The $100 Laptop

Well, actually it will sell for around $150, but it has been called the $100 laptop because of the extreme cost cutting measures that have been taken to make this laptop. This laptop is made for students in devloping countries. It is differenet from any other computer made before in the fact that it has it's own unique operating system that is based on linux. It is designed to be intuitive for children and young students. One interesting aspect is that this laptop will not have a hard drive, it instead has a 512 mb flash drive and 2 USB 2.0 ports that makes it possible for external storage devices to be connected to the laptops. Click on the link to CNN's article to read up on more details about this computer. (Information taken from CNN)

I think that this is an awsome project that makes today's technology affordable for developing countries. This laptop will probably not be seen in the U.S. because the operating system is unlike any other operating system we have grown used to, and it would take a long time for people to become accustomed to this operating system. I think that this is a good laptop and that it will benefit a lot of children and students who would not be able to afford a computer other wise.