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Amazon to sell OLPCs

by Jason Sanders | September 5, 2008 at 08:39 am

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The One Laptop Per Child Foundation offers a low cost, Linux-based, easily repairable laptop to children in places where computers are rare and expensive; however, you can now buy one from Amazon.com (November). For a low price (probably $500) you'll receive an OLPC while also donating one to a needy child.

I remember the ‘Give One Get One’ program from last year, but there were many problems with laptop deliveries due to the overwhelming response. Hopefully they've remedied this by partnering with Amazon.

Low-cost laptops from the One Laptop Per Child Foundation of Cambridge will go on sale at Amazon.com this holiday season, making the $200 computers available for the first time through a retail store.

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mchawk

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at 16:36 on September 5th, 2008

Jason Sanders, I like this story. It's good stuff.

What a fantastic idea. I'm aware of the OLPC project, but hadn't previously heard of "Give One Get One."

If anyone can handle the demand it's Amazon. Let's hope there's another 'overwhelming demand', just in time for Xmas.

Jason Sanders

at 11:54 on September 8th, 2008

Thanks for the GS mchawk. Yeah, it was available to North Americans last year (or earlier this year, maybe). I wanted to do it, but didn't have the money.

Here's to overwhelming success!

JeffHuang

at 16:39 on September 5th, 2008

Nice story. Thanks for posting this Jason.

piawaugh

at 21:52 on September 6th, 2008

An elderly teacher in Niue (South Pacific) getting used to the XO to teach with.

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Jason Sanders

at 11:54 on September 8th, 2008

It's a great photo, thanks for contributing!

mat-

at 09:12 on September 9th, 2008

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klepas

at 07:54 on September 24th, 2008

My young sister tapping away on an XO-1 model OLPC unit.

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SJ Klein (not verified)

at 07:19 on November 15th, 2008

Nice post; working @ olpc, I'm glad to see the program come back this year! As an XO user, if there are other photos you need, let us know; the DC club held a photo jam recently just to capture interesting images of the laptops in use.

You should update this post, tho -- it will be $400, not $500.