The XO laptop – The hundred-dollar laptop for the One Laptop per Child Foundation
By admin on Apr 26, 2010 in Laptops Articles
The XO laptop (the nickname of the hundred dollar laptop) is in the midst of the "One Laptop Per Child mission. The laptop was designed by experts and manufactured by Quanta. It 'just created to provide a flexible, responsive , ultra-low-cost and ultra-efficient, sustainable from the beginning is.
The 7.5 "display, alternative forms of display: production, a full color, fully lit, and a reflective screen is black and white, but is still readable in the sun. InThe latter mode is only 0.2 watts. The transmissive mode of consumption is still about one watt, but is still about one-seventh of the average laptop LCD.
More energy savings comes from the CPU, a range of activities cutting the need for power to suspend. All these initiatives, energy conservation means that the use of laptops to one-tenth the power of a standard notebook sales – only twoW!
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A tour full time is equipped with wireless, it creates its own mesh network out of the box. "This gives Cardinals children's access to the Internet with its invaluable sources of information, communication and entertainment and is connected to other children, teachers and family to enjoy.
XO is in full compliance with EU directives RoHS, no hazardous materials. Theincludes the management of extended battery for longer life cycle of recharge. Where force is not directly available, the laptops can be solar powered or hand, other options, including a crank, a pedal or a pull string.
Durability was an important beginning. Similarly, the need for an appeal to the target group, children taken out, and the weight and see major issues were.
Therefore, the XO laptop is the size of a textbook,edges are rounded, lunchbox and weighs no more than the average (approximetly 1.5 kg, depending on the battery). The "transformer hinge" allows you to operate as an e-book, game console and a standard laptop. The interface development for children has a rubber membrane keyboard and a dual mode, extra-wide touchpad for observation, drawing and writing.
Robustness is different from any moving part and the hard disk, which is statistically very likely to fail. The walls are almostdouble that of a standard laptop to 2mm. Securing USB ports are from the mesh network antennas, the screen also cushioned by internal "bumpers."
The XO laptop is about five years. Before the first was posted, laptops were tested ruthless, often to destruction to ensure the sustainability of human and machine … and child.
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