j’s scratchpad

NotebookReview.com has a review and teardown of the OLPC XO laptop:

“Conclusion

As a cheap notebook for children to use who have no other prior computer experience this notebook is designed and built very well. It is extremely rugged, offers a simple repair solution, and has incredibly simple to use software. For power users this notebook should not be considered. It runs about as fast as a 4-5 year old notebook, can’t properly render most webpages, and lacks software that many advanced users would need.

Don’t get me wrong, it is fine for a child, but don’t expect to take this notebook as a replacement for your work machine on vacation anytime soon.”

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4199

Also, there are links to the OLPC wiki:

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Main_Page

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification#Display

PC World reports that OLPC will be opening a US program:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141298-c,notebooks/article.htm

Link via ZDNET:

http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1476

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