Indians reveal a 32.5 USD laptop.....
By gunjandubey
@gunjandubey (512)
India
July 31, 2010 7:31pm CST
You may not be able to afford an IPad but you can definitely afford this laptop...!!
Students of Indian institute of technology(Kanpur) were working on this project from many years and yesterday they revealed this ultimate gadget.Government is even forcing them to bring the price down to Rs.1000 = 22 approx which is currently Rs.1500.
Its specifications are-
Touch screen
2GB ram
WiFi connectivity
USB ports
Softwares-
Multimedia features
Internet browser
Pdf Reader
Video Conferencing
6 responses
@jitendrakbharai (32)
• India
1 Aug 10
Hello,
That is great but i will believe it when i see it.I have my doubts about the price.You see just a 2GB RAM cost about Rs.1700.That is more than the total price of this laptop.So i really wonder!!!
jitendra
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@gunjandubey (512)
• India
1 Aug 10
Hello jitendra,
may be this device will have ddr2 ram which costs rs.600.
@gunjandubey (512)
• India
1 Aug 10
hello nainesh,
Even i am going to buy one,it has nice and compact design.It would be easier to carry than laptop as well.
@smacksman (6053)
•
3 Aug 10
I think it is quite possible but they would need to make it a government non-profit, non-corruption project.
Notepads that now sell for $300 may only cost $30 to produce. The rest goes on wholesale mark-up, software, transport, retail mark-up and taxes.
The OS would be Linux with a Windows emulator which is open source and Open Office for the basic office suite of programs - also free.
At that price would the government also set up a help line and support for the machines? There would be no margin for the manufacturer to do so.
@damned_dle (3942)
• Philippines
1 Aug 10
Is it available in the market now? Does it come in english? Are they gonna export it? 
@gunjandubey (512)
• India
1 Aug 10
It is going to hit up the market till 2011 and yes it supports english language.....
