Wednesday, February 4, 2009

$20 laptop? India tries

India's $20 laptop computer was formally unveiled Tuesday, and while there are questions whether the device can be made and sold at that price point, officials responsible for the "Sakshat" laptop are promising it will be available for $10 six months after it goes into mass production.

The Sakshat model scheduled for display in the city of Tirupati Tuesday has 2 GB of memory, which is expandable. It has Wi-Fi and fixed Ethernet capability and will consume just 2 watts of power. The laptop was created over several months in a cooperative effort involving government, academic, and commercial interests.


http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=213000685
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  1. GaganFebruary 4, 2009 at 1:54 AM

    Indias $10 Laptop Sounds Like a Bad Joke (PC World)

    Well, its official -- sort of. Indias ultra low-cost laptop was formally announced Tuesday, although product details were sketchy at best. According to an InformationWeek report, the “Sakshat†laptop will have 2GB of memory, Wi-Fi, wired Ethernet, and will use a miserly 2 watts of power. The device will initially cost $20, but is slated to drop to $10 within six months as production ramps up.

    http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090203/tc_pcworld/indias10laptopsoundslikeabadjoke

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