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Laptops for everyone: OLPC repeats ‘Give One, Get One’

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) will send one Linux laptop to a child in a developing country if you pay for two. You’ll get one to keep. That’s mine, above, from December 2007. Click the image to see my complete set of unboxing photos.

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4 responses to “Laptops for everyone: OLPC repeats ‘Give One, Get One’”

  1. Pat Thornton writes:

    @Mindy,

    Now that you’ve had the laptop for a year, what do you think about it? Do you think it’s a good learning tool? How often do you use your own OLPC?

    I’m a little bit surprised the price hasn’t come down in the year since this has been out, especially since the original target was $100. It still looks like a great program, however.

    November 17, 2008 at 9:41 am
  2. Megan Taylor writes:

    Sappy charity crap aside, (and mind you, I think getting laptops to kids who might otherwise never see a computer is the coolest thing ever) is this a machine I want/need? Is it useful?

    November 18, 2008 at 9:47 am
  3. Michele McLellan writes:

    Hi Mindy: Agree that OLPC laptops fantastic. I’ve used them with kids (who they are really for) and great to see how quickly they discover and build mostly on their own. Am a little disappointed that OLPC put out word that it would be selling a new, improved model (more of an e-book) at a reduced price (about half) starting this week, then we see old model at old price.
    Ouch for me as I have been raising money to take laptops to a village in Cambodia in December. Still, way best thing going for kids in places where they don’t have computer access. More at jumpstartcambodia.wordpress.com

    November 18, 2008 at 1:50 pm
  4. Mindy McAdams writes:

    @Pat – Admittedly I do not use it often, because I always have work to do, and that’s mostly bound to Windows or Mac apps.

    @Megan – It’s Linux, and yes, it’s useful. Connects to free wi-fi like a champ and does all Web things well. But do you need it? Well, no. Some kid in Mongolia needs it more than you do!

    @Michele – http://jumpstartcambodia.wordpress.com/ – Cambodia is a great place for these laptops. The schools have so little — and you’re right, most kids I met didn’t have any toys or books (or even pants!).

    November 18, 2008 at 7:59 pm

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