{"id":5934,"date":"2009-02-04T00:17:34","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T18:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=5934"},"modified":"2020-05-24T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T04:48:35","slug":"worlds-cheapest-10-dollar-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/02\/worlds-cheapest-10-dollar-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"India Unveils World’s Cheapest $10 Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"

India has developed and released the world’s cheapest laptop <\/strong>today which will cost merely around $10 to $20<\/strong> (Rs 500 to Rs 1,000) and is much cheaper than any other notebook available in the world.<\/p>\n

Rediff news reports<\/a> that the world cheapest laptop<\/strong> was unveiled by Union Minister for Human Resources Development Arjun Singh at the Tirupati temple on Tuesday evening. The laptop, jointly developed by University Grants Commission, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, will be priced at around $10 to $20 (about Rs 500 to Rs 1,000). They say the laptop is expected to reach the market in about six months.<\/p>\n

Information week<\/a> reveals that The Sakshat model <\/strong>scheduled for display in the city of Tirupati Tuesday has 2 GB of memory, which is expandable. It has Wi-Fi and fixed Ethernet capability and will consume just 2 watts of power.<\/p>\n

The high cost of laptops<\/strong> and computer has blocked the spread to computers to the large rural community and student population in India. This is India’s answer to the OLPC’s low cost XO laptops<\/a> priced much over $100, but sold worldwide through an aggressive marketing<\/a> campaign. This $10 laptop once available in the market will revolutionize the way the world uses laptops.<\/p>\n

\"10dollarUpdate:<\/strong> More conflicting Indian press reports are indicating that the $10 laptop might not be a laptop<\/strong> at all, and the price may be higher at $30. Times of India<\/a> reports<\/p>\n

The so-called laptop actually turned out to be a storage device<\/strong> containing megabytes of data info which can be accessed by a user by connecting this device to a laptop. It meant that unlike the internet, this device can display that information that has already been stored.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Hindu newspaper says<\/p>\n

The 10? long and 5? wide hand-held device, resembling a palmtop or a modem, helps e-learners access the Web<\/strong> easily. Priced versions of e-content available on the Net can be accessed through this device. The cost of the device shot up to between $20 and $30<\/strong> against the initial plan to peg it at $10, forcing the department to resort to a cost-cutting exercise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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