Star OLPC 'USD 100 Laptop' to Cost USD 175, Also Run Windows
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 27th Apr 2007 07:10 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems "The founder of the ambitious "$100 laptop" project, which plans to give inexpensive computers to schoolchildren in developing countries, revealed Thursday that the machine for now costs $175, and it will be able to run Windows in addition to its homegrown, open-source interface." More here.
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RE: x86 bad choice
by Finalzone on Fri 27th Apr 2007 08:24 UTC in reply to "x86 bad choice"
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Given the goal of reducing power use, x86 also seems odd. For similar compute power, an ARM with integrated LCD controller would probably use less. I haven't seen the power figures on the AMD CPU that is used in the design, so I can't be sure, though.



AMD Geode LX CPU is designed to fit that task. Unlike other x86 and ARM, it is on component used to run the LED screen used by the XO machine and consume only 1 watt. Check out the full specification of AMD Geode LX 433 Mhz
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/333...

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