Kabar bagus buat yang kepingin punya laptop/notebook harga miring, tampaknya akan didukung dengan OS linux. Harga dari sono sih US $10 untuk pasaran, tapi kalo udah masuk indonesia harganya ga tahu berapa. Moga aja jadi revolusi IT seperti yang di bahas di forum ubuntu indonesia, seperti yang terjadi juga pada kendaraan bermotor “bajaj”. Amin. Kita tunggu saja tengah tahun 2009 (rencananya….)
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India Unveils Sakshat, the $20 Laptop
Promises to reduce price to just $10
By Traian Teglet, Technology News Editor
4th of February 2009, 07:30 GMT
As expected, India’s $20 laptop was officially unveiled yesterday,
despite ongoing worries that the device won’t become available at that
price point. Officials responsible for what is now known as the
“Sakshat” laptop have declared that this portable system will be
priced at $10. Availability is slated for six months after the laptop
goes into mass production.
The Sakshat, which is the fruit of a project that was meant to provide
an alternative to OLPC’s XO laptop, is expected to come with 2GB of
memory, which can be expanded. The system is said to boast Wi-Fi and
fixed Ethernet capability and consume no less than 2 watts of power.
As mentioned in previous articles, the laptop was designed as an
educational tool and is the result of a project that involved the
cooperative effort of the Indian government and academic institutions.
“A lot of testing has to be done to ensure that the technology works
properly,” said R.P. Agrawal, India’s Higher Education Secretary,
according to Indian media sources. “Once the testing is over, the
computers will be made available on commercial basis. The target is to
make it available in six months’ time.” he added.
Currently, there are no available details on the processor or RAM
memory of the Sakshat, but it is expected that it will provide a
simple version of a Linux-based open source operating system. There
are still questions regarding the financial details on said laptop,
given that the price tag of an LCD could easily top the price point of
the overall system. In addition, there are claims that the laptop is
just part of an electoral campaign, as India will soon see some
important elections.
OLPC’s XO laptop started the media buzz around the low-cost system
designed for educational purposes. It was this project that led to the
announcement of the Sakshat, which will likely compete with OLPC’s
product.
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