The One Laptop Per Child program has finally launched their Give 1 Get 1 Program today giving consumers the opportunity in the United States and Canada to purchase a laptop for their child or a child they know, and another one to give to a child in a developing nation. The price for the two laptops combined is $399 and $200 of that donation is tax-deductible. Here’s the thing, if you want one, you’ll need to make the purchase soon because the program will end on November 26th, just 15 days from now.
Those that make a purchase (only in the U.S.) will be thanked with one free year of HotSpot access from T-Mobile which is a nice gesture, don’t you think? They place the value of this at $350. HotSpot locations are commonly found at Starbucks, Borders, hotels, around airports, and other locations. A complete list of their Worldwide locations can be found here, and in the United States alone, there are over 8,587 locations.
If you’d like to order a laptop, you can do so online here. Ordering online will require a credit card or a PayPal account. You can also call 1-877-70-LAPTOP if you prefer to order over the phone.
I’m sure some of you are thinking to yourselves that $400 is an awful lot to spend for a computer that only has 1GB of Flash storage, a small 7.5 inch display and a limited amount of RAM (additional specs here). It is considering what you could get for that amount, but the whole idea behind the project is to empower the children of developing countries. Keep this in mind before you rule-out purchasing one.
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From the OLPC’s website, it’s not clear if they include the power generation system (pulling string or crank). I tried to buy it, but they didn’t even give me an option to buy a power generator. Does anyone know how to order power-generation system for XO laptop?
From what I know that is not included. I don’t think the power generation systems have been made available for purchase quite yet, but I’m sure they will be shortly.
I hope they bring this offer back! I really want to get this - I love hackable Linux gadgets - but I can’t afford it right now.
Intel and Asus have projects very similar to this. Asus in particular is afraid of this concept.
By that I mean Asus is afraid of a totally `commodity’ PC based on a a design they don’t OWN, where manufacturers are replacable cogs. Asus feels they have to undercut the OLPC project as a result, even if it means hurting children. That’s my opinion anyways. The new Asus solid-state PCs do look nice. I just hope the for-profit companies don’t see the non-profit effort as the enemy. If this market can be TAPPED, there will be enough room for every producer/manufacturer/designer for a very long time!
I’m sure it will be back next year. They are just having troubles manufacturing these for reasonable prices, and once costs begin to drop they will hopefully be able to afford a retail sector to their market.