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USD100 laptop production gets underway
Thursday, November 08 2007
by Billy MacInnes


Following a number of delays, the One Laptop per Child
Foundation's (OLPC) much-awaited XO laptop for children in
developing countries has finally gone into mass production.

This week, Taiwan's Quanta Computer started producing the
computer in its Changshu manufacturing centre.



This means children in developing nations could have the open
source laptops this month. The OLPC has already received
orders from Uruguay and Mongolia. Residents in Canada and the
US participating in the Give 1 Get 1 programme -- which
donates an XO to a child in a developing nation for every
machine sold online -- are expected to start receiving
laptops in December.



Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of the OLPC, said:
"Today represents an important milestone in the evolution
of the One Laptop per Child project. Against all the
naysayers, and thanks to great partners such as Quanta, we
have developed and now manufactured the world's most advanced
and greenest laptop and one designed specifically to instil a
passion for learning in children."



Quanta Computer has recently increased its manufacturing
capacity and said XO production will increase over time.



The XO laptop, while generally heralded for its good
intentions and potential impact, has hit a number of
obstacles on the road to adoption. In addition to production
delays, the price point, originally set for USD100, has crept
up closer to USD200.



Leslie Katz writes for CNET News.com.

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