[Today we welcome back SG, a twelve-year-old who previously reviewed the B2 version of the One Laptop Per Child computer. SG had a chance to examine the latest (B4) version of the OLPC machine and write a new review. As before, the review is unedited, just as SG wrote it. — Ed]
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The OLPC Project aims to put low-cost laptops in the hands of low-income children in developing nations. Features include: wireless, ad-hoc networking, ruggedized construction, self-generated power supply, Linux-based operating system, built-in webcam. This page promotes an offer to buy one for delivery to yourself, and send one free to a child in a developing nation.
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The OLPC Project aims to put low-cost laptops in the hands of low-income children in developing nations. Features include: wireless, ad-hoc networking, ruggedized construction, self-generated power supply, Linux-based operating system, built-in webcam. This page promotes an offer to buy one for delivery to yourself, and send one free to a child in a developing nation.
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New laptop that's spillproof, rainproof, dustproof and drop-proof. It's fanless, it's silent and it weighs 3.2 pounds. One battery charge will power six hours of heavy activity, or 24 hours of reading. The laptop has a built-in video camera, microphone, memory-card slot, graphics tablet, gamepad controllers and a screen that rotates into a tablet configuration.
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The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is by no means a success yet, but its development has taught us a great deal about mobile design and what people want from a laptop. Their XO-1 notebook was not developed with the American consumer in mind- it is intended for children in developing countries- but any time that this much effort is put into designing a laptop (especially one this small and inexpensive) it is going to have an impact on the industry.
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An interactive guide to the preloaded software included on the OLPC. Click an icon for a description of the program.
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LAPTOP Magazine gave One Laptop Per Child's XO computer to Salimata (Sali) Fandjalan, a former Web producer at laptopmag.com. In August of 2007, Sali moved from New York City back to her home country of Mali. While living in the United States she followed One Laptop Per Child's initiative closely and was eager to get her hands on an XO and show it to the kids of her country. The following are excerpts from Sali's journal, which she wrote while testing the XO in Guinea. On Friday, we will have excerpts detailing Sali's experiences using the XO in Mali.
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OLPC XO vs. Asus Eee PC 701
Two highly touted, kid-friendly, low-priced laptops slug it out to become king of the ultraportables.
Battle of the UMPCs
 Design |  User Interface |  Learning Curve |  Applications |
 Connectivity |  Specs and Performance |  Pricing |  The Verdict |
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Intel spokesman Chuck Molly said it had taken the decision to resign from the OLPC board and end its involvement because the organisation had asked it to stop backing rival low-cost laptops. The chip maker has been promoting its own cheap laptop, the Classmate, in many of the same places as the OLPC. OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte ... said Intel was selling its Classmate at a loss to make the XO laptop less attractive.
