Production of the ‘$100 laptops’ has begun, with the founder of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) scheme, Nicholas Negroponte, lauding it as ‘an important milestone’. Mass production has begun at a factory in Changshu, China, by computer manufacturer Quanta.
Negroponte also said that children would begin to receive the laptops this month, with the Uruguayan government the first to make an official order, having ordered 100,000 machines, though it has the option to purchase another 300,000 by 2009.
The scheme has come in for considerable criticism, with many suggesting priorities should lie elsewhere in helping developing countries, whilst the escalating price has also caused critics to lose faith in the project. With a publicised price of $100 per laptop, that cost has now increased to $188, though the OLPC has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing that cost back down to $100.
Further criticism has been directed at the scheme for the laptops’ tiny screen as well as its lack of a hard drive.
Production of 100 USD Laptops Begins
Mon, 12 Nov 2007
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