The August 2006 issue of Wired mentions this $100 laptop project The Laptop Crusade. With all of the discussion about the pros and cons of giving technology to developing countries, isn't it a huge value to give these countries an option to use the technology as they see fit for their students? Even at the current low prices of PCs, they are still out of the range of these countries. This new laptop designed by Yves takes into account the high cost of repairs and is designed to be much more resiliant than traditional laptops, making them much more affordable to maintain.
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The August 2006 issue of Wired mentions this $100 laptop project The Laptop Crusade. With all of the discussion about the pros and cons of giving technology to developing countries, isn't it a huge value to give these countries an option to use the technology as they see fit for their students? Even at the current low prices of PCs, they are still out of the range of these countries. This new laptop designed by Yves takes into account the high cost of repairs and is designed to be much more resiliant than traditional laptops, making them much more affordable to maintain.