Comments on: OLPC Isn’t For Giant-Handed People http://www.breakitdownblog.com/olpc-isnt-for-giant-handed-people/ A technical, gaming and current-events news site Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: manny http://www.breakitdownblog.com/olpc-isnt-for-giant-handed-people/comment-page-1/#comment-7940 manny Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:26:49 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/olpc-isnt-for-giant-handed-people/#comment-7940 it's marketed for general use like ASUS, specially productivity, internet and mobility. It's a pretty cool device. It has Ubuntu, but has an optional super friendly interface similar to the eeePC if you have never used linux before, specially kids or the elderly (of course once you overgrow it, you can change it as you like). it will b $50 to $100 more expensive, since it comes with 30gb HD, touchscreen lcd and added extras. Seems like good healthy competition to me :D it’s marketed for general use like ASUS, specially productivity, internet and mobility.

It’s a pretty cool device. It has Ubuntu, but has an optional super friendly interface similar to the eeePC if you have never used linux before, specially kids or the elderly (of course once you overgrow it, you can change it as you like).

it will b $50 to $100 more expensive, since it comes with 30gb HD, touchscreen lcd and added extras. Seems like good healthy competition to me :D

]]> By: Riyad Kalla http://www.breakitdownblog.com/olpc-isnt-for-giant-handed-people/comment-page-1/#comment-7939 Riyad Kalla Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:56:57 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/olpc-isnt-for-giant-handed-people/#comment-7939 I have never even heard about the E-lead before, that looks like a kick ass little device and absolutely in the same ballpark as OLPC... is it geared towards kids though? (skimmed article... seemed like it was general purpose like the ASUS?) I have never even heard about the E-lead before, that looks like a kick ass little device and absolutely in the same ballpark as OLPC… is it geared towards kids though? (skimmed article… seemed like it was general purpose like the ASUS?)

]]> By: manny http://www.breakitdownblog.com/olpc-isnt-for-giant-handed-people/comment-page-1/#comment-7937 manny Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:40:48 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/olpc-isnt-for-giant-handed-people/#comment-7937 the Asus eeePC also suffers from this in some degree. a good alternative is a new UMPC from E-lead running Ubuntu that has an innovative kind of keyboard. http://www.pocketables.net/2008/01/e-lead-electron.html Very cool. These Linux laptops are popping everywhere xD Anyway about the OLPC i think is plain awesome for kids, specially since they learn productivity and programming skills in a very awesome way. the Asus eeePC also suffers from this in some degree.

a good alternative is a new UMPC from E-lead running Ubuntu that has an innovative kind of keyboard.

http://www.pocketables.net/2008/01/e-lead-electron.html

Very cool. These Linux laptops are popping everywhere xD

Anyway about the OLPC i think is plain awesome for kids, specially since they learn productivity and programming skills in a very awesome way.

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