of RAM and a 4GB Flash drive.
The machine's pitched at schools, but we can see plenty of folk considering the MiniBook as a simple, inexpensive web surfing device.It's meant to compete with in the one-laptop per child initiative. Here's another one.
Both models are due to go on sale over here on 1 November.
The Guardian has a story on it today. How it currently just runs Linux, Firefox and Open Office. You can't add any more software. If it screws up, you reset it to it's defaults. Just like the applications on your mobile phone.
At this price, you don't need any more. Certainly not in the classroom, with all the support issues that go with futzing. Certainly not in the homes of non computer literate parents.
This approach has been tried a few times. The sealed computer in a box. But I think this is nearly there, maybe the next billion computer users will not be through a smart phone but through a sealed laptop.
As for me and mine. We have enough computers here. They love big screens, use Firefox, Thunderbird, Word well and will be moving on to Photoshop soon. But still I was nearly tempted at this price level. I think many schools should be thinking of them.
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By not spending money on a Microsoft Windows and Office licence, using freeware instead.
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Would be good fun for children, but will it 'break through' into schools.
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The icons on the desktop are fixed and are mainly weblnks
