Starting today, the OLPC’s XO laptop is available for purchase in the United States through the “Give One Get One” program.
“Between November 12 and November 26, OLPC is offering a Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. During this time, you can donate the revolutionary XO laptop to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one for the child in your life in recognition of your contribution”, the non-profit organization One Laptop per Child says.
A purchase of these two laptops costs $399.
The XO computer features a 7.5-inch display, the AMD Geode LX-700 processor at 433MHz, 256 MB of system memory, 1GB of storage capacity, and a water and dust resistant chassis. This small notebook utilizes a Linux-based user interface called Sugar.
[…] On November 12, OLPC launched the Give One Get One program for individuals in the USA and Canada to support the OLPC Foundation by paying $399 for two XO children’s laptops – the buyer gets one laptop and the other is given to a child in the developing world. The donated laptops will go to children in such countries as Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia and Rwanda, OLPC said in its press release. […]
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