[LINK] World’s cheapest laptop goes on sale

[David Boxall]

<http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222681/world-cheapest-laptop-goes-sale>
...
> costs $130 when bought in quantities of 100. It comes with a 400MHz 
> MIPS processor, 1GB of Flash memory, 128MB SDRam and a 7in screen
...
> The news will come as a blow to the One Laptop Per Child campaign, 
> which is currently charging $188 
> <http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2216832/olpc-ship-windows-xp> for 
> its hardware.
<http://www.alibaba.com/product-tp/101509462/World_s_Cheapest_Laptop.html>

For my eyes, a 7 inch screen is too small.  The XO looks superior, but 
is it 45% superior?

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David Boxall                    |  My figures are just as good
                                 |  as any other figures.
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