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Intel to Make Cheap Flash Laptop

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the where-have-i-heard-this-before dept.

sien writes "In a similar vein to the One Laptop Per Child computer Intel have announced that they intend to produce a similar cheap laptop using flash storage.The entry of Intel and the declaration that Microsoft intend to get Windows running on the One Laptop Per Child machine suggests that there may be a general market for a cheap, robust laptop without hard drive or optical storage."

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  1. Re:Cheapness aside.... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pick up two 8GB iPod Nanos for $250 each and duct tape them onto your laptop. As an added bonus, you can RAID them! Sure, it's not 20GB, but at 16GB it's not too bad... : p

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  2. Re:why? by errxn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Come on, what could *possibly* be more important than making sure every child in this country can post mindless drivel on their MySpace account at any time?

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  3. Re:Cheapness aside.... by AikonMGB · · Score: 2, Funny

    So what, you normally use around 20.2GB?

    Aikon-

  4. Re:Um...ya, by Total_Wimp · · Score: 2, Funny
    Didnt theu already try this, and failed?

    I think the project is doing ok. I've seen one in person. It has 2GB of flash memory, a 200mhz processor, a Microsoft OS and high speed wireless internet. It happens to also be one of the most portable computers I've ever seen. They didn't get it down to $100, but even with the storage upgrade it was only about $350. I think they called it a Cingular 8125.

    Nice machine, and it even makes phone calls.

    TW
  5. Re:Robust? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    And if you'd stop putting apostrophes where they don't belong you could have saved a byte in that post.

  6. Re:Robust? by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Funny
    the 2 weakest links are the disk and the hinges of the screen.
    And the batteries. Three. The three weakest links are the disc, the screen hinges, the battery and the keyboard.
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  7. Re:Robust? by werfele · · Score: 3, Funny
    Three. The three weakest links are the disc, the screen hinges, the battery and the keyboard.
    Amongst the weakest links are such diverse elements as the disc, the screen hinges, the battery, the keyboard and the nub thingy pointing device.
  8. Re:Robust? by Lord+Ender · · Score: 2, Funny

    NOBODY expects the failure of A LAPTOP!!!

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